The Presence or Absence of a Specific Additive in a Vacuum

question 23

Multiple Choice

The presence or absence of a specific additive in a vacuum blood collection tube is indicated by the color of the:

• A) label.
• B) stopper.
• C) tube.
• D) box in which the tube was received.

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Definitions:

Existential Import

The assumption that a statement implies the existence of the subject matter it discusses.

Enthymeme

A rhetorical argument where one premise is left unstated but is implied by the context.

Premise

A statement or idea that forms the basis for a logical conclusion, often serving as the starting point of an argument.

Existential Import

The implication that a categorical statement presupposes the existence of the entities it mentions.