Blood Collection

Question 1

What does a lavender-stopper tube contain?

Answer 1

contains liquid K3 EDTA

Question 2

What does a red-stopper tube contain?

Answer 2

contains no anticoagulant or preservative

Question 3

What does a marbled red/gray-stopper serum-separator tube (SST) contain?

Answer 3

contains clot activator and gel for separating serum from cells, but not anticoagulant.

Question 4

What does a gold-stopper serum-separator tube (SST) contain?

Answer 4

contains clot activator and gel for separating serum from cells, but not anticoagulant.

Question 5

What does a red-stopper serum-separator tube (SST) contain?

Answer 5

contains clot activator and gel for separating serum from cells, but not anticoagulant.

Question 6

What does a grey-stopper tube contain?

Answer 6

contains sodium fluoride (a preservative) and potassium oxalate (an anticoagulant)

Question 7

What does a blue-stopper tube contain?

Answer 7

contains sodium citrate

Question 8

What does a green-stopper tube contain?

Answer 8

contains sodium heparin or lithium heparin