blood collection tubes Flashcards
special
blood culture
culture media
must draw first
clear (discard tube)
fill before filling blue top tube when using butterfly set
no additive
discard tube
light blue
coagulation studies
sodium citrate
invert 3-4 times
red
chemistry
no anticoagulant (glass), silicon coating (plastic)
do no invert (glass)
invert 5 times (plastic)
red/gray
chemistry
clot activator
gel separator
invert 5 times
gold (SST)
chemistry
gel separator, clot activator
invert 5 times
green
chem
heparin
invert 8 times
lavender
hematology
hemoglobin A1c
EDTA
invert 8 times
gray 1
blood alc
potassium oxalate, sodium fluroide
do not cleanse site w alc
invert 8-10 times
gray 2
glucose
potassium oxalate
sodium fluroide
invert 8-10 times
order
special, clear, light blue, red, red/gray, gold, green, lavender, gray