Blood sample order Flashcards
1
Q
How do you remember the order of draw for blood bottles?
A
White bears guard our pretty rainbow yard
White
Brown
green
Orange
Purple
Red
Yellow
2
Q
What is the white bottle for?
A
Blood cultures
3
Q
What is the brown bottle for?
A
Urea & Electrolytes, Liver Function
Tests, Bone Profile, CRP, Tumour
Markers, Thyroid Function Tests
4
Q
What is the green bottle for?
A
Coagulation studies
5
Q
What is the orange bottle for?
A
Troponin
6
Q
What is the purple bottle for?
A
HbA1c
7
Q
What is the pink/red bottle for?
A
Full blood count
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
8
Q
What is the yellow bottle for?
A
Glucose, Lactate