Color Tubes Flashcards
Yellow Additives
Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate (SPS)
&
Acid Citrate Dextrose(ACD)
Light Blue Additives
Sodium Citrate
Red Additives
No additive
Red/Grey Additives
Glass particles, silica, Celite and thiotropic gel
Green/Grey Additives
Heparin with gel separator
Green Additives
Sodium heparin, Ammonium, Lithium
Lavender Additives
Ethylendiaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)
Gray Additives
Sodium Fluoride, Potassium Oxalate, Lithium Iodoacetate
Blood bank studies, HLA phenotying, DNA & Paternity Testing
Yellow tests
Blue Tests
Coagulation studies, PT & PTT, Fibrogen, BT
Type & Cross match, drug levels, RPR, Syphilis, Titers, HIV testing
Red Tests
BMPs, electrolyces, kidney function, FSH, LH, PSA, Helicobacter Pylori
Red/Grey Tests
Green/Grey Tests
Plasma determinations, Coagulation Studies
Electrolytes, Platelets Count
Green
CBC, WBC, Sedimentation Rates, ESR, Sickle Cell Screening, Hemoglobin, Glycohemoglobin
Lavender Tests