Evauated Tubes

Question 1

For serum determinations in chemistry.
May be used for routine blood donor
screening and diagnostic testing of serum
for infectious disease.** Tube inversions
ensure mixing of clot activator with blood.
Blood clotting time: 30 minutes.

Answer 1

Gold, red with gray

Question 2

For plasma determinations in chemistry.
Tube inversions ensure mixing of anticoagulant
(heparin) with blood to prevent clotting.

Answer 2

Light green, or green with gray

Question 3

For serum determinations in chemistry.
May be used for routine blood donor
screening and diagnostic testing of serum
for infectious disease.** Tube inversions
ensure mixing of clot activator with blood.
Blood clotting time: 60 minutes.

Answer 3

Red plastic or red glass

Question 4

For stat serum determinations in chemistry.
Tube inversions ensure mixing of clot activator
with blood. Blood clotting time: 5 minutes.

Answer 4

Orange

Question 5

For trace-element, toxicology, and
nutritional-chemistry determinations.
Special stopper formulation provides
low levels of trace elements
(see package insert). Tube inversions ensure
mixing of either clot activator or anticoagulant
(EDTA) with blood

Answer 5

Royal blue

Question 6

For glucose determinations. Oxalate and
EDTA anticoagulants will give plasma
samples. Sodium fluoride is the
antiglycolytic agent. Tube inversions
ensure proper mixing of additive with blood.

Answer 6

Gray

Question 7

For lead determinations. This tube is certified
to contain less than .01 g/mL(ppm) lead.
Tube inversions prevent clotting.

Answer 7

Tan

Question 8

SPS for blood culture specimen collections
in microbiology.

ACD for use in blood bank studies, HLA
phenotyping, and DNA and paternity testing.

Tube inversions ensure mixing of anticoagulant
with blood to prevent clotting.

Answer 8

Yellow

Question 9

K2EDTA and K3EDTA for whole blood
hematology determinations. K2EDTA may be
used for routine immunohematology testing,
and blood donor screening.***
Tube inversions ensure mixing of anticoagulant
(EDTA) with blood to prevent clotting.

Answer 9

Lavander

Question 10

For use in molecular diagnostic test methods
(such as, but not limited to, polymerase chain
reaction [PCR] and/or branched DNA [bDNA]
amplification techniques.) Tube inversions
ensure mixing of anticoagulant (EDTA) with
blood to prevent clotting.

Answer 10

White

Question 11

For whole blood hematology determinations.
May be used for routine immunohematology
testing and blood donor screening.***
Designed with special cross-match label for
patient information required by the AABB.
Tube inversions prevent clotting.

Answer 11

Pink

Question 12

3-4
For coagulation determinations. CTAD for
selected platelet function assays and routine
coagulation determination. Tube inversions
ensure mixing of anticoagulant (citrate) to
prevent clotting.

Answer 12

Light blue, Clear

Question 13

For use as a discard tube or secondary
specimen tube.

Answer 13

Clear, red/light gray