Order of Draw Flashcards
1
Q
Yellow
A
- sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS)
- for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology
2
Q
Light Blue
A
- sodium citrate (anticoagulant)
- coagulation studies
3
Q
Red
A
- plastic: clot activator
- for serum determinations in chemistry
- glass: no additive
- may be used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases
4
Q
Gold or tiger top
A
- serum separator tube (SST), clot activator, thixotropic gel (creates barrier)
- for serum determinations in chemistry
- may be used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases
5
Q
Green
A
- sodium heparin, lithium heparin
- for plasma determinations in chemistry
6
Q
Lavender
A
- Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (anticoagulant)
- whole blood hematology determinations
- routine immunohematology testing
- blood donor screening
7
Q
Gray
A
- potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride
- glucose testing (GTT)
