order of draw Flashcards
gray
additive: sodium fluoride
department: chemistry
tests: glucose
BAC
lavender
additive: EDTA
department: hematology
tests: cbc, h&h, platelet count
green
additive: heparin
department: chemistry
tests: ammonia (on ice), ABG, bilirubin
gold (tigers eye, speckle)
additive: polymer gel or thixotropic gel
department: chemistry
tests: CRP, hCG, bilirubin, electrolytes
red
additive: none
department: chemistry
tests: TDM, digoxin
blue
additive: sodium citrate
department: coagulation
tests: PT/INR, PTT, fibrinogen assay
white/ yellow
additive: sodium dolyanethonol sulfonate (SDS)
department: microbiology
tests: cultures
what is order of draw
white
blue
red
gold
green
lavender
gray
cultures
YELLOW
microbiology
pt/ inr
ptt
fibrinogen assay
LIGHT BLUE
coagulation
digoxin
vitamin D
tdm
RED
chemistry
crp, hcg, bmp, cmp, tsh, psa, hephatic fiction, bilirubin and electrolytes
GOLD/ TIGERS EYE
chemistry
ammonia (ice), electrolytes, bilirubin, ABG
GREEN
chemistry
cbc, sed rate, H&H, platelet count, hemoglobin a1c
LAVENDER
hematology
glucose (plasma)
BAC
GRAY
chemistry
paternity test
hla studies
dna studies
YELLOW
microbiology/ hematology
lead analysis
TAN
chemistry department
blood bank
PINK
hematology
lead
zinc
copper
arsenic
mercury
chromium
titanium
DARK BLUE
chemistry (trace elements)
hematology department processes tests related to
blood count (WBC, RBC)
microbiology process tests related to
bacteria growth (blood cultures)
chemistry process tests related to
body chemistry (crp, hcg, tsh, digoxin)
pathology process tests related to
tissue samples
