ORDER OF DRAW Flashcards
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: YELLOW 💛
Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate (SPS)
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: YELLOW
SPS for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: LIGHT BLUE🩵
Sodium Citrate (Anticoagulant)
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: LIGHT BLUE
Coagulation studies
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: RED ❤️
Plastic: Clot activator
Glass: Plain/None
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: RED
Serum determinations in chemistry. Routine blood donor screening/diagnostic testing for infectious disease.
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: GOLD/TIGER (RED GREY)⭐️🐅
Serum Separator tube (SST)
Clot activator
Thixotropic gel (creates barrier)
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: GOLD/TIGER (RED GREY)
Serum determinations in chemistry. Routine blood donor screening/diagnostic testing for infectious disease.
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: GREEN💚
Sodium Heparin
Lithium Heparin
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: GREEN
Plasma determinations in chemistry
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: LAVENDER💜
EDTA (Anticoagulant)
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: LAVENDER
Whole blood hematology
determinations, routine
immunohematology testing, and
blood donor screening
ADDITIVES FOR STOPPER: GREY🐭
Potassium oxalate and sodium
fluoride
LAB USE FOR STOPPER: GREY
Glucose testing (GTT)
ORDER OF DRAW
Yellow, light Blue, Red, Gold/Tiger, Green, Lavender, Grey
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