Order Of Draws Flashcards
List the order of draws colors tubes first to last (6)
1) Yellow
2) Light Blue
3) Red / Tiger Top / Gold
4) Green
5) Lavender
6) Gray
What is the YELLOW tube’s additive/ function and department?
SPS / Microbiology
What is the LIGHT BLUE tube’s additive/ function and department?
Citrate / Coagulation
What is the RED TIGER TOP GOLD tube’s additive/ function and department?
Glass, SST, Clot Activator Polymer Gel / Chemistry
What is the GREEN tube’s additive/ function and department?
Heparin / Chemistry
What is the LAVENDER tube’s additive/ function and department?
EDTA / Hematology
What is the GRAY tube’s additive/ function and department?
Potassium, Oxalate, Fluoride / Chemistry
Potassium
Red, SST
Ferritin
Red
HIV
Red, SST
HIV POSITIVE
White
Blood Culture Tube
Yellow
Lipid Panel
Red, SST
Hepatic Function
Red, SST
HCG (pregnancy test)
RED, SST
Digoxin
Red
Vitamin K
Green (protect from light)
Lead Level
Blue
ESR
Sedimentation Rate
Lavender, Black
Lipase
Red, Green
ABO
Pink
Cardiac enzymes
Red
PTT
Light blue
Glucose
Gray