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Citrate tube inverting 3 to 4 times what color is the tube
Light blue
BD Vacutainer SST, Gel separator tube, serum tube, BD Vacutainer rapid serum tube RST inverting 5×5 times plastic nonglass and 5 to 6 times what color is the tubes
Gold, red tiger top, red, orange
BD Vacutainer PST, Gel separator tube with heparin, heparin tube inverting 8 to 10 times what color are these tubes
Green, green tiger tube
EDTA tube inverting 8 to 10 times. What color are these tubes
Lavender and or purple
BD Vacutainer PPT separator tube K2 EDTA with gel inverting 8 to 10 times what color is this tube
White
Fluoride glucose tube inverting 8 to 10 times what color is the tube
Gray
What are the red top tubes used for
For obtaining therm chemistries it’s a clotting tube
What are the red tiger top for gold SST used for
Obtaining serum, clotting tube common lab test BMP, CMP, thyroid testing, hormone levels, antibiotics, hepatitis, general chemistry
What are the orange tubes used for
Thrombin based clot activator ; separation gel (in some)
Clot tube obtaining serum
What are the green tube used for
Plasma chemistry electrolytes is an anticoagulant common lab test electrolytes, BMP, CMP, glucose, potassium
What is the green tiger top used for
Obtaining serum
What is the lavender and purple top used for
Hematology testing (Cbc) prevents antifacts for up to 12 hours partially filled tube damages cells common lab test CBC, WBC, HCT etc.
What is the light blue tube used for
Used for coagulation testing and plasma protects all procoagulant partially filled tube damages cells common Leptis PT, PTT, fibrinogen
What is the yellow (sps) tubes used for
Used for blood cultures anticoagulant, preservative
Blood can be preserved in an SPS for 2-4 hours, but should be ultimately be transferred to a blood culture bottles
What is the yellow (ACD) tube used for
Preserved red blood cells used for genetic DNA testing
