Specimen type and additives Flashcards
Clotted blood/serum
Gray/red/clear
no additive (discard tube)
Clotted blood/serum
yellow/red
polymer barrier
Clotted blood/serum
red
no additive or clot activator in plastic tube
Clotted blood/serum
gold
clot activator and polymer barrier
Clotted blood/serum
Orange/yellow/gray
thrombin (rapid serum tube)
Clotted blood/serum
red/black
clot activator/polymer barrier
Whole Blood/plasma
green/gray/light green
polymer barrier and lithium barrier
Whole Blood/plasma
light blue
buffed sodium citrate
Whole Blood/plasma
lavender (purple)
K3EDTA/K2EDTA/NA2EDTA
Whole Blood/plasma
gray
sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
or
sodium fluoride and Na2EDTA
or
sodium fluoride only
Whole Blood/plasma
green
Lithium heparin, sodium heparin, ammonium heparin
Whole Blood/plasma
royal blue
k2EDTA sterile tube for toxicology and nutritional studies
Whole Blood/plasma
tan
k2EDTA tube for lead testing
Whole Blood/plasma
pink
blood bank k2EDTA
clotted blood/serum
royal blue
clot activator; sterile tube for trace elements, toxicology, and nutritional studies