tubes Flashcards
Yellow
Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate
Blood Culture
Whole Blood
8 times
Light Blue
Sodium Citrate (3.2-3.8%) 9:1 ratio
Coagulation Studies (PT, APTT, Fibrinogen Testing)
Plasma
3-4 times
Red
Serology
Serum
Silica(Plastic) & Glass
Plastic: 5 times
Black
Buffered Sodium Citrate
Westergren Sedimentation Rate
Whole Blood
(4:1 ratio)
3-4 times
Gold
Serum Chemistry
Serum
Silica with Thixotropic gel
5 times
Orange
Rapid Serum tube
Serum
Thrombin, Thixotropic gel
8 - 10 times
Green
Blood gases
Plasma, Whole Blood
Sodium, Lithium, Ammonium heparin
8 times
Lavender
CBC Forward Typing
Whole blood
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
8 times
Pearl
Molecular diagnostics
Plasma
K2EDTA w/ thixotropic gel
8times
Grey
Glucose Testing
Whole blood
Potassium oxalate (anticoag), Sodium fluoride (preserv)
8 times
Pink
Blood bank compatibility test
Plasma/Whole blood
K2EDTA
8 times
Tan/Brown
Lead analysis
Plasma
K2EDTA/Heparin
8 times
Royal blue
Trace metals, nutritional analysis
Plasma
Heparin/none
8 times
