Tubes Flashcards
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
Red
Antibody identification
Red
Antibody screening
Red
Lithium
Red
Digoxin
Red
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
Gold
Cortisol
Red
Electrolytes
Red
Enzymes
Red
Troponin
Red
Triglycerides
Red
Lipase
Red
Blood typing
Red | Pink
Lytes
Gold
Liver Function Test (LFT)
Gold
Iron
Gold
Hormones
Gold
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
Gold
Electrolyte Panel
Gold
Hepatic Function Panel
Gold
Lipid Panel
Gold
Renal Function Panel
Gold
Bilirubin
Gold | Red
BUN
Gold | Red
Calcium
Gold | Red
Cholesterol
Gold
Creatinine
Gold | Red
Ferratin
Gold
Follicle stimulating hormone
Gold
Glucose (fasting)
Gold | Red
HCG
Gold
HIV
Gold
H-Pylori
Gold
Lyme disease
Gold
Magnesium
Gold
Potassium
Gold
Prostate specific antigen
Gold
Sodium
Gold
Testosterone
Gold
Vitamin B12
Gold
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Gold
Obstetric Panel
Gold
Gold tube inversion
5-8 times
Lactate
Green
Ammonia
Green | Red
Plasma K
Green
Complete blood count (CBC)
Lavender
Retic count
Lavender
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Lavender | Black
CD4
Lavender
Blood bank type and screening
Lavender
Bone marrow
Lavender
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Lavender
Platelets / Platelet count
Lavender
Hematocrit
Lavender
Hemoglobin
Lavender
Hemoglobin A1C
Lavender
White blood cell
Lavender
Sickle cell screen
Lavender
Whole blood
Lavender
Red blood cell (RBC)
Lavender
Differentials (DIFF)
Lavender
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
Lavender
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
Lavender
Mean cell volume (MCV)
Lavender
Immunology
Lavender
Lavender tube inversion
8-10 times
Discard tubes
Pearlescent, clear, white, red
Tranfusion Medicine
Pink
Pink tube inversion
8-10 times
Pregnancy glucose testing
Gray
Lactose tolerance
Gray
Glucose tolerence
Gray
2 hour glucose tolerance
Gray
Plasma specimens for rapid response
Gray
Glycolytic inhibition
Gray
ETOH
Gray (no alcohol for sterilization)
Gray tube inversion
8 times
Lead
Royal blue | Tan
Zinc
Royal blue
Chromium
Royal blue
Cobalt
Royal blue
Nutritional studies
Royal blue
Toxicology
Royal blue
Prothrombin Time (PT/INR)
Light blue
D-Dimer
Light blue
Fibrinogen
Light blue
Light blue tube inversion
3-4 times
Fever of unknown origin (FUO)
Yellow (SPS)
Bacteremia
Yellow (SPS)
Septicemia
Yellow (SPS)
Blood cultures
Yellow (SPS)
Tube order of draw
Yellow (SPS)
Light blue
Red
Gold
Light Green
Green
Lavender
Pink
Tan
Royal Blue
Gray
Yellow ADC
Yellow (SPS) tube inversion
8 times
Blood donations
Yellow (ACD)
Blood banking
Pink | Yellow (ACD)
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
Yellow (ACD)
DNA testing
Yellow (ACD)
Paternity
Yellow (ACD)
Organ donor compatibility
Yellow (ACD)
Red top tube with yellow on top is the same as…
Gold (SST)
STAT
Orange