Tubes Flashcards
Order Of Draw
Yellow SPS
Light Blue
Red
Gold SST
Green
Lavender
Gray
Yellow ACD
Yellow SPS
Septicemia
FUO
Blood Culture
inverted 8 times
Light Blue
PT/INR
Coagulation tests
The Citrate tube
Inverted 3 to 4 times
Yellow ACD
Organ donators
Inverted 8 to 10 times
Gold SST
Serum separator tube
Any Penal testing
Chemistry
Serology
Immunology
Tan Top Tube
Lead testing
Whole blood
Red Top Tube
No additives
Blood chemistry panels
Liver function testing
30 minutes to clot
Purple top tube
Hemoglobin A1C
RBC
WBC
EDTA TUBES
inverted 8 to 10 times
Lavender
EDTA Additive
Cycle cell bone marrow
Whole blood
Blood count
Hemoglobin A1C
Platelet count
Pink top tubes
Blood bank
Inverted 8 times
Royal blue
Nutritional studies
Toxicology
Inverted 8 times
Gray top tube
Glucose
Alcohol
Has EDTA
Inverted 8 times
EDTA
Prevents Clotting
Part of the needle
Point
Berel
Shaft
Hub