Tubes Flashcards
Order of draw
Bottles Light blue Tiger top Green Lavender Pink Gray
Bottle additive
Nutrient broth
Bottle lab
Microbiology
Bottle common test
Blood cultures
Culture and sensitivity
Light Blue Additive
Sodium citrate
Light blue lab
Coagulation
Light Blue Common Test
PT/PTT
APTT
D-Dimer
Light Blue Extras
Always filled
Shake 3-4 times
Tiger Top SST Additive
Thixotropic Gel
Silica
Tiger Top SST Lab
Chemistry
Tiger Top SST common test
CRP
BMP
CMP
Green Tube Additive
Lithium Heparin-mint green
Sodium Heparin- dark green
Lavender Tube Additive
EDTA
Lavender Tube Lab
Hematology
Lavender Common Test
A1C CRP Plasma ESR CBC Sickle Cell
Pink Additive
Potassium EDTA
Pink Lab
Blood Bank
Pink Common Test
TSR
Cross match
Gray Additive
Sodium Fluoride
Potassium Oxalate
Gray Lab
Chemistry
Gray common test
Lactic Acid
Ethanol
OGTT
Gray Extra
Use chloraprep for ethanol
No tourniquet for lactic acid