What color tubes are used for which tests in phlebotomy?
What color tubes are used for which tests in phlebotomy?
STOPPER COLOR CONTENTS USES/COMMENTS
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Green Sodium heparin(100 USP Units) Ammonia, Lactate, HLA Typing
Tan K2 EDTA Lead levels
Yellow ACD Solution A consists of trisodium citrate, citric acid and dextrose DNA Studies, HIV Cultures
Pink (K2)EDTA Blood type & Screen, Compatibility Study, Direct Coombs HIV Viral Load
What are different colored blood tubes used for?
The tests each bottle is used for are the same: the purple one is for cell count, the yellow one is for electrolytes, albumin and LDH, the grey one is for glucose, and blood culture bottles can be used for fluid cultures.12 nov 2021
What is a purple blood test for?
The purple top tube provides blood for infectious disease tests and ascertaining important data such as ABO/Rh (blood type), as well as whether the blood is positive or negative for cytomegalovirus (CMV), HIV, hepatitis, and West Nile virus, to name a few.14 ene 2021
What tests are red tubes used for?
Red-top tube, glass This tube is a plain glass Vacutainer® containing no clot activators, anticoagulants, preservatives or separator material. These tubes can be used for Blood Bank tests.
What are the different types of blood collection tubes?
Tube cap color Additive
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Red or gold (mottled or "tiger" top used with some tubes) Serum tube with or without clot activator or gel
Green Sodium or lithium heparin with or without gel
Lavender or pink Potassium EDTA
Gray Sodium fluoride, and sodium or potassium oxalate
What are the different types of test tubes?
Material Types. There are several material types of test tubes: glass, plastic, metal and ceramic. Glass and plastic are the most common while metal and ceramic are less common. There are several sub-types of glass and plastic test tubes.
How do you know what tube to use when drawing blood?
- First - blood culture bottle or tube (yellow or yellow-black top)
- Second - coagulation tube (light blue top). ...
- Third - non-additive tube (red top)
- Last draw - additive tubes in this order:
What tubes are used for CBC?
Specimen required: EDTA lavender-top tube or microcollection tube. For EDTA platelet clumping ONLY, draw an additional blue-top (sodium citrate) tube. Off-campus laboratory: Two blood smears are to accompany sample.29 abr 2019
What color tops for CBC and CMP?
The following tests may be drawn in the same Lavender (Purple) top tube: CBC, SED Rate (ESR), Reticulocyte. Draw an extra lavender for each Glycohemoglobin and BNP.