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COLOR CODED TOPS (TESTS)
Tube Top | Tests |
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Red (Glass Tube) | Chemistry, Serology, Blood Bank |
Red (Plastic Tube) | Chemistry, Serology |
Light Blue | Coagulation, PT (Prothrombin Time) |
Lavender | CBC (Complete Blood Count), Hgb (Hemoglobin) |
Pearl | Viral Load |
Gold BD Hemogard Closure, Red/Gray Stopper | Most Chemistry (Glucose, BUN/Blood Urea Nitrogen) |
Gray | Lactic Acid Measurement, Glucose Tolerance, FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar) |
Black | ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate), PPPT |
Green | Stat Chemistry - Ammonia, Electrolytes, Arterial Blood Gases |
Light Green, Green/Gray Stopper | Stat Chemistry - Glucose, Potassium, Arterial Blood Gases, BUN(Blood Urea Nitrogen) |
Orange BD Hemogard Closure, Yellow/Gray Stopper | Stat Chemistry - Test when serum is required on patients on anticoagulant therapy. |
Royal Blue | Toxicology, Trace Metals, Nutritional Analysis |
Tan | Lead Analysis |
Yellow (Sterile) | Blood Culture - To recover organisms that cause blood infection. |
Yellow (Nonsterile) | HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) Studies - Paternity Testing/Tissue Sampling |
Pink | Blood bank compatibility testing and antibody screening. |