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PHLEBOTOMY
COLOR CODED TOPS (ADDITIVES)
Color Coded Top | Additive and Inversions |
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Red (Glass Tube) | No Additive |
Red (Plastic Tube) | Clot Activator |
Light Blue | Sodium Citrate |
Lavender | EDTA, Dipotassium EDTA/Spray (K2 EDTA), Tripotassium EDTA/ Liquid (K3 EDTA), Disodium EDTA/Powder (Na2 EDTA) |
Pearl | K2 EDTA, Thixotropic Gel |
Gold BD Hemogard Closure, Red/Gray Stopper, Serum Separator Tubes (SSTs) | Clot Activator, Thixotropic Gel |
Gray | Sodium Fluoride (3 days) or Iodacetate (24 hours) preserves glucose, potassium oxalate or heparin (anticoagulant) |
Black | Sodium Citrate (Anticoagulant) |
Green |