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Stopper Colors
A review of blood collection tube stopper colors, additives, and usage.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coagulation studies: PT, PTT, fibrinogen. What stopper color? | Light Blue |
| Serum tests: most blood chemistries, serology tests, immunohematology ("blood bank testing"), AIDS antibody, viral studies. What stopper color? | Red |
| Hematology studies: CBC, WBC count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count, reticulocyte count, differential. What stopper color? | Lavender |
| STAT blood chemistries utilizing plasma. What stopper color? | Green |
| Glucose, blood alcohol (ethanol) levels, lactic acid. What stopper color? | Gray |
| Westergren sedimentation rate ("SED rate") determination. What stopper color? | Black |
| Trace metal analysis for: Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Zinc. Also, nutrients and toxicology studies. What stopper color? | Royal Blue |
| Lead levels. What stopper color? | Brown |
| Immunohematology ("Blood bank testing") using gel system. What stopper color? | Pink |
| All tests using serum except blood bank. What stopper color? | "Tiger Top"/Red and Black Mottled OR Gold |
| Light Blue additive? | Sodium citrate (anticoagulant) |
| Red additive? | Glass tube has no additive; plastic tube has a clot activator. |
| "Tiger Top"/Red and Black Mottled OR Gold additive? | Silicone ("gel system") |
| Lavender additive? | EDTA (anticoagulant) |
| Green additive? | Sodium heparin, lithium heparin, or ammonium heparin (anticoagulants) |
| Gray additive? | Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride, or lithium iodacetate and heparin |
| Black additive? | Buffered sodium citrate |
| Royal Blue additive? | Purple label - EDTA (anticoagulant); Green label - heparin (anticoagulant); Red label - no additive |
| Brown additive? | Sodium heparin or EDTA (anticoagulants) |
| Pink additive? | K3 EDTA |
| Which tubes must be completely filled with blood? | Light Blue and Black tubes. |
| When using a butterfly needle to collect a coagulation tube first, what special procedure must you follow? Why? | You must draw some blood into a "discard" tube first. If you do not, air from the tubing will cause the coagulation tube to fill incompletely. |
Created by:
cookiedemocracy
on 2009-06-09