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| What additive in a Lavender? |
EDTA |
| What additive is in a Light Blue Tube? |
Sodium Citrate |
| What additive is in a (Glass)Red Tube? |
None |
| What additive is in a Dark Green Tube with lines? |
Sodium Heparin |
| What additive is in a Light Green Tube? |
Lithium Heparin and Thixotropic gel |
| What additive is in a Yellow Tube? |
sodium polyanethol sulfonate |
| What additive is in a Gray Tube? |
Sodium fluoride potassium oxalate |
| What additive is in a Royal Blue (Blue Label)? |
EDTA |
| What additive is in a Gold or SST? |
Thixotropic Gel |
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| What test are performed on Red Tubes? |
Serum and Chemistries |
| What test are performed on Lav Tubes? |
Whole Blood , CBC |
| What test are performed on Light Blue Tubes? |
Coagulation |
| What test are performed on Dark Green Tubes? |
Plasma and chemistries |
| What test are performed on Gray Tubes? |
FBS and Alcohol Levels |
| What test are performed on Yellow Tubes? |
Blood Cultures |
| What test are performed on Dark Blue Tubes? |
Toxicology and Trace Metals |
| What test are performed on SST? |
Most Chemistries |
| What test are performed on Light Green Tubes? |
Potassium and Stat Chemistires |
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| What additive is in a Dark Green Tube without lines? |
Lithium Heparin |
| What additive is in a (Plastic)Red Tube? |
Silica |
| What additive is in a Light Green Tube without gel? |
Sodium Heparin |
| What additive is in a Royal Blue (Red Label)? |
Sodium heparin |
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