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Phlebotomy evacuated containers

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Red top   None  
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Red/Gray Marbled   Clot activator (silica particles)/thixotropic gel  
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Yellow top   SPS (prevents blood from clotting and stabilizes bacterial growth)  
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Gold   Clot activator (silica particles)/thixotropic gel  
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Light blue   Sodium citrate: removes calcium to prevent blood from clotting  
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Green   Heparin (sodium/lithium/ammonium): inhibits thrombin formation to prevent clotting  
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Green-gray marbled   Lithium heparin and gel for plasma separation  
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Light green   Lithium heparin and gel for plasma separation  
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Yellow-gray marbled   Thrombin  
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Orange   Thrombin  
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Lavender   EDTA: removes calcium to prevent blood from clotting  
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Gray   Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride: removes calcium to prevent blood from clotting while the fluoride inhibits glycolysis  
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Royal blue   Sodium Heparin (also sodium EDTA); inhibits thrombin formation to prevent clotting  
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