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Order of Draw
The order of draw for our class
Term | Definition |
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1st Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Yellow, Sterile Tubes: Needs To Be Kept Sterile |
2nd Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Light Blue Tubes: Used for Coagulation Test |
3rd Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Glass or Plastic Red Tubes: Serum Tubes |
4th Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Gold Hemogard or Red-Gray Tubes: Contain Clot Activators |
5th Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Heparin Tubes (ie: Green, Light Green, etc.): Anticoagulant that is less likely to interfere than EDTA |
6th Tube Class In The Order of Draw | EDTA Tubes (ie: Lavendar, Pink, etc.): Anticoagulant that binds metals including Ca and K. Can cause falsely lower Ca or K readings. |
7th Tube Class In The Order of Draw | Gray Top Tubes: Contains potassium oxalate which can cause higher Na & K levels and destruction of cell membranes |