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Tubes and Additives
Tube color and additives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sterile Yellow for Cultures | SPS |
| Sterile Yellow for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA-B27) | ACD-A, ACD-B |
| Blood Culture Bottles | Thyglycollate Broth |
| Lt Blue (full) | NaC (Sodium Citrate) |
| Red | Silica/Serum or None |
| SST | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
| SST/Bumble Bee (black with yellow insert) | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
| PST (Lt. Green) | Lithium Heparin & Thixotropic Gel |
| Green | Sodium Heparin or Lithium Heparin or Ammonium Heparin |
| Lavender | EDTA |
| Gray | NaF(Soduim Floride) and KOx(Potassium Oxalate) |
| Tan | EDTA |
| Dark Blue | EDTA or None = Chemically Clean Tube with special stoppers |
| Pink | EDTA |
| Pearl | EDTA |
| Gray with yellow label/red & yellow | Boric Acid |
| Black with Blue Insert | NaC (Sodium Citrate) |
| Orange | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
| CPT (blue tiger) | NaC (Soduim Citrate) and Polymer Gel |