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Order of draw & test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st order of draw | yellow |
| 2nd order of draw | light blue |
| 3rd order of draw | red/SST Tiger Top |
| 4th order of draw | green |
| 5th order of draw | lavender |
| 6th order of draw | grey |
| yellow additive | SPS |
| light blue additive | sodium citrate |
| red additive | none |
| tiger top additive | silica |
| green additive | heparin |
| lavender additive | EDTA |
| grey additive | glycolytic inhibitor |
| yellow test | cultures |
| light blue test | coagulation |
| red/sst tiger top test | serum & sreology |
| green test | blood chemistry |
| lavender test | CBC, CBC w/diff, ESR (SED rate) |
| grey test | GTT, blood alcohol |
| do not centrifuge | light blue, lavender, or grey |
| PT, PTT, INR | do not centrifuge, light blue - coagulation |
| CBC, CBC w/diff | do not centrifuge, lavender - blood count |
| ESR (SED rate) | do not centrifuge, lavender - inflammation |
| blood alcohol levels | do not centrifuge, grey - measures levels, do not prep w/alcohol |
| is centrifuged | light blue (D Dimer only) SST/tiger top |
| d dimer | centrifuge, light blue - blood clot & stroke (frozen) |
| BMP/CMP | centrifuge, tiger top - metabolic profile, electrolytes |
| lipid panel | centrifuge,tiger top - cholesteral |
| HIV | centrifuge, tiger top - signed consent form |
| PSA | centrifuge, tiger top - prostate |
| RA factor | centrifuge, tiger top - arthritis |
| TSH | centrifuge, tiger top - thyroid |
| uric acid | centrifuge, tiger top - gout |
| H. pylori | centrifuge, tiger top - bacteria in stomach |