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Phlebotomy Tubes
Additives, color tops
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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.clot activator + gel |
| What additive is in a Pink tube? | Sprayed dried EDTA |
| What test are performed on Pink Tubes? | Blood type/ Rh + AB Screen |
| What test are performed on Red Tubes? | BMP, CMP, Lipid |
| What test are performed on Lav Tubes? | CBC, ESA, hgb A1C |
| What test are performed on Light Blue Tubes? | Coagulation, PT, PTT |
| What test are performed on Dark Green Tubes? | ABG, BMP, CMP |
| What test are performed on Gray Tubes? | FBS and Alcohol Levels, GTT |
| 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? | BMP, CMP, Lipid |
| What color tubes is BMP, CMP, and Lipid done in? | light green, gold, red, dark green |
| What color tube is a pregnancy test done in? | Red |
| What additive is in a Dark Green Tube? | Sodium Heparin |
| What additive is in a (Plastic)Red Tube? | Silica, Clot Activator |
| What additive is in a Light Green Tube? | Lithium Heparin |
| What additive is in a Royal Blue (Red Label)? | Sodium heparin, EDTA |