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PMI tube tests
What tests go to what tube and department
test | tube | department | additive |
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HLA-B27 | sterile yellow | microbiology | |
APTT | lt. blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
D-Dimer | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
PTT | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
PT/INR | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
PLT.agg | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Fibrinogen | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Bleeding time (BT) | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
plasminogen | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Antithrombin 3 activity (AT3) | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Factor Assays | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Fibrin split products (FSP) | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Fibrin degradation product (FDP) | Lt. Blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
Rabies | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
RF | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
RA | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Vancomycin | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
ANA | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Cat scratch Fever | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
HSV | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Varicella | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Lymes | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Epstien Barr | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Herpes | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
RPR | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
VDRL | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Lithium | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
ASA | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Rubella Screen | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Digoxin | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Cold agglutenins | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
MMR | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Aldosterone | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Calcitonin | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
Dilantin | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
phenytonin | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
theophylline | Red | serology | none-glass silica particles-plastic |
CMP | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
BMP | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
TSH | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
CRP | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Lipid profile | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
BUN | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Chemistry panel | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Cholesterol | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
PSA | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Thyroid panel | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Homocysteine | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
CA-125 | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Calcium | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
FSH | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Beta HCG | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
K | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Cardiac enzymes | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
CO2 | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Cl | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
CK | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
ALK | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Na | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
T3 | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
T4 | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
T7 | SST | chemistry | Polymer gel/Thrombin gel & serum |
Blood Gas | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
cortisol levels | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
chromosome analysis | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
Vitamin B1 | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
Vitamin B6 | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
AFB | Green | chemistry | Sodium Heparin Lithium Heparin Ammonium Heparin |
Ammonia | PST | chemistry | Thixotropic Gel & Lithium Heparin |
STAT SST tests | PST | chemistry | Thixotropic Gel & Lithium Heparin |
STAT electrolytes | PST | chemistry | Thixotropic Gel & Lithium Heparin |
CBC | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
WBC | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
ESR | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
RBC | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
H&H | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Ammonia | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Hgb | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
HCT | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Co level | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Indices | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
EOS | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
DAT | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Platelets | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
lupus | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
sickle cell | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
reticulocyte count | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Hemoglobin A1C | lavender | hematology | EDTA |
Glucose | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
Blood Alcohol | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
ETOH | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
GTT | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
FBS | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
GT | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
Lactic acid | gray | chemistry | Sodium Flouride &Potassium Oxalate |
lead | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
zinc | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
copper | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
mercury | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
arsenic | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
marajuana | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
cocaine | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
LSD | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
Amphetamine | Drk Blue | chemistry | none |
type & cross | red or pink | blood bank | none |
type & screen | red or pink | blood bank | none |
STDs | pink | blood bank | EDTA |
AIDS | pink | blood bank | EDTA |
plasma preparation | pearl | blood bank | EDTA |
urinalysis | red/ yellow | microbiology | boric acid |
lipid profile only | bumble bee | chemistry | serum/ thrombin gel/ polymer gel |
Rapid cardiac testing | orange | chemistry | serum/ thrombin gel/ polymer gel |
ESR only | black with blue insert | hematology | sodium citrate |
RNA | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
determinations | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
immune function test | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
HLA determinations | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
genetic testing | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
molecular diagnostics | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
immunology | CPT | serology | sodium citrate and polymer gel |
PT | lt. blue | coagulation | sodium citrate |
blood cultures | bc bottles | microbiology |