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Order of Tube Draw
Venipuncture
Term | Definition |
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Bactec Bottles | Blood Cultures |
Light Blue (boy) | CONTENTS: Sodium Citrate TESTS: PT, PTT, INR |
Red | CONTENTS: No Additive, No Clot Activator TESTS: Serum chemistry tests, blood blanking |
SST (serum separator tube) tiger top gold | CONTENTS: Serum Gel Seperator w/ Clot Activators, Serum Tests TESTS: BMP, CMP, Thyroid studies, Hcg, Hormones, Cholesterol, LFTs |
Green | CONTENTS: Heparin TESTS: Anticoagulent, Plasma tests, Blood gases |
Lavender | CONTENTS: EDTA (inhibits coagulation) whole blood tests TESTS: CBC, MonoSpot, ESR, Glycohemolgobin |
Gray | CONTENTS: Sodium Floride & Potassium Oxlate, TESTS: Glucose |