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NHA order of draw

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What are standard phlebotomy supplies Gloves Tourniquet Isopropyl alcohol wipes Non-alcohol prep kits or swabs Non-sterile gauze Typically 2 x 2 sizes avoid cotton balls Conhesive wrap or paper tape Double pointed needles Butterfly needle Blood collection tube Plastic or glass capillary tub
Why is the order of draw important The tubes must be drawn in proper order to avoid cross-contamination of the additives if the tubes are not drawn in the correct order the additives “inadvertently affect the test
What is order of draw Yellow (blood cultures) Light blue Red Gold or the tiger top Green Lavender Gray
Additive for gray And used for what test Potassium oxitate and sodium fluoride Glucose testing (GTT)
What is the additive for lavender what test is lavender used for EDTA (anticoagulant) Whole blood hematology determinations, routine immunohematology testing And Blood donor screening
What additive and test is GREEN top Sodium heparin Lithium Heparin For plasma determinations in chemistry
Gold or tiger top (red grey) Serum separator tube (SST) Clot activator Thixotropic gel (creates a barrier) For serum determinations in chemistry May be used for a routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease
RED Top Additive Procedures or lab use Plastic-clot activator Glass- no additive (plain) For serum determinations in chemistry Maybe use for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious disease
Light blue Additive and lab uses Sodium citrate Anticoagulant Coagulation studies
Cultures or culture collections color may vary Yellow Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) SPS blood culture specimen collections in microbiology
Additional tubes Micro collection tubes for capillary blood requiring a chemical out of capillary tubes yellow top tubes and vacuum culture vials for a blood cultures
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