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Order of Draw
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Blood Culture Rank | First |
| Light Yellow Blood Culture Rank | First |
| Blood Culture Additive | Varies |
| Light Yellow Blood Culture Additive | SPS |
| Blood Culture with Butterfly Needle | Aerobic Tube First |
| Blood Culture with ETS or Syringe | Anaerobic Tube First |
| Light Blue Rank | After Blood Cultures |
| Light Blue Additive | Sodium Citrate |
| Light Blue Use | Coagulation |
| Light Yellow Blood Culture Use | Bacterial Studies |
| Blood Culture Use | Bacterial Studies |
| Serum Tubes colors | Can be red, gold, speckled red and gray (tiger), or red and black |
| Serum Tubes Rank | After Light Blue |
| Serum Tubes Additive | Clot Activator or none |
| Serum Tubes Need | To clot for 30 min. prior to centrifugation |
| Serum Tubes Use | Chemistry Test |
| Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) Rank | After Serum Tubes |
| Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) color | Orange |
| Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) needs | 5 min. to clot |
| Green Rank | After RST |
| Green Additive | Lithium Heparin or Sodium Heparin |
| Lavender/Purple Additive | EDTA |
| Lavender/Purple Use | Hematology Tests |
| Lavender/Purple Rank | After Green |
| Pink Rank | After Lavender/Purple |
| Pink Additive | EDTA |
| Pink Use | Blood Bank |
| Gray Rank | After Pink |
| Gray Additives | Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate |
| Gray Use | Glucose and Blood Alcohol Tests |
| Light/Pale Yellow Rank | After Gray |
| Light/Pale Yellow Additive | Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) |
| Light/Pale Yellow Use | DNA Tests |
| Royal/Dark Blue Rank | After Light/Pale Yellow |
| Royal/Dark Blue Additive | Varies |
| Royal/Dark Blue Use | Toxicology Tests |
| Light Blue Tube with Butterfly Needle | Fill A Discard Tube First |