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Vac Tube & Additives
Evacuated tube top color with additives
| TUBE TOP COLOR | ADDITIVE |
|---|---|
| (GRAY & RED) **speckled** | No Additive (Discard Tube) |
| (YELLOW & RED) **speckled** | Polymer Barrier |
| GOLD | Polymer Barrier and Clot Activator |
| ORANGE | Thrombin |
| (YELLOW & GRAY) **speckled** | Thrombin |
| (RED & BLACK) **speckled** | Polymer Barrier and Clot Activator |
| (GREEN & GRAY) **speckled** | Polymer Barrier and Lithium Heparin |
| LIGHT BLUE | Buffered Sodium Citrate (3.2% or 3.8%) |
| LAVENDER; *PURPLE* | K₃EDTA or K₂EDTA or Na₂EDTA |
| GRAY | Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate; or Sodium Fluoride and Na₂EDTA; or Sodium Fluoride ONLY |
| GREEN | Lithium Heparin, Sodium Heparin or Ammonium Heparin |
| ROYAL BLUE | K₂EDTA-Sterile (Clot Activator) Tube for Toxicology and Nutritional Studies |
| PINK | Blood Bank K₂EDTA |
| TAN | K₂EDTA Tube for Lead Testing |
| BLACK | Sodium Citrate for Hematology |
| YELLOW | Sodium Polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) or Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) |
| CLEAR | No Additive (Discard Tube) |
| LIGHT GREEN | Polymer Barrier and Lithium Heparin |