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Color Additive Dept
Tube colors, their additives, and departments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Light blue; sodium citrate | Coagulation |
| Red (glass); none | Chemistry, blood bank, serology/immunology |
| Red (plastic); clot activator | Chemistry |
| Tiger/Gold; clot activator and gel separator | Chemistry |
| Light green/Green tiger; lithium heparin and gel separator | Chemistry |
| Green; lithium heparin and sodium heparin | Chemistry |
| Lavender; EDTA | Hematology |
| Pink; EDTA | Blood bank |
| Gray; sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate and EDTA | Chemistry |
| Royal blue; none and EDTA and sodium heparin | Chemistry |
| Tan; EDTA | Chemistry |
| Culture; SPS | Microbiology |
| Yellow; SPS | Blood bank, immunohematology |