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Tube Colors & Tests
NHA Tube colors and their tests
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Yellow used for: | Blood cultures, paternity testing, DNA, tissue typing, and organ donation |
| Light blue used for: | PT, hemostasis, and coagulation studies |
| Red used for: | Glucose, cholesterol, LDH, vit D, triglycerides, potassium, BUN, antibody screening, hormones |
| Tiger/Gold used for: | Vit B12, hormones, CMP, cholesterol, triglycerides, hepatic (liver) function |
| Green used for: | Stat and routine chemistry tests, ammonia, electrolytes, arterial blood gases (ABG’s) |
| Lavender used for: | CBC, ABO Rh, hematocrit, hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1C |
| Gray used for: | Lactic acid, glucose tolerance, fasting blood sugar, alcohol levels |
| Royal blue (red) used for: | Trace elements, nutritional analysis |
| Royal blue (lavender) used for: | Blood heavy metals, NOT ARSENIC |
| Royal blue (green) used for: | Heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, zinc) |
| Tan used for: | Lead |
| Pink used for: | Routine blood bank, blood donor, type and screen, antibody, and crossmatch |