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Phlebo Procedures-08
Tubes-Color/Top/Anticoagulant/Department/Test Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Light Blue | ANTI: Na Citrate DEPT: Hematology IE: Coagulation; PT, PTT |
| Black | ANTI: Na Citrate DEPT: Hematology IE: ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| Light Green | ANTI: Lithium Heparin DEPT: Chemistry IE: Gen Chemistry tests; Immunology tests |
| Plain Green | ANTI: Na Heparin DEPT: Chemistry IE: Lithium; Chemistry tests |
| Gray (White label) | ANTI: K Oxalate (anticoagulant) Sodium Fluoride (antiglycolitic inhibitor) DEPT: Chemistry IE: Glucose; ETOH; Lactic Acid |
| Gray (Yellow label) | ANIT: None DEPT: Microbiology IE: Urine Culture and Sensitivity |
| Royal Blue | ANTI: Na EDTA or Na Heparin DEPT: Chemistry IE: Heavy Metals |
| Yellow | ANTI: Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) DEPT: Hematology/Blood Bank IE: CBC Platelet problems, Reference tests, HLA Typing |
| Yellow/Red (Tiger Top) | ANTI: None DEPT: Hematology (Urinalysis) IE: Urinalysis |
| Pink | ANTI: K2 EDTA DEPT: Blood Bank IE: Typing/Cross Match |
| Red (SST)(Tiger Top)/ Red Plain | ANTI: None, Clot activator/ Serum Separator DEPT: Blood Bank, Chemistry/Serology IE: Type and Screen, Crossmatch/ ANA, RPR |
| Lavender | ANTI: K2 EDTA (Potassium) DEPT: Hematology/Chemistry IE: CBC; Differential, A1C, Ammonia |