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Yellow Top tube- Blood cultures Aerobic and Anaerobic cultures Iodine is the antiseptic used to collect blood cultures (Microbiology department) Needs special training & Inpatient hospital test only
Light blue- Anticoagulation Fill the tube completely Additive: Sodium Citrate Use as discard tube if having to use the butterfly needle ( Winged Collection Set) For coagulation studies Test only for: PT, PTT, PT/INR
Red Top Additive: None Discard tube Measures the concentration of medicine in body (Theraputic Lab Testing) Chemistry Department Test: electrolytes, free testosterone, creatine- must be frozen
Dark Green/Marbled Top Additive: Thixotropic Gel Serum Separator Tube Chemistry Department Must be spun in centrifuge once clotted Test: TSH, BMP, CMP, PSA, Liquid Panel, Amylase, Estradiol, Progesterone, LH, FSH
Light Green ( Mint Green) Top Additive: Lithium Heparin Chemistry department Test: Troponin, Enzyme Test, Electrolytes Must be spun in centrifuge once clotted Thixotropic gel- Serum Separator
Green Additive: Lithium Heparin STAT Chemistry Test: ABG( Arterial Blood Gas)- must be sent to lab immediately on ice, Chem 7
Lavender Top Additive: EDTA – ethylenediamine-tetra-acetic Department: hematology Test: CBC, CBC w/ Diff, HgA1c, ESR, ABO/Rh, Hgb, Hct Test: Ammonia – must be put on ice immediately and sent to lab
Pink top Additive: EDTA Blood Banking Department: Hematology/Chemistry Test: ABO/Rh
Gray Top Additive: Sodium Fluoride – antiglycolytic Additive : Potassium Oxalate – anticoagulant Diabetes Management, ethanol, lactic acid testing Department: Chemistry Test: Glucose Lactic Acid – avoid the use of tourniquet, must be in ice bath
Tan Top Additive: K2-EDTA / Lead Free Department: Chemistry Test: Lead
Royal Blue Top Additive: EDTA Department: Chemistry Test: Toxicology, trace elements
Orange Top Additive: Thrombin clot activator Tests: STAT Serum test
White Top Additive: K2-EDTA Plasma separator Test: Molecular, DNA
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