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Tubes
Uses
| Tube color | Use |
|---|---|
| Light Blue | Prevent blood clotting, coagulation testing, Additive: Sodium Citrate |
| Red | Blood bank, immunology, serum test, no additive |
| Yellow | Prevents blood from clotting and stabilizes growth of bacteria, blood or body fluid cultures, in patient test only |
| Marbled Red | Contains silica particles to enhance clot formation, serum test, chemistry, spin in centrifuge after clotting |
| Marbled Green | for plasma separation, lithium heparin and gel |
| Green | Prevents clotting, spin in centrifuge after clotting, additive Heparin, set ASAP to lab on ice |
| Grey | Prevents clotting, glucose and alcohol testing, needs ice bath |
| Lavender | EDTA, prevents clotting, hematology testing , put on ice and send to lab ASAP |