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med-lab
Phleb.
Question | Answer | |
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Light Blue Top | Additive: Sodium citrate | Uses: Coagulation tests(protime and prothrombin time), full draw required. |
Purple Top | Additive: EDTA | Uses: Hematology(CBC) and Blood Bank(Crossmatch); requires full draw- invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping. |
Red Top | Additive: None | Uses: Chemistries, Immunology and Serology, Blood Bank(Crossmatch). |
Black Top | Additive: Sodium citrate(buffered) | Uses: Westergren Sedimentation Rate; requires full draw. |
Dark Blue Top | Additive: EDTA- | Uses: Trace element testing(zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology. |
Gold Top | Additive: None | Uses: Chemistries, Immunology and Serology |
Pink Top | Additive: Potassium EDTA | Uses: Molecular/viral load testing. |
Light Green Top | Additive: Plasma Separating Tube(PST) with Lithium heparin | Uses: Chemistries. |
Orange Top | Additive: Thrombin | Uses: STAT serum chemistries. |
Yellow Top | Additive: ACD(acid-citrate-dextrose) | Uses: HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies. |
Light Brown Top | Additive: Sodium heparin | Uses: Serum lead determination. |
Light Gray Top | Additive Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate | Uses: Glucoses, require full draw(may cause hemolysis if short draw). |
Yellow-Black Top | Additive: Broth mixture | Uses: Microbiology-aerobes, anaerobes, fungi. |
Green Top | Additive: Sodium heparin or litium heparin | Uses: For lithium level, use sodium heparin. For ammonia level, use sodium or litium heparin. HPV. |