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Tube color | Uses | Additive |
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Purple | Hematology(CBC) and blood bank(cross match; requires full draw invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping | EDTA |
Light Blue | Coagulation test(protime and prothrombin time), full draw required | Sodium citrate |
Green | For lithium level, use sodium heparin for ammonina level, use sodium or lithium heparin, HPV | Sodium heparin or lithium heparin |
Black | westergren sedimintation rate; requires full draw | Sodium citrate (buffered) |
Yellow-black | Microbiology- aerobes, anaerobes, fungi | Broth mixture |
Dark Blue | Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology | EDTA |
Pink | Molecular/ Viral load Testing | Potassium EDTA |
Orange | STAT serum chemistries | Thrombin |
Yellow | HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies | ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose) |
Gold | Chemistries, immunology, and serology | None |
Light brown | Serum lead determination | Sodium heparin |
Light green | Chemistries | Plasma Separating Tube (PST) with Lithium Heparin |
Light Gray | Glucoses, requires full draw (may cause hemolysis if short draw) | Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate |
Red | Chemistries, immunology and serology, blood bank(crossmatch) | None |