| Question | Answer |
| What additives are in the Pink tubes? | EDTA(freeze dried sprayed) |
| What is the inversion time for Red(serum) tubes? | 0 times |
| What color of tube should you never use for Hematology or Lithium Test? | Green |
| What is the inversion time of Green(plasma) tube? | 8 times |
| What texts can be run with Yellow(Jerry Springer) tube? | Paternity Test, DNA(deoxyribonicleic acid), Blood Types & Culture |
| What is the inversion time for Grey(bloodsugar) tube? | 8 times |
| What is the inversion time of Lavender(purple) tube? | 8 times |
| What are the additives in a Yellow(Jerry Springer)? | ACD(acid-citrate dextros) & SPS(Sodium Polyanetholesulate) |
| What tests can be run with the Gray(bloodsugar) tube? | Glucose Levels(GTT(glucose tolerance test), FBS(fasting blood sugar), HgA1c(hemoglobin adult concentration), BAT(blood alcohol test), Lactid-Acid Test(form of sugar) |
| What does Sodium Floride do for Gray(bloodsugar) tube? | Inhibits Glycolic Action, Preserves Sugar, Keeps blood sugar from breaking down, preserves for 3 days |
| What does ACD(acid-citrate dextros) do for Yellow(Jerry Springer) tube? | Inhibits clotting but maintains RBC viability |
| What additive is in the Lavender(purple) Tube? | EDTA - Ethylenediaminetetra-acetate |
| What is the inversion time of Blue(coagulation) tube? | 3-4 times |
| What is the inversion time of Lavender(purple) tube? | 8 times |
| What does Sodium Heparin & Lithium Heparin do? | Inactivates Thrombin & Throboplastin(platelets) |
| What test can be run with a Lavender(purple) tube? | CBS(complete blood count), WBC(white blood count), WBC w/differ, Platelet Count, Funtion Test, ESR(erthrocytes sedimentation time), Sickle Cell Screening |
| What does EDTA do for the Lavender(purple) tube? | Prevents blood from clotting & Binds calcium (Ca) |
| What does Potassium Oxalate do for Gray(bloodsugar) tube? | Binds Calcium |
| What does Tiger(mottled) tubes have in them? | serum gel seperator |
| What is the inversion time for Yellow(Jerry Springer) tube? | 8 times |
| What additives are in the Green(plasma) tube? | Sodium Heparin & Lithium Heparin |
| What does EDTA do for the Lavender(purple) tube? | Prevents blood from clotting & Binds calcium (Ca) |
| What test can be run with a Green(plasma) tube? | Chemistry Studies, Ammonia, Enzymes(myoglobin & tripunin), HLA(human leukocytes antigens), BAT(blood alcohol test) |
| What additive is in the Blue(coagulation) tube have? | Sodium Citrate |
| What does the serum gel seperator do for the Tiger(mottled) tubes? | speeds up & enchances the centrifuge |
| What does SPS(sodium polyanetholesulate) do for Yellow(Jerry Springer) tube? | Preseves speciem for blood cultures |
| What additives are in the Red(serum) tubes? | NONE |
| What are the test Tiger(mottled) tubes used for? | Blood Banks(immunology)& Chemistry |
| What test can be run with a Blue(coagulation) tube? | PT(prothrobin time), aPTT(partial throboplastin time), Fibrinogen, D-Dimer |
| What is the inversion time for Tiger(mottled) tube? | 5 times |
| What does Sodium Citrate do Blue(coagulation) tube? | Prevents blood from clotting & Binds calcium (Ca) |
| What test can be run with a Lavender(purple) tube? | CBS(complete blood count), WBC(white blood count), WBC w/differ, Platelet Count, Funtion Test, ESR(erthrocytes sedimentation time), Sickle Cell Screening, |
| What additives are in the Gray(bloodsugar) tube? | Sodium Floride(thymol), Potassium Oxalate & Lithium Ioadoaetate |
| What additive is in the Blue(coagulation) tube have? | Sodium Citrate |
| What additive is in the Lavender(purple) Tube? | EDTA - Ethylenediaminetetra-acetate |
| What is the inversion time of Blue(coagulation) tube?= | 3-4 times |
| What does Sodium Citrate do Blue(coagulation) tube? | Prevents blood from clotting & Binds calcium (Ca) |
| How long will it take for Red(serum) tubes to coagulate? | 30 minutes if not centrifuged(spun down) |
| What tests can be run with the Red(serum) tube? | Blood Bank(crossmatch), BMP(basic metabolic panel), CMP(comprehensive metabolic panel), BUN(blood urea nirigen), U/A(urinaylsis), HCG(human chorionic gonadotropin |
| What does Lithium Ioadoacetate do for the Gray(bloodsugar) tube? | Preserves blood sugar for 24 months |
| What test can be run with a Blue(coagulation) tube? | PT(prothrobin time), aPTT(partial throboplastin time), Fibrinogen, D-Dimer |
| What additives are in the Tiger(mottled) tubes? | NONE |
| What test can be run with Pink tubes? | Hematology & Blood Bank |
