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NHA Tube colors and their tests

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Yellow used for:   Blood cultures, paternity testing, DNA, tissue typing, and organ donation  
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Light blue used for:   PT, hemostasis, and coagulation studies  
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Red used for:   Glucose, cholesterol, LDH, vit D, triglycerides, potassium, BUN, antibody screening, hormones  
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Tiger/Gold used for:   Vit B12, hormones, CMP, cholesterol, triglycerides, hepatic (liver) function  
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Green used for:   Stat and routine chemistry tests, ammonia, electrolytes, arterial blood gases (ABG’s)  
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Lavender used for:   CBC, ABO Rh, hematocrit, hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1C  
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Gray used for:   Lactic acid, glucose tolerance, fasting blood sugar, alcohol levels  
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Royal blue (red) used for:   Trace elements, nutritional analysis  
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Royal blue (lavender) used for:   Blood heavy metals, NOT ARSENIC  
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Royal blue (green) used for:   Heavy metals (arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, zinc)  
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Tan used for:   Lead  
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Pink used for:   Routine blood bank, blood donor, type and screen, antibody, and crossmatch  
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