Order of the Draw

Phlebotomy

100

I have a yellow additive, I am sterile

Blood Cultures

200

I am the pretty pink tube, what am I used for

Blood banking when a patient needs a blood transfusion

300

If you suspect me of having me, you will use this tube to clarify

Red

400

I have a marble color, red and black, what is in me?

Clot activator/thixotropic gel

500

You are asked to draw the following tests

CBC, and total glucose, what tubes are you putting the specimen in and what order?

Lavender

grey

order

100

I am in the light blue tube, I hate to be sticky

Coagulation

200

I am sodium citrate, whats my purpose

I am an anticoagulant, I make sure calcium does not bind to the specimens

300

You are asked to draw a PT/PTT/INR, which tube are you taking with you?

Light blue

400

Phil need to collect a CBC,PTT,PT,blood glucose leve and thyroid panel.  What is the order of the draw and what tubes is he using?

Lavender

light blue

gray

gold

500

You are asked to draw a RBC,ESR,Whole blood, H & H, and HgbA1C, what tube(s) are you taking?

Lavender only, these are all for blood counting purposes

of

100

I am in the red tube, i am lonley

No additives in the red tube

200

Im in with the old gray tubes, but I am sweet.

Oxalate/fluoride

     used for glucose testing

300

Bring this tube if you need to draw trace elements

Dark Green

400

Is this a correct order?

SST (gold), green, EDTA (Lavender)

Yes this is correct

500

The doctor orders glucose test, FBS, Alcohol levels, and GTT, which tube(s) are you bringing

Gray

the

100

I am in with the gold tube

SST, you know me!

200

Its me and the lavender tube

EDTA

300

I am no rocker but I would take this color tube to test for heavy metals

Royal blue

400

Sally brings really good grease and leaves the gravy,

Is this a good mneumonic to learn order of the draw?

Yes this is correct

Sterile (yellow), brings (blue), really (red),good (gold), grease (green), leaves (lavender) gravy (gray)

500

Oh no you are asked to draw for a paternity test,  and a PT test?  What color tubes are you using and what is the order?

Yellow

Light Blue

draw

100

I am in the light green tubes

PSTs

200

I am in the green tube

Heparin, so I don't clot

300

My patient has an infection, so I will gather this tube to see what his WBC's are

Lavender

400

Red, green, blue, blood cultures.  Is this a correct order for collecting an ordered specimen?

No

blood cultures , light blue, red  is correct

500

Orders are for a chemistry, and cross match, which tubes are you bringing and in which order?

SST-gold

EDTA- lavender