Phlebotomy Order of Draw

Additives

100

The additive for the lavender top tube.

What is EDTA

200

The additive for the light blue tube.

What is sodium citrate

300

Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate are additives for this color tube.

What is Gray

400

This color tube top has no additive.

What is red.

500

This Heparin tube can not be used for STAT Lytes.

What is dark green, sodium heparin tube

Basic Order of Draw

100

This color tube is 5th in the basic order of draw.

What is Light Green (or Greens)

200

This tube color is 2nd in the basic order of draw.

What is Light blue.

300

This color tube is last in the basic order of draw.

What is gray.

400

This is first in the basic order of draw.

What is blood cultures.

500

This tube's additive determines its place in the order of draw.

What Royal Blue.

Tests

100

CBC, CBC with differential and hematology are some of the tests taken with this color tube.

What is Lavender/ purple.

200

A D-dimer is collected in what tube?

Light Blue.

300

Glucose studies and blood alcohol levels are tested with this color tube.

What is gray.

400

Serum HCG test are collected in this color tube?

What is red or Tiger-top, gold-top, SST

500

A type & cross is collected in this tube.

What is pink top tube.

General

100

These come in both aerobic and anaerobic types.

What is blood culture bottles.

200

Red/ red tiger/ gold topped tubes produce this when centrifuged.

What is Serum.

300

Used for toxicology testing.

Royal Blue Top.

400

These tubes are serum tubes.

What is red, tiger-top, gold-top, SST.

500

This is the angle you use when collecting blood with a winged infusion set.

What is 5 degrees.