Additives
SST/Tiger Tops have what additive?
Clot Activator
Blood cultures and yellow sterile tubes are used by which department in the lab?
Microbiology
What 4 tests are run in a light blue sodium citrate tube?
PTT, PTT, aPTT, D-dimer
You are ordered to draw labs for a CBC, what color tube are you using?
Lavender top
What is the whole blood to anticoagulant ratio in a light blue stopper tube?
9:1
Green Tops have what additives?
Light green - Lithium heparin
Dark green - Sodium heparin
Coagulation department primarily uses which tube?
Light blue
Blood types, Antibody screens, Type and cross match tests are done in which color tube?
Pink
Which stopper uses whole blood for hematology testing?
Lavender top
What is the minimum time serum specimens have to sit before being centrifuged?
30-60 mins to allow a clot to form
Blood Cultures/Yellow Culture Tubes contain which additives?
Blood Cultures: Aerobic/Anaerobic Culture Media
Yellow: Sodium Polyanethol Sulfate (SPS)
Pink tops are used by which department in the lab?
Blood bank (immunohematology)
Grey top tubes include which 3 tests?
Alcohol, Glucose GGT, Lactic Acid
What is the difference between Routine and STAT chemistry tests?
The time the specimen needs to sit before being processed
Which 4 types of tubes use serum instead of plasma for testing?
Red, SST, Tiger Top, Gold
Light Blue tops have which additive?
Sodium citrate
SST/Tiger tops are used by which department in the lab and for what speed of test?
Routine Chemistry
Routine tests run by gold/SST/tiger tops include which 8 tests?
BMP,CMP, Iron, TSH, T4, HIV, Lipid, PSA
You need to draw blood for a Blood Culture, A1C, Lactic Acid and Drug Levels, what is the LAST tube in the order of draw?
Gray - Lactic Acid
(Draw order: blood culture, drug levels, hgbA1C, lactic acid)
Nutritional studies are typically collected in which tube?
Royal Blue
Grey Tops have which additive?
Sodium Fluoride, Potassium oxalate
Green Tops are used for primarily what speed of test and department?
Stat Chemistry
Royal Blue stopper tubes are used for which 3 tests?
Trace elements, Heavy Metals, Nutritional studies
A doctor orders blood tests for a CBC, STAT electrolytes and PTT, in what order and color of tubes do you draw on the patient?
1. Light Blue (PTT)
2. Dark Green (STAT Electrolytes)3. Lavender (CBC)
Lactic Acid tests (iced) are collected in which tube?
Gray