Order of draw
What is yellow (blood cultures)?
The number of inversions for majority (6) of the tubes
What is 8?
What is SPS?
The most common test for light blue tube
What is PT, PTT, INR?
The department that the yellow tube gets sent to
What is the microbiology department?
The last color tube in the order of draw
The number of inversions for two different types of tubes
What is 5?
What is sodium citrate?
The most common test for red tubes
Blood typing, Rh, Type and Screen, RPR
The department that the light blue tube is sent to
What is the coagulation department?
The 8th color tube in the order of draw
The number of inversions for the light blue tube
What is 4?
The additive for red tubes testing for
What is silica?
The most common tests for SST tube
What is BMP, BUN, Ca, CMP, Bili, TSH?
The department the SST, green, gray, (and sometimes red) tubes are sent to
What is the chemistry department?
The second color tube in the order of draw
What is light blue?
The number of inversions for blood cultures
What is 8?
The only additive that sits at the bottom of its colored tube
What is Thixotropic gel?
The most common tests for the green tube
The department the lavender tube is sent to
What is the hematology department?
The correct order of draw
What is blood cultures, light blue, red, SST, PST, green, lavender, gray, and navy blue?
The number of inversions for the red tube
What is 5?
The additive in the lavender tube
What is EDTA?
The most common tests for the roval (navy) blue tube
What is lead, zinc, copper, mercury?
The department(s) the red tube is sent to
What are the Blood bank, Serology, and Chemistry departments?