Tubes
The color is used for coagulation studies
What is 🟦 Light Blue ?
Additive is in the lavender tube
What is EDTA ?
(Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid )
Department that uses the green tube
What is Chemistry?
The tube comes first in the order of draw
What is Blood Culture (Yellow SPS)?
What happens if you shake tubes too hard?
What is Hemolysis?
(premature destruction of red blood cells)
Tube is used for blood cultures
What is 🟡 Yellow (SPS)?
Additive is in the light blue tube
What is Sodium Citrate ?
The test that is done with the gray tube
What is Glucose Testing?
The tube that follows the light blue
What is SST (Gold or Tiger Top)?
Why is hemolysis a problem?
It alters test results.
The color is the tube for glucose testing
What is ⚪ Gray ?
Additive is in the green tube
What is Heparin (Lithium or Sodium)?
The department uses the red top tube
What is Serology or Chemistry?
The tube comes after SST
What is Green?
The mistake that can cause clotting in EDTA tubes
What is Underfilling the tube?
Tube is used for ESR testing?
What is 🟣 Lavender ?
Additive is in the gray tube
What is Potassium Oxalate and Sodium Fluoride?
The test that is done with the yellow tube
What is Blood Cultures or DNA Testing?
The tube that is last in the order of draw
What is Gray?
It happens if you use the wrong order
What is Cross-contamination of additives?
What color is the discard tube?
What is Red (Plain, no additive)?
Additive is in the royal blue tube
What is None, EDTA, or Heparin (depends on label)?
The department that uses the pink tube
What is Blood Bank?
The tube is used before EDTA
What is Green?
This mistake affects potassium levels
What is Hemolysis or wrong tube used?