Additives
Tests/Tubes
Normal Ranges
Test/Body Functions
Miscellaneous
100
EDTA
What is the additive in a lavender top tube?
100
chem 12 panel
What is the red/gold/tiger topped tube?
100
fasting glucose
What test reflects the normal range of 70-110mg/dl?
100
glucose
What test is used to assess glucose metabolism disorders?
100
two
What is the accepted number of attempts to draw from a patient?
200
clot activators, polymer gels
What are the additives in a gold or red-grey top tube?
200
whole blood-CBC with diff
What is the lavender topped tube?
200
White Blood Cell Count
What test reflects the normal range of 5000-1000cu/mm?
200
BUN-blood, urea, nitrogen
What test is used to assess kidney function (waste product)
200
vessels that carry oxygen poor blood to the right side of heart
What are veins?
300
sodium heparin (lithium heparin or ammonium heparin)
What is the additive in a green top tube?
300
blood alcohol
What is gray topped tube?
300
male Hgb
What test reflects this normal range 15-18 g/dl?
300
bilirubin
What test is used to assess liver function?
300
medial vein
What vein is the first choice for a venipuncture?
400
sodium citrate
What is additive in the light blue top tube?
400
Pro-Time
What is the light blue tube?
400
female HCT
What test reflects this normal range 36-45%
400
potassium
What test is used to assess muscle function-esp. the heart (electrolyte)?
400
serum
What is the fluid portion of blood that remains after clotting?
500
sodium fluoride (iodoacetate, or potassium oxalate)
What is the additive in the gray top tube?
500
stat and routine chemistry tests
What is green topped tube?
500
triglycerides
What test reflects the normal range of less than 150mg/dl?
500
AST(SGOT)
What test is used to assess liver damage (enzyme)?
500
Daily Double
Daily Double
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