Order of Draw
Using 1-11 where does the Lavender Tube fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the Royal Blue Tube fall in the order of draw?
Lavender Tube - 9
Royal Blue Tube - 11
What is the additive in Blood Culture Bottles?
What is the additive in the Dark Blue Tube?
What is the additive in the Grey Top Tube?
Blood Culture - Sodium Polyanethole sulfonate (nutrient broth)
Dark Blue - None (red stripe) and EDTA (lavender tube)
Grey - Sodium Fluoride, antiglycolytic agent
What do Blood Cultures yield?
What does a Red Top Tube yield?
What does a Discard Tube yield?
Blood Culture: N/A
Red Top: Serum
Discard Tube: N/A
What lab processes Blood Cultures?
What lab processes the Discard Tube?
What lab processes the Light Blue Tube?
Blood Culture - Microbiology
Discard Tube - N/A
Light Blue - Coagulation
What are the common tests for The Light Blue Top Tube?
What are the common tests for The Discard Tube Tube?
What are the common tests for Blood Cultures?
Light Blue - Prothrombin Time, Partial Prothrombin Time, Activated Partial Prothrombin Time
The Discard Tube - No common tests but must be used before the Light Blue Tube
Blood Cultures - Used to determine the presence of pathogenic or infectious microorganisms
Using 1-11 where does the Pink Tube fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the Grey Tube fall in the order of draw?
Pink Tube - 8
Grey Tube - 10
What is the additive in the Discard Tube?
What is the additive in the Light Blue Tube?
Discard Tube - none
Light Blue Tube - Sodium Citrate, an anticoagulant
What does a Light Blue Top Tube yield?
What does an SST Tube yield?
Light Blue - Plasma
SST - Serum
What lab processes the Red Top Tube?
What lab processes the SST Tube?
Red - Chemistry
SST - Chemistry
What are the common tests for The Light Green Top Tube?
What are the common tests for The Pink Top Tube?
Light Green - STAT Electrolytes, hCG, hCG qualitative, hCG quantitative
Pink Top - Type and Screen Ratio (TSR), Cross Match
Using 1-11 where does the Discard Tube fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the Dark Green Tube fall in the order of draw?
Discard Tube - 2
Dark Green - 7
What is the additive in Red Top Tubes?
What is the additive in SST Tubes?
Red - Clot activator if plastic
SST - silica (clot activator) and thixotropic gel (serum separator)
What does a Royal Blue Top Tube yield?
What does a Lavender Top Tube yield?
Royal Blue- Serum or Plasma
Lavender - Plasma
What lab processes the Light Green Tube?
What lab processes the Dark Green Tube?
Light Green - Chemistry
Dark Green - Chemistry
What are the common tests for The Red Top Tube?
What are the common tests for The SST Tube?
Red Top - Discard or Serum Pregnancy if Plastic
SST - BMP, CMP, Serum Pregnancy Test, Lipids and Cholesterol
Using 1-11 where does the Light Blue Tube fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the SST Tube fall in the order of draw?
Light Blue Top - 3
SST Tube - 5
What is the additive in the Light Green Top?
What is the additive in the Dark Green Top?
Light Green - Lithium Heparin (anticoagulant) thixotropic gel (plasma separator)
Dark green - Sodium heparin (anticoagulant)
What does a Gray Top Tube yield?
What does a Dark Green Top Tube yield?
Gray Top - Plasma
Dark Green - Plasma
What lab processes the Pink Top Tube?
What lab processes the Lavender Top Tube?
Pink - Blood Bank
Lavender - Hematology
What are the common tests for The Dark Green Top Tube?
What are the common tests for The Lavender Top Tube?
Dark Green - Ammonia
Lavender - ESR, Sickle Cell, CBC, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Platelets
Using 1-11 where do Blood Cultures fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the Light Green Tube fall in the order of draw?
Using 1-11 where does the Red Top fall in the order of draw?
Blood Cultures - 1
Light Green Tube - 6
Red Top Tube - 4
What is the additive in the Pink Top Tube?
What is the additive in the Lavender Top Tube?
Pink Top - Potassium EDTA
Lavender Top - EDTA
What does a Light Green Top Tube yield?
What does a Pink Top Tube yield?
Light Green - Plasma
Pink - Plasma
What lab processes the Gray Top Tube?
What lab processes the Royal Blue Top Tube?
Gray Top - Chemistry
Royal Blue Top - Toxicology
What are the common tests for The Gray Top Tube?
What are the common tests for The Dark Blue Top Tube?
Gray Top - OGTT, Lactic Acid, Alcohol
Dark Blue - Lead Poisoning, Heavy Metal Toxicology