Additives
What additive does a Pink/Purple top tube contain?
What is EDTA
What is the very first tube to be drawn?
What is Blood Culture
What department does PINK/EDTA tubes go to?
What is Blood Bank
What type of test(s) are conducted with a blue top (Sodium Citrate) tube?
What is… PTT/PT (coagulation)
What additive does a light blue top tube contain?
What is Sodium Citrate
What is the last tube to be drawn?
What is Royal Blue
What department does LAVENDER/EDTA tubes go to?
What is Hematology
What kind of test(s) are conducted with a lavender top (EDTA) tube?
What is… CBC
What additive does a Green top tube have?
What is Heparin
What color tube comes after Pink?
What is Gray
What department do Green/Heparin tubes go to?
What is Chemistry
What kind of test(s) are conducted with a green top (Heparin) tube?
What is… Blood Ammonia, Blood Gases
What additive does Gray top tube have?
What is Sodium Fluoride
Which blood culture tube is drawn first?
Anaerobic
What department do RST/Gold/Orange tubes go to?
What is Chemistry
What kind of test(s) are conducted with a gray top (Sodium Fluoride) tube?
What is… Blood Glucose, Blood Alcohol, Lactic Acid
What additive does a Blood Culture tube contain?
What is sodium polyanethole sulfonate
What color blood tube comes after Rapid Serum Tubes (Gold/Orange)
What is Green
What department do blood cultures go to?
What is Serology
What kind of test(s) are conducted with a Red/Tiger top (may contain no additive or clot activator) tube?
What is… Routine Chemistry, Immunology