Tube Colors
This contains a broth mixture
what are blood cultures
this is the additive in blood cultures
what is a broth mixture
Is the microtainer order of draw the same as the venipuncture order of draw?
No, the opposite
this is first in the order of draw
what are blood cultures
What color tube does a CBC go in
what is lavender
This tube color is typically run in hematology
what is lavender
What additive does a plastic red tube contain
what are silica particles
What color microtainer contains heparin?
if the following tube Colors were ordered, what is the correct order of draw
light blue, blood cultures, lavender
what is blood cultures, light blue, lavender
What color tube does a type and screen go in
what is pink
this tube color contains sodium citrate
what is light blue
What tube type has no additives
red Glass tube
What type of blood is in an EDTA lavender tube?
ie. plasma, serum, whole blood
what is whole blood
tell me the correct order of the following tubes
red Glass, SPS, lavender
SPS, red Glass, lavender
Can a troponin be drawn on a gold top tube?
No
this tube color is a type of SST other than gold
what is a tiger top tube
what makes a mint tube different from a green tube? include the additive that is in a mint tube
what is lithium Heparin and a gel separator
Name the microtainer order of draw
lavender, green, Gray, gold, red
If the following tests were ordered, name the tube color they go in and the correct order of draw
BMP, CBC, PT
PT- light blue
BMP- gold or mint
CBC- lavender
what color tube does a liver panel go in
Gold, Mint, SST, or PST
what tube color is a BNP drawn on
what is lavender
There are two additives that can go in a dark green tube. Name both of them and whether the label has stripes or not
Lithium Heparin- no stripes
Sodium Heparin- stripes
what microtainer tube would a baby bilirubin go in, and what is special about it?
gold SST, it is amber to be protected from light
If the following tests were ordered, name the color tube they go in and the order of draw:
type and screen, lactic acid, PT
PT- light blue
lactic acid- dark green
type and screen- pink
What color tube does a lactic acid go in?
green lithium Heparin- tube