Order of draw
Blood cultures
What is first in the order of draw
What is sodium citrate?
Test in light blue
Pt
Sterile yellow goes to?
Micro
Serum or plasma in the gold tube
serum
Lt blue tube
What is second in the order of draw
Additive in green tube
What is heparin
Test in green
ammonia
Light blue goes to
Coagulation
Serum or plasma in light blue
plasma
Draw right with the purple top tube because it has EDTA and goes to blood bank
What is pink top tube
Additive in pink tube
EDTA
Test in purple
CBC
Red goes to
Chemistry
plasma, plasma or whole blood in purple top
whole blood or plasma
Last in the order of draw
Grey
Additive in gold tube
Thixotropic gel and glass particles
Test in gold
CMP, BMP
Royal blue goes to
Toxicology
Liquid portion of whole blood
plasma
The sean in the order of draw
Red and gold
Additive in grey tube
Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride
Test in grey
BAC, glucose, lactic acid
Pink goes to
Blood bank
liquid portion of blood that has been allowed to clot
serum