Tube Stopper Color
What color comes first in order of the draw?
Yellow
What additive is added in the yellow tube?
Sodium Polyethanol Sulfonate (SPS)
Microbiology
What test does yellow conduct?
Blood culture
How many Inversions are needed for yellow?
What is the liquid part created?
Inversions: 8-10
Liquid Part: Plasma
What color comes second in order of the draw?
Light Blue
What additive is added in the light blue tube?
Sodium Citrate
What department is light blue and red used for?
Light Blue: Coagulation
Red: Tube Blood Bank
What test does light blue and red conduct?
Light Blue: PT, PTT, INR
Red: BMP, CMP, Blood Type, Creatinine, RH,BUN, Antibody Screen, Type, and Crossmatch
How many Inversions are needed for light blue and red? What is the liquid part created?
Light Blue Inversions and Liquid Part: 3-4, Plasma
Red Inversions and Liquid Part: No need to invert, Serum
What color comes third in order of the draw?
Red
What additive is added in the red tube?
No additive
Red/Gray or Gold: Routine Chemistry
Green: STAT Chemistry
What do red/gray or Gold tests conduct?
All STAT tests and Iron, folate, electrolytes (K=Potassium, NA=Sodium)
How many Inversions are needed for Red/Gray and what liquid part is created?
Red/Gray or Gold: 5, Serum
What color comes fourth in order of the draw?
Red&Gray or Gold (SST)
What additives are in the Red/Gray tube and the Green tube?
Clot Activator and Heparin
What department is lavender used for?
Hematology
What tests does green conduct?
Glucose, K (Potassium), Troponin, Bilirubin, Ammonia, STAT electrolytes
What colors are fifth, six, and seventh (the last 3), in order of the draw?
Green, Lavender, Gray
What additives are in Lavender and Gray?
K2EDTA and Sodium Flouride
What department is gray used for?
Chemistry
What tests do lavender and Gray conduct?
Lavender: CBC, ESR, HgA1C
Gray: Lactic Acid, Glucose