What tube am I?
Tube that has an additive that promotes blood clotting with glass or silica particles
What is a Red Top?
Lavender Top Tube
What is EDTA?
Light blue Top Tube
What is sodium citrate?
Used for CBC
What is an EDTA tube?
Used for trace element testing
What is royal blue top?
Tubes with additive that prevents the blood from clotting and stabilizes bacterial growth (two additives)
What is a yellow top SPS (Sodium Polyanetholsulfonate) & ACD (acid citrate dextrose)?
Red Top Tube
What is no additive?
Light Green Top
What is lithium heparin with polymer gel?
Used for ammonia testing
What is a lithium heparin (green top)?
Tube used for blood culture microbiology specimens
What is SPS (yellow top)?
Tube with additive that binds and remove calcium to prevent blood from clotting
What is a light blue Sodium Citrate tube?
Yellow Top Tube
What is ACD or SPS?
Grey Top Plasma Tube
What is sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride and Na2 EDTA?
Commonly used for routine chemistry testing
What is an SST (gold, red marble top)?
Used for coagulation testing
What is sodium citrate (light blue top)?
Tube with potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride
What is a grey top?
Green Top Tube
What is lithium/sodium/ammonium heparin?
Gray top serum tube
What is sodium fluoride?
Commonly used in blood banking
What is a EDTA (pink top)?
Used in blood bank studies i.e HLA
What is yellow top (ACD)?
Tube that contains additive that inhibits thrombin formation
What is a green top?
Gold Top Tube
What is a clot activator and polymer barrier?
Marbled red and gray top tube
What is a clot activator and polymer gel?
Used for lead testing
What is EDTA (tan top tube)?
Used for nutritional chemistry testing
What is royal blue top tube?