Blood draw question?
I just started working again in the med field and its be awhile so I was wondering if anyone could list out all of the additives surrounded by a vaccutainer tube and what tests are ran on each color.. I enjoy the basics but want to make a cheat sheet for my desk!
Answers:
better yet, have your manager furnish you the documentation you require!! learn to depend on the resources available to you.
purple; EDTA - used for Hematology mostly - CBC; HH; Sed Rate
plain red- no additive- used for Blood bank; Chemistry; special tests
green- sodium heparin or litium heparin- Chemistry mostly
light blue- sodium citrate- Coagulation- PT; PTT
pink- EDTA- used mostly for Blood Bank
royal blue- used for hard to digest metals and special tests
light yellow- used for fungal culture collection
gray- sodium floride- glucose
red/ yellow stripe- contains serum separator- Chemistry
plain red near serum separator- Chemistry
The most frequent tubes:
purple for Hematology
red or green for Chemistry
pink for Blood Bank
light blue for Coag
The anticoagulant is printed on the tube as well as the expiration date.
The type of tube needed is on the collection label as in good health as the volume most of the time. Source(s): MT(ASCP)
lab for 24 years.
Sure,
Red Top--------------------------No additives
Red marble top or gold-----clot activator and gel for serum separation
Light blue top------------------------sodium citrate
Green top-----------------------------sodium heparin or lithium heparin
Lavender top------------------------------ethylen… teracetic acid (EDTA)
Gray top-------------------------------------… sodium fluride or sodium- fluride
Yellow top-------------------------------------…
Yellow marble top-----------------------------orange thrombin
Light green top--------------------------------- lithium heparin and gel for - plasma separation
Pink top-------------------------------------…
Tan top-------------------------------------… heparin (glass tubes) EDTA (plastic)
Royal blue top-----------------------------------so… heparin (EDTA NONE)
Hope this help, Cody D.V.M. Source(s): VET
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Answers:
better yet, have your manager furnish you the documentation you require!! learn to depend on the resources available to you.
purple; EDTA - used for Hematology mostly - CBC; HH; Sed Rate
plain red- no additive- used for Blood bank; Chemistry; special tests
green- sodium heparin or litium heparin- Chemistry mostly
light blue- sodium citrate- Coagulation- PT; PTT
pink- EDTA- used mostly for Blood Bank
royal blue- used for hard to digest metals and special tests
light yellow- used for fungal culture collection
gray- sodium floride- glucose
red/ yellow stripe- contains serum separator- Chemistry
plain red near serum separator- Chemistry
The most frequent tubes:
purple for Hematology
red or green for Chemistry
pink for Blood Bank
light blue for Coag
The anticoagulant is printed on the tube as well as the expiration date.
The type of tube needed is on the collection label as in good health as the volume most of the time. Source(s): MT(ASCP)
lab for 24 years.
Sure,
Red Top--------------------------No additives
Red marble top or gold-----clot activator and gel for serum separation
Light blue top------------------------sodium citrate
Green top-----------------------------sodium heparin or lithium heparin
Lavender top------------------------------ethylen… teracetic acid (EDTA)
Gray top-------------------------------------… sodium fluride or sodium- fluride
Yellow top-------------------------------------…
Yellow marble top-----------------------------orange thrombin
Light green top--------------------------------- lithium heparin and gel for - plasma separation
Pink top-------------------------------------…
Tan top-------------------------------------… heparin (glass tubes) EDTA (plastic)
Royal blue top-----------------------------------so… heparin (EDTA NONE)
Hope this help, Cody D.V.M. Source(s): VET
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