Phlebotomy

laboratory tests

CBC (complete blood count)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

WBC (white blood cells)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

Reticulocyte count

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

RBC (red blood cells)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

sickle cell

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

PLT (platelet count)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

HCT (hematocrit)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

ESR (sed rate)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

HGB(hemoglobin)

Tube color: Lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: EDTA prevents congulation

Department: Hematology

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

PT (prothrombin time)

Tube color: Light blue

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: Citrate prevents coagulation

Department: Coagulation

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

PTT (partial thrombinplastin time)

Tube color: Light blue

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: Citrate prevents coagulation

Department: Coagulation

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

RPR (syphilis) (rapid plasma reagin)

Tube color: plain red/ SST

Yields: serum

Action: No additive and clot activator and separation gel

Department: Serology

Special Instructions: none

Type & Screen

Tube color: plain red & lavender

Yields: serum and whole blood/plasma

Action: contains no additives and ETDA prevents coagulation

Department: blood bank

Special Instructions: Fill the tube completely

Dilantin

Tube color: Plain Red

Yields: serum

Action: Contains no additives

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: check medication time

Digoxin

Tube color: Plain Red

Yields: serum

Action: Contains no additives

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: check medication time

Li (lithium)

Tube color: Plain Red

Yields: serum

Action: Contains no additives

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: check medication time

Ammonia

Tube color: green, dark green, and lavender

Yields: whole blood/plasma

Action: heparin prevents clotting inhibiting thrombin & EDTA prevents coagulation

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: put on ice and send to lab STAT

Na+ (sodium)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

BUN/creatinine (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

Cholesterol

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

CMP (complete Metabolic Panel)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: fasting

Bilirubin

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: light protection

BMP (Basic Metabolic Panel)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: Fasting

Vitamin B12

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: some labs/ facilities light protection

ALT (SGPT)/ AST (SGOT)

(alanine aminotransferase/asparte aminotransferase)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

Amylase

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

Triglycerides

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: Fasting

Albumin

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold) or Grey

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel & glucose preservative sodium fluoride

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: Fasting

CEA (carcinoembryonic Antigen)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

K+ (Potassium)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

Electrolyte Panel

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

LD (LDH)

(Lactic Dehydrogenase)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: none

Fe (Iron)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: Basel State

LFT (Liver Function Panel)

Tube color: SST (marble or gold)

Yields: serum

Action: Clot activator and separation gel

Department: Chemistry

Special Instructions: Light Protection