CLSI Order of Draw

blood cultures

what tests uses the yellow (SPS) or bottles to collect

SPS (sodium plyanethol sulfonate)

what is the additive of the yellow tube used for blood cultures

coagulation

what department does the blue tube go to

none

what is the additive in the red glass tube

serum, clot activator

what is the additive in the red plastic tube

SST (serum separator tube)

what is the additive in the gold/tiger tube

sodium heparin

what is the additive in the dark green tube

lithium heparin

what is the additive in the mint green tube/camo

K2EDTA

what is the additive in the lavender/purple tube

K2EDTA

what is the additive in the pink tube

blood bank

what is the department that the pink tube goes to

potassium oxalate, sodium flouride

what is the additive in the gray tube

ACD A/B (acid citrate dextrose)

what is the additive in the yellow tube used for DNA testing

microbiology

what department does the yellow tube go to used for blood cultures; also bottles (anaerobic + aerobic)

yellow, bottles

what tubes are used for blood cultures

pink

what tube is used for type/screen, type/crossmatch, DAT, elution

R blue red (navy, red label)

what tube is used to test for trace elements

R blue powder (navy, powder blue label)

what tube is used to test toxicology, nutrients, metals

K2EDTA

what is the additive in the royal blue tube (navy)

sodium citrate

what is the additive for the light blue tube

lt blue

what tube is used for tests such as PT/INR, APTT, D-Dimer, fibrinogen, mixing studies, thrombin

thrombin

what is the additive for the orange tube

gold

what tube is used for STAT chem 7 tests

dk green

what tube is used to test CMP, BMP, LFT and TDM (therapeutic drug monitoring)

dk green

what tube is used to test for ammonia levels

mt green

what tube is known as a PST (plasma separator tube)

hematology

what department does the purple/lavender/pink tubes go to

lavender

what tube tests for CBC, ESR, sickle cell screen, peripheral blood smear

pearl white

what tube is known as a PPT (plasma preparation tube)

K2EDTA

what is the additive for the pearl white tube

pearl white

what tube is used to collect plasma for PCR tests

sodium citrate buffer

what is the additive for the black tube

black

what tube is used to test for ESR only (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)

hematology

what department does the black tube go to

tan

what tube is used for lead testing

K2EDTA

what is the additive for the tan tube

gray

what tube is used to test lactic acid, GTT, 2,3 and 4 hour glucose

cultures (yellow-SPS, bottles) lt blue r blue serum red orange gold (tiger) dk green lt green r blue plasma lavender white pink black (shrek) tan gray yellow

what is the order of draw for color tubes

yellow SPS, bottles

name the tubes used for blood cultures/sterile specimens

lt blue

name the tube used for coagulation

gold (tiger), red, r blue (w/clot activator)

name the serum tubes

dk green, mt green, camo

name the heparin tubes

lavender, pink, white, r blue (w/ EDTA), tan (w/ EDTA)

name the EDTA tubes

gray

name the glycolytic inhibitor tube

blood culture coagulation serum heparin EDTA glycolytic inhibitor ACD

name the CLSI order of draw by tube type

yellow (ACD A/B)

name the ACD solution tube

mt green (camo)

what tube is used to test for BMP

lavender

what tube is used to test CBC

gold (tiger)

what tube is used to test CMP

pink

what tube is used to test DAT (direct antihumanglobulin test)

lavender

what tube is used to test ESR

lt blue

what tube is used to test APTT

chemistry

what department do the green tubes go to

blue

what color bottle do blood cultures for aerobic go into if there is no yellow tube

lavender

what color bottle do blood cultures for anaerobic go into if there is no yellow tube

serology (immunology)

what department do the red tubes go to

hematology

what department do the lavender tubes go to