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1. Culture Tubes
2. Light blue
3.Red
4. Gold/SST
5. Light Green
6. Dark Green
7.Laveder
8. Pink
9. Gray
Sodium Citrate
Additive

Plasma
Specimen Type (Yield)

Coagulation
Lab

3-4
Inversions

PT/INR
PTT
aPTT
D-Dimer
Common Tests

Must be filled completely
Special Notes

Clot Activator
Additive

Serum
Specimen Type (Yield)

Chemistry
Lab

5-10
Inversions

Drug levels
Antibody screening
Common Tests

Blood Must Be Allowed To Clot
Special Notes

Sillca and Thixotropic Gel
Additive

Serum
Specimen Type (Yield)

Chemistry
Lab

CMP
BMB
Hepatic Function Panel
Lipid Panel
Chemistry Determinations
-Glucose
-Electrolytes
-Enzymes
Common Tests

5-10
Inversions

Blood Must Be Allowed To Clot
Common Notes

Lithium heparin or Lithium heparin with Gel Activator
Additive

Plasma
Specimen Type (Yield)

Chemistry
Lab

8-10
Inversions

Hcg
Standard Electrolyte Panel
- Sodium
-Potassium
-Chloride
-CO2
Common Tests

Gel tube you centrifuge
No Gel tube you don't
Special Notes

Sodium Heparin
Additive

Plasma
Specimen Type (Yield)

Chemistry
Lab

8-10
Inversions

Ammonia
Plasma Chemistry Determinations
Chromosome Studies
Common Tests

This test must be CHILLED
Special Notes

K2 EDTA
Additive

Whole blood or Plasma
Specimen Type (Yield)

Hematology
Lab

8-10
Inversions

CBC
ESR
H&H
Hgb
HbA1c
Ammonia
Common Tests

Do NOT centrifuge for routine hematology tests (CBC, ESR, hemoglobin, blood smears), as whole blood is required.
Special Notes

K2 EDTA
Additive

Whole Blood
Specimen Type (Yield)

Blood Bank (Immunohematology)
Lab

8-10
Inversions

Blood Typing
Crossmatching
Common Test

Must Be Filled 2/3 Of The Way
Special Notes

sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
Additive

Plasma
Specimen Type (Yield)

Chemistry
Lab

8
Inversions

Glucose
Lactic Acid (LA)
Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC)
Ethanol (ETOH)
Common Tests

Make sure you use non-alcohol cleanser before you draw
Special Notes
