Order of Draw - Phlebotomy

What is the additive of SPS?

Yellow/Blood Culture tube

What is the additive of Sodium Citrate?

Light Blue tube

What is the additive of Clot Activators/Thrixotrophic?

Gold/Marble tube

What is the additive of Thrombin?

Orange tube

What has no additive?

Red tube

What is the additive of Light Green?

Lithium Heparin Thrixotrophic Gel

What is the additive of Lavender?

K2 EDTA

What is the additive of Pink?

k2 EDTA

What is the additive of Tan?

EDTA

What is the additive of Grey?

Sodium Flouride Potassium Oxide

What is the additive of Royal Blue?

Heparin or EDTA or None

What is the additive of Black?

Buffered Sodium Citrate

What is the first order of draw?

Yellow/Blood Culture

What is the 2nd order of draw?

Light blue

What is the 3rd order of draw?

Gold/Marble

What is the 4th order of draw?

Orange

What is the 5th order of draw?

Red

What is the 6th order of draw?

Light Green?

What is the 7th order of draw?

Lavender

What is the 8th order of draw?

Pink

What is the 9th order of draw?

Tan

What is the 10th order of draw?

Grey

What is the 11th order of draw?

Royal Blue

What is the 12th order of draw?

Black

What is the test of Yellow/Blood Culture?

Blood cultures, collect microorganisms that cause blood infections

What is the test of Light Blue?

Coagulation studies: Prothrombin Time, Partial Thromboplastin Time, Fibrinogen, Fibrin Degradaton

What is the test of Gold/Marble?

Aldosterone, PSA

What is the test of Orange?

STAT Serum Test

What is the test of Red?

Reference Lab Tests (Call lab if there is any question), RPR, Rheumatoid Factor

What is the test of Light Green?

CMP, Cardiac Markers, B12 & Folate, Thyroid Profile, TSH, Cortisol

What is the test of Lavender?

CBC, Hemogram, Hgb &Hct, Platelet Count, Differential, Retic Count, Sedimentation Rate

What is the test of Pink?

Type and Screen, Type and Crossmatch, Type and Rh

What is the test of Tan?

Lead

What is the test of Grey?

Lactic Acid, Glue (Put on Ice!)

What is the test of Royal Blue?

Trace Elements

What is the test of Black?

Sedimentation Rate

The tubes Gold/Marble, Orange, Red, Light Green, Tan, Grey, Royal Blue, and Black all go to what destination?

Chemistry

Lavender and Pink go to which destination?

Hematology

Yellow/Blood Culture goes to what destination?

Microbiology

Light blue goes to what destination?

Coagulation

In addition to chemistry what destination does red also go to?

Blood Bank

In addition to chemistry what destination does Tan?

Toxicology

What Specimen does Gold/Marble, Orange, Red, and Royal Blue have?

Serum

What specimen does Yellow/Blood Culture, Lavender, and Pink have?

Whole Blood

What specimen does Light Blue, Light Green, Tan, Grey, Royal Blue, and Black have?

Plasma