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What additive is in a light blue tube?

sodium citrate

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What additive is in a red GLASS tube?

No additive

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What additive is in a red PLASTIC tube?

clot activator

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What additive is in a red/light gray or clear tube?

No additive

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What additive is in a red/black (tiger) or gold tube?

Clot activator and gel separator

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What additive is in a green/gray or light green tube?

Lithium heparin and gel separator

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What additive is in a green tube?

Sodium heparin or lithium heparin

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8

What additive is in a lavender tube?

EDTA

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9

What additive is in a pink tube?

EDTA

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What additive is in a gray tube?

sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, sodium fluoride and EDTA, or sodium fluoride.

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11

What additive is in a orange tube?

thrombin

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12

What additive is in a gray/yellow tube?

thrombin

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13

What additive is in a royal blue tube?

none, EDTA, or sodium heparin

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14

What additive is in a tan tube?

EDTA

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What additive is in a yellow tube?

Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) or Acid citrate dextrose (ACD)

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16

What sample type is a light blue tube used for?

Plasma

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What sample type is a red GLASS tube used for?

Serum

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What sample type is a red PLASTIC tube used for?

Serum

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What sample type is a Red/light gray or clear tube used for?

Serum

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What sample type is a Red/black (tiger) or gold tube used for?

Serum

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What sample type is a green/gray or light green tube used for?

Plasma

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What sample type is a green tube used for?

plasma or whole blood

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What sample type is a lavender tube used for?

whole blood

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What sample type is a pink tube used for?

whole blood

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What sample type is a gray tube used for?

whole blood or plasma (or serum if additive is sodium fluoride)

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What sample type is a orange tube used for?

serum

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What sample type is a gray/yellow tube used for?

serum

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What sample type is a royal blue tube used for?

If none: serum, if EDTA: whole blood or plasma, if sodium heparin: plasma

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What sample type is a tan tube used for?

whole blood or plasma

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What sample type is a yellow tube used for?

If SPS: whole blood; If ACD: whole blood or plasma

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31

Which department would use a light blue tube?

Coagulation

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Which department would use a red GLASS tube?

Chemistry, blood bank, serology/immunology

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Which department would use a red PLASTIC tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a red/light gray or clear tube?

No department (discard tube only)

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Which department would use a red/black (tiger) or gold tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a green/gray or light green tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a green tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a lavender tube?

hematology

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Which department would use a pink tube?

blood bank

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Which department would use a gray tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a orange tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a gray/yellow tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a royal blue tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a tan tube?

chemistry

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Which department would use a yellow tube?

If SPS: microbiology; If ACD: blood bank/immunohematology

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