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What additive is in a light blue tube?
sodium citrate
What additive is in a red GLASS tube?
No additive
What additive is in a red PLASTIC tube?
clot activator
What additive is in a red/light gray or clear tube?
No additive
What additive is in a red/black (tiger) or gold tube?
Clot activator and gel separator
What additive is in a green/gray or light green tube?
Lithium heparin and gel separator
What additive is in a green tube?
Sodium heparin or lithium heparin
What additive is in a lavender tube?
EDTA
What additive is in a pink tube?
EDTA
What additive is in a gray tube?
sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate, sodium fluoride and EDTA, or sodium fluoride.
What additive is in a orange tube?
thrombin
What additive is in a gray/yellow tube?
thrombin
What additive is in a royal blue tube?
none, EDTA, or sodium heparin
What additive is in a tan tube?
EDTA
What additive is in a yellow tube?
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) or Acid citrate dextrose (ACD)
What sample type is a light blue tube used for?
Plasma
What sample type is a red GLASS tube used for?
Serum
What sample type is a red PLASTIC tube used for?
Serum
What sample type is a Red/light gray or clear tube used for?
Serum
What sample type is a Red/black (tiger) or gold tube used for?
Serum
What sample type is a green/gray or light green tube used for?
Plasma
What sample type is a green tube used for?
plasma or whole blood
What sample type is a lavender tube used for?
whole blood
What sample type is a pink tube used for?
whole blood
What sample type is a gray tube used for?
whole blood or plasma (or serum if additive is sodium fluoride)
What sample type is a orange tube used for?
serum
What sample type is a gray/yellow tube used for?
serum
What sample type is a royal blue tube used for?
If none: serum, if EDTA: whole blood or plasma, if sodium heparin: plasma
What sample type is a tan tube used for?
whole blood or plasma
What sample type is a yellow tube used for?
If SPS: whole blood; If ACD: whole blood or plasma
Which department would use a light blue tube?
Coagulation
Which department would use a red GLASS tube?
Chemistry, blood bank, serology/immunology
Which department would use a red PLASTIC tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a red/light gray or clear tube?
No department (discard tube only)
Which department would use a red/black (tiger) or gold tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a green/gray or light green tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a green tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a lavender tube?
hematology
Which department would use a pink tube?
blood bank
Which department would use a gray tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a orange tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a gray/yellow tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a royal blue tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a tan tube?
chemistry
Which department would use a yellow tube?
If SPS: microbiology; If ACD: blood bank/immunohematology
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