Phlebotomy Training Specialists- Order Of Draw

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Sterile Bottles (Tests)

BC X 2

Sterile Bottle (Additive)

Nutrient Broth

Sterile Bottle (Lab)

MicroBiology

BC X 2 Requires what (with some employers)

Use Butterfly Needle

Light Blue (tests)

PT, PTT, APTT

Light Blue (Additives)

Sodium Citrate

Light Blue (Lab)

Coagulation/Hematology

Light blue requires what before the drawing that tube

Draw a throwaway tube or red tube

Red Tube (Tests)

Whole Blood, Discard

SST Tube (Tests)

BMP, CMP

SST Tube (Additive)

Silica

PST Tube (Tests)

LYTES, hGC

PST Tube (Additive)

Lithium Heparin

Green Tube (Tests)

Ammonia

Green Tube (Additive)

Sodium Heparin

Lavender Tube (Test)

ESR, Sickle Cell, CBC

CBC Test should never

Be centerfuged

Lavender Tube (Additive)

EDTA

Pink Tube (Test)

Type, Cross match

Pink Tube (Additive)

K2 EDTA

Grey Tube (Tests)

OGTT, Lactic Acid, Ethanol

Gray Tube (Additive)

Sodium Fluoride