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Yellow (SPS)
common tests
blood cultures
Invert: 8-10x

Light Blue (Sodium Citrate)
common tests
aPTT
PT/INR
D-dimer
Fibrinogen
~ Drawing this tube first with a butterfly? waste tube required before this tube! (helps get the air out of the blood as it passes through the thin tube)
invert: 3-4x

Red (Glass: none, Plastic: clot activator)
common tests
Serology
Immunology
Certain drug levels
Invert
for glass: 0x
for plastic, 5-10x

Gold/Tiger (SST) (Clot activator and gel)
common tests
Metabolic panels
Lipid panel
Liver panel
Hormone levels
invert: 5-10x

Light Green (Lithium Heparin and Gel)
common tests
STAT chemistries
Cardiac markers
Troponin
CK-MB
invert:
8-10x

Green (Sodium Heparin)
common tests
STAT chemistries
Ammonia (put on ICE)
some drug levels
invert
8-10x

Purple (EDTA)
common tests
complete blood count
HbA1c
ESR
Reticulocyte count
invert
8-10x

Pink (EDTA)
common tests
blood typing (ABO, Rh)
Crossmatching
Antibody screening
invert
8-10x

Gray (Sodium Fluoride/ Potassium Oxalate)
common tests
Lactic Acid (put on ICE)
Blood alcohol
some drug testing
glucose
invert
8-10x