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Tubes and Additives
Tube color and additives
Question | Answer |
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Sterile Yellow for Cultures | SPS |
Sterile Yellow for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA-B27) | ACD-A, ACD-B |
Blood Culture Bottles | Thyglycollate Broth |
Lt Blue (full) | NaC (Sodium Citrate) |
Red | Silica/Serum or None |
SST | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
SST/Bumble Bee (black with yellow insert) | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
PST (Lt. Green) | Lithium Heparin & Thixotropic Gel |
Green | Sodium Heparin or Lithium Heparin or Ammonium Heparin |
Lavender | EDTA |
Gray | NaF(Soduim Floride) and KOx(Potassium Oxalate) |
Tan | EDTA |
Dark Blue | EDTA or None = Chemically Clean Tube with special stoppers |
Pink | EDTA |
Pearl | EDTA |
Gray with yellow label/red & yellow | Boric Acid |
Black with Blue Insert | NaC (Sodium Citrate) |
Orange | Polymer/Thrombin Gel & Serum |
CPT (blue tiger) | NaC (Soduim Citrate) and Polymer Gel |