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Order of Draw
Type | |
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Blood Culture Rank | First |
Light Yellow Blood Culture Rank | First |
Blood Culture Additive | Varies |
Light Yellow Blood Culture Additive | SPS |
Blood Culture with Butterfly Needle | Aerobic Tube First |
Blood Culture with ETS or Syringe | Anaerobic Tube First |
Light Blue Rank | After Blood Cultures |
Light Blue Additive | Sodium Citrate |
Light Blue Use | Coagulation |
Light Yellow Blood Culture Use | Bacterial Studies |
Blood Culture Use | Bacterial Studies |
Serum Tubes colors | Can be red, gold, speckled red and gray (tiger), or red and black |
Serum Tubes Rank | After Light Blue |
Serum Tubes Additive | Clot Activator or none |
Serum Tubes Need | To clot for 30 min. prior to centrifugation |
Serum Tubes Use | Chemistry Test |
Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) Rank | After Serum Tubes |
Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) color | Orange |
Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) needs | 5 min. to clot |
Green Rank | After RST |
Green Additive | Lithium Heparin or Sodium Heparin |
Lavender/Purple Additive | EDTA |
Lavender/Purple Use | Hematology Tests |
Lavender/Purple Rank | After Green |
Pink Rank | After Lavender/Purple |
Pink Additive | EDTA |
Pink Use | Blood Bank |
Gray Rank | After Pink |
Gray Additives | Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Oxalate |
Gray Use | Glucose and Blood Alcohol Tests |
Light/Pale Yellow Rank | After Gray |
Light/Pale Yellow Additive | Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) |
Light/Pale Yellow Use | DNA Tests |
Royal/Dark Blue Rank | After Light/Pale Yellow |
Royal/Dark Blue Additive | Varies |
Royal/Dark Blue Use | Toxicology Tests |
Light Blue Tube with Butterfly Needle | Fill A Discard Tube First |