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Order of Draw-Phleb
Tube color | Additive | Tests |
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Blood Culture Bottles/ Light Yellow | SPS = Anticoagulant | Blood Cultures only |
Light Blue | Sodium Citrate (Na Citrate) = Anticoagulant | PT, INR, PTT |
Serum Tubes (Red, Tiger and Gold [SST], Orange [RST]) | Clot activator in all Serum Tubes (no gel barrier in red but in all others) | BUN, Lipid, CMP, TSH, PSA |
Green | Lithium Heparin or Sodium Heparin | Ammonia, Electorlyte |
Lavendar | EDTA | CBC, A1C, ESR |
Pink | EDTA | Blood Bank |
Grey | Sodium Fluoride or Potassium Oxalate | Glucose, Alcohol |
Light Yellow | ACD (Acid Citrate Dextrose) | Genetics |
Royal Blue | EDTA = Anticoagulant or Serum = clot activator | Trace elements |
Order of draw | Blood cultures, Light blue, Serum tubes, green, lavender, pink, grey, light yellow, royal blue | Bright Bees Serve Gracefully, Love Playing Games, Like Rummy |