Cerrar
Gold BD Hemogard Closure or Red-Gray/Tiger Speckled topped tube
Test:
Gold BD Hemogard Closure or Red-Gray/Tiger Speckled topped tube
Additives
Gold BD Hemogard Closure or Red-Gray/Tiger Speckled topped tube
Specimen
Gold BD Hemogard Closure or Red-Gray/Tiger Speckled topped tube
Clotting time
Gold BD Hemogard Closure or Red-Gray/Tiger Speckled topped tube
Number of inversions
Lavender Topped tube
Test
Lavender Topped tube
Additives
Lavender Topped Tube
Specimen
Lavender Topped Tube
Number of Inversions
Light Blue Topped Tube
Test
Light Blue Topped Tube
Additives
Light Blue Topped Tube
Number of Inversions
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Test
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Additives in Plastic tubes
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Additives in Glass tubes
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Specimen
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Amount of Inversions for plastic tubes
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
Amount of inversions for glass tubes
Red Plastic/Glass Tubes
time it takes to clot
White/Pearl Topped Tubes
Test
White/Pearl Topped Tubes
Additives
White/Pearl Topped Tubes
Specimen
White/Pearl Topped Tubes
Number of inversions
Yellow Topped Tubes
Test
Yellow Topped Tubes
Additives
Yellow Topped Tubes
Specimen
Yellow Topped Tubes
Use for Tube
Grey topped Tubes
Test
Grey Topped Tubes
Additives
Grey Topped Tubes
Specimen
Grey Topped Tubes
How long iodoacetate preserves glucose
Grey Topped Tubes
How long Sodium Flouride preserves glucose
Grey Topped Tubes
Number of inversions if Potassium Oxalate/Sodium Flouride is used
Grey Topped Tubes
Number of inversions if Sodium Flouride/Na2 EDTA is used
Grey Topped Tubes
Number of inversions if Sodium flouride is used
Black Topped Tubes
Test
Black Topped Tubes
Additives
Black Topped Tubes
Specimen
Black Topped Tubes
Importance of filling
Green Topped Tubes
Test
Green Topped Tubes
Additives
Green Topped Tubes
Specimen
Green Topped Tubes
Number of inversions if sodium heparin used
Green Topped Tubes
number of inversions if lithium heparin used
Light Green/Green-Grey Topped Tubes
Test
Light Green/Green-Grey Topped Tubes
Additives
Light Green/Green-Grey Topped Tubes
Specimen
Light Green/Green-Grey Topped Tubes
Number of inversions
Orange BD Hemogard Closure or Yellow/Grey
Test
Orange BD Hemogard Closure or Yellow/Grey
Additives
Orange BD Hemogard Closure or Yellow/Grey
Specimen
Orange BD Hemogard Closure or Yellow/Grey
Number of inversions if thrombin is used with serum separating gel
Orange BD Hemogard Closure or Yellow/Grey
Number of inversions if thrombin is used without serum separating gel
Royal Blue
Test
Royal Blue
Additives
Royal blue
Specimen
Royal Blue topped tubes
Number of inversions if heparin is used
Royal Blue topped tubes
Number of inversions if EDTA is used
Tan Topped tubes
Test
Tan topped tubes
Additives
Tan Topped Tubes
Specimen
Tan Topped tubes
Number of inversions
Pink Topped Tubes
test
Pink Topped tubes
Additives
Pink Topped Tubes
Specimen
Pink Topped Tubes
Number of inversions
1st Tube in Order of draw
(before light blue tubes)
2nd Tube in Order of Draw
(after blood cultures and before SST/Gold)
3rd tube in order of Draw
(after light blue and before Red/No Gel)
4th tube in order of draw
(after SST/ Gold and before Green or light green)
5th tube in order of draw
(after Red and before Lavender)
6th tube in order of draw
(after Green or light green and before Royal Blue)
7th tube in order of draw
(after Lavender and before Gray)
8th Tube in Order of Draw
(after Royal Blue and before non sterile yellow)
9th tube in order of draw
(after grey)
Non-sterile yellow topped tubes
Test
Non-sterile yellow topped tubes
Additives
Non-sterile yellow topped tubes
Specimen
Non-sterile yellow topped tubes
number of inversions
What needs to be done in the event of using a light blue tube as the first one in the draw order
Light Blue Tubes
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Gold or Tiger stripped topped tubes
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Red topped tubes
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Light Green/ Grey test tubes
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Dark Green topped tubes
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Lavender Topped Tubes
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Pink Topped Tubes
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