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LABORATORY TUBE COLLECTION QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

CLOTTING
BD VACUTAINER® ADDITIVE/ TUBE INVERSIONS TIME TESTS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED
TUBE
REQUIRED
CHEMISTRY ELECTROLYTES LIPID PANEL HEPATIC HEPATITIS
PROFILES PANEL PANEL
 Clot activator and gel for
serum separation. THYROID IRON STUDIES CANCER MARKERS LITHIUM ALCOHOL
30 STUDIES
 5 tube inversions required to MINUTES VITAMIN CARDIAC
Marble or Gold ensure mixing of clot B12/FOLATE VITAMIN D HORMONE STUDIES MARKERS LIDOCAINE
(SST) activator with blood. THERAPEUTIC TRICYCLIC HOMOCYSTEINE
SALICYLATE DRUGS ANTIDEPRESSANTS HIV (ON ICE)
RHEUMATOID
 Silicone coated (glass) 60 FACTOR RPR URIC ACID PTH INSULIN
 No tube inversions required. PREALBUMIN MAGNESIUM BHCG FT3/FT4 DIGOXIN
MINUTES
No additive.
Red AMYLASE LIPASE CORTISOL CRP C-PEPTIDE
 Lithium heparin and gel for PREFERRED FOR ALL STAT GENERAL CHEMISTRY REQUESTS!!
plasma separation NO CHEMISTRY IONIZED HEPATIC CARDIAC
 8 tube inversions ensure CLOTTING PROFILES CALCIUM LIPID PANELS PANEL MARKERS
mixing of anticoagulant with TIME
blood to prevent clotting. REQUIRED RHEUMATOID AMMONIA THERAPEUTIC DRUGS BHCG
LIGHT GREEN FACTOR (ON ICE) (Except for VANC) QUANT
 Lithium heparin PREFERRED FOR ALL STAT GENERAL CHEMISTRY REQUESTS!!
NO
 8 tube inversions ensure CLOTTING TESTS LISTED ABOVE FOR THE LIGHT GREEN TUBE ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TUBE
mixing of anticoagulant with TIME
blood to prevent clotting. REQUIRED
GREEN LACTIC ACID – WHOLE BLOOD (NOT ON ICE)
 Sodium Fluoride/Potassium
NO
Oxalate
 8 tube inversions ensure CLOTTING LACTIC ACID (ON ICE)
TIME
proper mixing of additives REQUIRED
GRAY with blood.
 Spray-coated K2EDTA CBC/PLT COUNT H&H SED RATE BNP HGBA1C
(plastic) NO
CLOTTING CYCLOSPORIN SICKLE CELL RETIC PATH REVIEW INTRAOP PTH
 8 tube inversions required to
ensure mixing of TIME VANCOMYCIN DIRECT RBC FOLATE PROGRAF CD3/CD4
PURPLE REQUIRED COOMBS
anticoagulant with blood.

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