PHLEBOTOMY COLLECTION TUBES

ADDITIVE: Contains 40ml of liquid broth, green cap for aerobic cultures only.
USES: Chemistries, Immunology, Serology, Blood Bank(glass tube only).
ACTION: Blood clots in tube and centrifuge separates.
REQUIREMENTS: Invert plastic tube 5-6 times, Invert glass tube 0.

***Draw these FIRST to prevent contamination

1. ADDITIVE: Sodium (Na) citrate2. DEPARTMENT: Coagulation3. COMMON TESTS: PT, PTT, Pro thrombin time, platelet count4. INVERSION COUNT 3-4 -- if winged blood collection set is used and the coagulation specimen is drawn first a discard tube is recommended to ensure proper ratio

1. ADDITIVE: None or Clot activator2. DEPARTMENT: Chemistry, serology, Immunology3. COMMON TESTS: Serum or Organ/ disease panel4. INVERSION COUNT: (5)

1. ADDITIVE: None2. DEPARTMENT: Discard tube only This tube is used as a discard tube. Utilized when drawing a CITRATE tube and using a butterfly needle, to discard air and thrombin

1. Clot activator and gel separator2. Chemistry3.4. (5)

1. Lithium heparin and gel for plasma separator2. Chemistry3. Plasma collection4. (8)

1. Lithium heparin, Sodium heparin, Ammonium heparin2. Chemistry3. Stat tests4. (8-10)

1. EDTA2. Hematology3. CBC, ESR, Hgb/ Hct4. (8-10)

1. EDTA2. Blood Bank3. Type and cross match4. (0)

1. Sodium flouride & Potassium oxalate; Sodium flouride & EDTA; Sodium flouride2. Chemistry3.Glucose, Renal, diabetic screen, Alcohol level4. (8-10)

1. None; EDTA; Sodium heparin2. Chemistry3. For trace elements, toxicology and nutritional-chemistry determinations.4. (8)

1,2. Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) for microbiology. Acid citrate dextrose (ACD)2. Blood bank / Immunohematology3. Blood cultures4. (8)

The most common anticoagulants.E (EDTA) C (citrate) H (heparin) O (oxalate

Lavender tubes go to hematology and contain EDTA P(purple) h(hematology) EDTA