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Tubes Additive Action Tests Plasma/Serum Inversions: Red-Gray Mottled Top ("Tiger Top")

The document describes different types of blood collection tubes including their additives, actions, and common tests. The tubes contain additives like citrates or EDTA that bind calcium to prevent clotting. Common tests include blood cultures, chemistries, immunology assays, and coagulation tests. The tubes separate components like plasma or serum for various laboratory analyses.

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Tubes Additive Action Tests Plasma/Serum Inversions: Red-Gray Mottled Top ("Tiger Top")

The document describes different types of blood collection tubes including their additives, actions, and common tests. The tubes contain additives like citrates or EDTA that bind calcium to prevent clotting. Common tests include blood cultures, chemistries, immunology assays, and coagulation tests. The tubes separate components like plasma or serum for various laboratory analyses.

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TUBES ADDITIVE ACTION TESTS PLASMA/SERUM INVERSIONS

Sodium Polyanethol Sulfate Binds calcium and Blood culture specimen


YELLOW (SPS) allows bacteria to grow collections Plasma 8
Acid Citrate Dextrose Binds calcium HLA phenotyping, DNA
(ACD): Solutions A & B and Paternity testing
Buffered Sodium Citrate Coagulation
determinations (PT, PTT,
TCT, APTT)
LIGHT BLUE Citrate, theophylline, Binds Calcium Selected platelet Plasma 3-4
adenosine, dipyridamole function assays and
(CTAD) routine coagulation
determination; factor
assays
*Red-Gray Mottled Serum Separating tube Blood type screening
Top (“Tiger Top”) (SST) with clot activator) Separates Serum and chemistries Serum 5

Serum chemistries,
immunology, serology,
RED None None (Blood clots) blood banking Serum None
(crossmatch): Anti-HCV,
Anti-HIV, Serum ASAT,
Serum Glucose
Thrombin-based clot 5-6 (with gel)
*ORANGE activator with/without gel Accelerates clotting STAT Serum chemistries Serum 8 (without gel)
for serum separation
Clot activator and Gel for Serology, endocrine,
GOLD Serum separation (Serum Separate blood from immunology, Anti-HCV, Serum 5
Separating Tube/SST) Serum on Centrifugation Anti-HIV, Serum ASAT,
Serum Glucose
Plasma Separating tube Plasma Chemistries;
(PST); Lithium heparin and Plasma Calcium, Plasma
LIGHT GREEN gel for plasma separation Inhibits prothrombin to Glucose, Plasma Plasma 8
thrombin Albumin; Potassium
Determinations; Routine
biochemistry
Sodium Heparin Inhibits prothrombin to Lithium level (Sodium
thrombin heparin) Plasma 8
GREEN Lithium Heparin Ammonia level, lactate,
HLA typing
Whole blood
hematology
Glass: Liquid determinations; K2EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic may be used for routine
Acid (K2EDTA) immunohematology
testing, and blood donor
screening; CBC,
LAVENDER Binds Calcium Hemoglobin, Plasma Plasma 8
Glucose, Hematocrit
determination, CBC,
Plasma Albumin, Platelet
Plastic: Spray Coated count, pretransfusion
K3EDTA tests, anti-rejection
drugs
Sodium Fluoride/ Potassium Oxalate: Glucose determinations;
Potassium Oxalate Precipitates calcium lactic acid testing; Plasma
Oxalate and EDTA
GRAY Sodium Fluoride/ Na2EDTA EDTA: binds calcium anticoagulants will give Plasma 8
Sodium Fluoride (Serum Sodium Fluoride: plasma samples.
tube) Inhibits glycolysis Sodium fluoride is the Serum
antiglycolytic agent
*TAN K2EDTA Binds calcium Lead determinations; Plasma 8
Plasma Lead, lead levels
Clot activator (plastic For trace-element,
serum/glass toxicology, and Plasma
*ROYAL BLUE Binds calcium nutritional-chemistry 8
K2EDTA determinations; trace
metal analysis Serum

*BLACK Buffered Sodium Citrate Binds calcium Westergren Erythrocyte [Whole Blood] 3-4
Sedimentation Rate
For whole blood
hematology
determinations; may be
*PINK Spray coated K2EDTA Binds calcium used for routine Plasma 8
(plastic) immunohematology
testing and blood donor
screening; Coomb’s test;
Group and Save (G&S)
Molecular diagnostic
test methods (such as,
but not limited to,
*WHITE K2EDTa and gel for plasma Binds calcium polymerase chain Plasma 8
separation reaction [PCR] and/or
branched DNA [bDNA]
amplification
techniques.)

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