Tube Guide for Commonly Ordered Tests
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Order of Draw
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Tube
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Collection Information
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Test(s)
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Mixing
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1
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Blue Blood Culture Bottle |
Draw 10 mls for each bottle |
Aerobic Blood Culture |
Invert to mix |
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1
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Purple Blood Culture Bottle |
Draw 10 mls for each bottle |
Anaerobic Blood Culture |
Invert to mix |
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1
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Yellow Pediatric Blood Culture Bottle |
Draw 1-4 mls; Do not add add more than 4 ml of blood.
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Invert to mix |
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2
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Blue Top |
Draw 2 tubes |
Coag Panel |
Invert gently 8 times to mix |
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2
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Blue Top |
Always fill tube to line |
APTT, PT, TCT,Fibrinogen, D-Dimer (XDP), PT, TCT |
Invert gently 8 times to mix |
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3
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Red Top |
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Special Chemistry |
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4
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Serum Separator Tube/Pumpkin top |
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ASO, HIV, Lithium, Mono, RPR, Serum Electrophoresis, Varicella |
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5
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Light Green Gel |
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Acetaminophen, Albumin, Alcohol, Ammonia, B12/Folate, Bilirubin, BMP, BUN, Chol, CKISOM, CMP, CPK, Creatinine, CRP, Diabetic Panel, Digoxin, Ferritin, Folate, Gentamicin, Glucose, HCG, Hepatic Function Panel, Hepatitis, Iron, Lipase, Lipid, Lytes, Magnesium, NaK, Osmolality, Phenobarb, Phosphate, Rubella, Salicylate, Total Protein, T3/T4, Thyroid, Tobramycin, TSH, Uric Acid, Valproic Acid, Vancomycin |
Invert to mix |
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6
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Dark Green No Gel |
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Dilantin |
Invert to mix |
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7
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Lavender |
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CBC, CBC with DIFF, H&H, Sickle Cell Screen, Reticulocyte Count, Platelet Count |
Invert to mix |
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8
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Pink |
Date, Time and Initials required on each tube |
Type and Screen Crossmatch, Indirect Coombs |
Invert to mix |
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8
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Pink+Lavender |
Date, Time and Initials required on each tube |
Direct Coombs |
Invert to mix |
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Updated 3/17/2005
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