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ECHO
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The most common anticoagulants
E (EDTA) C (CITRATE) H (HEPARIN) O (OXALATE) |
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PhEDTA (pronounced like fajita)
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Purple tubes go to hematology and contains EDTA.
P (purple) h (hematology) EDTA |
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Spring Creates Colorful Light- Blue Pansies
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Sodium citrate tubes go to coagulation, have light blue stoppers ad yield plasma.
S (Sodium) C (Citrate) C (Coagulation) L (Light) B (Blue) P (Plasma) |
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HH: Heparin Inhibits
In-in: Heparin inhibits |
Heparin inhibits thrombin fromation
"H" in heparin and "H" in inhibits Heparin ends with "in" and inhibits starts with "in" |
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Greenhouses have Colorful Plants
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Green tubes contain heparin for chemistry tests on plasma:
G (green) H (heparin) C (chemistry) P (plasma) |
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GO (gray oxalate)
Gray ox (gray oxalate) |
Gray tubes typically contain oxalate
G (gray) O (oxalate) |
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LL (lavender last, exept for gray)
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Lavender is drawn last unless a gray top was ordered.
Gray tops are rarely ordered so lavender is often last |
