Phlebotomy Tubes Department, Additive

ADDITIVE: Contains 40ml of liquid broth, green cap for aerobic cultures only.
USES: blood to grow culture and diagnose bacteremia
ACTION: aerobic for organisms that require oxygen to grow, anaerobic for organisms that grow without oxygen.
REQUIREMENTS: follow instructions for multiple samples.

***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. 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/ Hct, A1C4. (8-10)

1. Sodium flouride & Potassium oxalate; Sodium flouride & EDTA; Sodium flouride2. Chemistry3.Glucose, GTT, Alcohol level, Lactic Acid, BAC4. (8-10)

1,2. Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) for microbiology. Acid citrate dextrose (ACD)2. Microbiology3. Blood cultures4. (8)

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

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

Sodium citrate tubes go to coagulation, have light-blue stoppers, and yield plasma. S(sodium) C(citrate) C(coagulation) L(light) B(blue) P(plasma)

HEPARIN INHIBITS THROMBIN FORMATION H IN HEPARIN AND H IN INHIBITS HEPARIN ENDS WITH IN AND INHIBIT STARTS WITH IN

Green tubes contain heparin for chemistry tests on plasma: G(green) H(heparin) C(chemistry) P(plasma)