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RED TOP
Contains: None Effects on specimen: Blood clots, and the serum is seperated by centrifugation. Uses: Chemistries, Immunology and Serology Blood Bank (crossmatch)
RED-GRAY MOTTLED TOP ("TIGER TOP")
Contains: Serum Separating Tube (SST) with clot activator Effects on Specimen: Forms clot quickly and seperates the seum with SST gel at the bottom of the tube. Uses: Blood Type, screening and chemistries
Gold Top
Contains: Separating gel and clot activator Effects on Specimen: Serum Separator tube (SST) contains a gel at the bottom to seperate the blood from serum on centrifugation Uses: Serology, endocrine, immunology, including HIV
Light Green Top
Contains: Plasma Seperating Tube (Na Heparin) Effects on Specimen: Anticoagulants with lithium heparin. Plasma is separated with PST gel at the bottom of the tube Uses: Chemistries
Lavendar/Purple Top
Contains: EDTA (liquid form) Effects on specimen: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium Uses: Hematology (CBC) and Blood Bank (crossmatch); requires a full draw - invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping.
Light Blue Top
Contains: Sodium Citrate (Na Citrate) Effects on Specimen: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium Uses: Coagulation tests (PT, PTT, TCT, CMV); tube must be filled 100%
Dark Green Tops
Contains: Sodium heparin or litium heparin Effects on Specimen: Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin Uses: Ammonia, lactate, HLA typing -For lithium level - use sodium heparin -For ammonia level-use sodium or lithium heparin
Dark Blue/Royal Blue Top
Contains: Sodium heparin or NA2 EDTA Effects on Specimen: Forms calcium salts -Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals Uses: Toxicology and trace element testing (Zinc, Copper, Lead, Mercury) and drug level testing
Light Gray Top
Contains: Sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate Effects on Specimen: Antiglycolytic agent preserves glucose up to 5 days Uses: For lithium level, use sodium heparin -Glucoses requires a full draw (may cause hemolysis if short draw)
Yellow Top
Contains: ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose) Effects on Specimen: Complement inactivation Uses: Paternity testing, DNA studies
Tan/Brown Top
Contains: Sodium heparin Effects on Specimen: Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin Uses: Serum lead determination
Black Top
Contains: Sodium citrate (buffered) Effects on Specimen: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium Uses: Westergren Sedimentation Rate, requires a full draw
Orange Top
Contains: Thrombin Effects on Specimen: Quickly clots blood Uses: STAT serum chemistries