Test Tube Reference Chart PDF

TEST DEPARTMENT TUBE COLOR (TUBES)/ OR SPECIMEN REQ. ANY SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED ============================= **(If None, write N/A)** 1. H & H **HEMATOLOGY** Lavender N/A 2. Mono **SEROLOGY** Red, Red/Gray or Gold N/A 3. BUN **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 4....

TEST DEPARTMENT TUBE COLOR (TUBES)/ OR SPECIMEN REQ. ANY SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED ============================= **(If None, write N/A)** 1. H & H **HEMATOLOGY** Lavender N/A 2. Mono **SEROLOGY** Red, Red/Gray or Gold N/A 3. BUN **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 4. Total protein **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 5. Glucose **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 6. LD (LDH) **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 7. Bilirubin **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold PROTECT FROM LIGHT 8. DIC package **COAGULATION** Light Blue, Lavender and Blue with yellow label PUT ON ICE ASAP 9. Sodium (Na) **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 10. Alkaline Phosphatase **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 11. Blood gases **CHEMISTRY** Heparinized SYRINGE PUT ON ICE IMMED 12. ALT (SGPT) **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A 13. Acid Phosphatase **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, OR gold **not green** PUT ON ICE IMMED 14. RPR **SEROLOGY** Red, Red/Gray or Gold N/A 15. Sickle Cell Test **HEMATOLOGY** Lavender N/A 16. Eosinophil Count **HEMATOLOGY** Lavender N/A 17. Strep Screen (10 min) **SEROLOGY** THROAT SWAB N/A 18. Pregnancy (serum) **SEROLOGY** Red, Red/Gray or Gold N/A 19. AST (SGOT) **CHEMISTRY** red, red/gray, green or gold N/A +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | TEST | DEPARTMENT | TUBE COLOR | ANY SPECIAL | | | | (TUBES)/ OR | =========== | | | | SPECIMEN REQ. | | | | | | HANDLING REQUIR | | | | | ED | | | | | =============== | | | | | == | | | | | | | | | | **(If None, | | | | | write N/A)** | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 1. Kidney | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | N/A | | Profile | | green or gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 2. Triglycerid | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | N/A | | es | | green or gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 3. K | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | N/A | | (potassium) | | green or gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 4. CK (CPK) | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | PROTECT FROM | | | | green or gold | LIGHT | | | | | | | | | | PUT ON ICE ASAP | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 5. Electrolyte | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | N/A | | s | | green or gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 6. Ammonia | **CHEMISTRY** | GREEN | PUT ON ICE | | | | | IMMED | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 7. Lactic Acid | **CHEMISTRY** | Red, SST or | PUT ON ICE | | | | Gray | IMMED | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 8. PT and PTT | **COAGULATION** | Light Blue | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 9. Lead | **CHEMISTRY** | Tan | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 10. Vitamin B | **CHEMISTRY** | red, red/gray, | PROTECT FROM | | | | green or gold | LIGHT | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 11. CBC | **HEMATOLOGY** | Lavender | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 12. HBV | **SEROLOGY** | Red, Red/Gray | N/A | | | | or Gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 13. HIV | **SEROLOGY** | Red, Red/Gray | N/A | | | | or Gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 14. Osmotic | **HEMATOLOGY** | **Green tube** | N/A | | fragility | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 15. ESR | **HEMATOLOGY** | Lavender | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 16. CRP | **SEROLOGY** | Red, Red/Gray | N/A | | | | or Gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 17. Streptozyme | **SEROLOGY** | Red, Red/Gray | N/A | | | | or Gold | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 18. Urinalysis | **URINALYSIS** | STERILE CUP | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 19. GTT | CHEMISTRY | Gray | N/A | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 20. Vancomyocin | CHEMISTRY | Red- No gel | N/A | | or TDM | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 21. Type and | BLOOD BANK | PINK | N/A | | Screen | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **TUBE COLOR** | **ANTICOAGULANT AND/OR ANY OTHER | | | ADDITIVE(S)** | | | | | | 1. **List the anticoagulant &/or | | | the additive** | | | | | | 2. **List how the anticoagulant | | | keeps blood from clotting | | | &/or the function of the | | | additive** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1. Lavender/Pink/ Royal Blue | 2. EDTA | | | | | | 3. **Binds or chelates calcium** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. Red | 1. No additive or clot activator | | | | | | 2. Speeds up clot activation | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3. Gray | 1. Sodium Fluoride | | | | | | 2. Inhibit glycolysis | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4. Light Blue | 1. Sodium Citrate | | | | | | 2. Binds Calcium | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5. Gold | 1. Clot activator and gel | | | separator | | | | | | 2. **Speeds up clot activation** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6. Light Green | 1. Lithium heparin | | | | | | 2. **inhibits thrombin** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7. Dark Green | 1. Sodium heparin or lithium | | | heparin | | | | | | 2. **inhibits thrombin** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8. Orange | 1. Thrombin | | | | | | 2. Speeds up clot activation | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9. Red/Gray | 1. Clot activator and gel | | | separator | | | | | | | | | | | | 2. **Speeds up clot activation** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+