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41 Cards in this Set
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Red Top Additive
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Additive: None
Test: Serum Chemistries, Immunology and Serology, Blood Bank (crossmatch) |
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Collection tube top colors-How many are there?
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14
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Red Top(Plastic tube)
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Additives: Clot activators
Mode of action: serum Test: Chemistry and serology |
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Red Top Effects on Specimen collected |
Blood clots, and the serum is seperated by centrifugation
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Red Top Tests |
Test: Serum Chemistries, Immunology and Serology, Blood Bank (crossmatch)
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Pink Top Additive
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Additive: Potassium EDTA(K2 EDTA)
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Pink Tube Effects on Specimen |
Forms calcium salts
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Pink Tube Tests |
Test: Molecular/viral load testing
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Tan Top Additive
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Additive Sodium heparin
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Tan Top Effects on Specimen |
Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin; Contains virtually no lead.
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Tan Tube Tests |
Test: Serum Lead determination
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Orange Top Additive
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Additive: Thrombin
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Orange Tube Effects on Specimen |
Quickly clots blood
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Orange Tube Tests |
Test: STAT serum chemistries
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Black Top Additive
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Additive: Sodium citrate (buffered)
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Black Tube Effects on Specimen |
Forms calcium salts to remove calcium
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Black Tube Tests |
Test: Sedimentation rate
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Yellow Top(Sterile) Additive
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Additive: SPS(sodium polyethanol sulfonate)
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Yellow Top(Sterile) Effects on Specimen
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Preserves viability of microorganisms.
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Yellow Top(Sterile) Tests
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Test: Microbiology-aerobes, aneaerobes, fungi
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Yellow Top(Non sterile) Additive
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Additive: ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose)
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Yellow Top(Non sterile) Effects on Specimen
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Mode of action: Complement inactivation.
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Yellow Top(Non sterile) Tests
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Test: HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies
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Gray Top Additive
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Sodium fluoride( preserves 3days) and potassium oxalate
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Gray Top Effect on specimen
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Antiglycolytic agent preserves glucose up to 5 days
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Gray Top Test:
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Lithium levels
glucose tolerance test, (Full Tube) blood alcohol levels. |
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Royal Blue Additive:
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Sodium Heparin,
EDTA or none |
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Royal Blue Effects on specimen
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Forms Calcium Salts Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals. |
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Royal Blue Test:
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Toxicology,
trace metals(zinc, copper, lead, mercury) Drug level testing |
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Green Top Additive:
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Sodium heparin, lithium heparin or Ammonium heparin
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Green Top Effects on specimen
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Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin
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Green Top Test:
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Ammonia Lactate HLA Testing For lithium level, use sodium heparin.For ammonia level, use sodium or lithium heparin. |
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Light Blue Top Additive: |
Sodium Citrate .105M or .129M
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Light Blue Top Test:
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Coagulation tests (PT, PTT TCT, CMV),
FULL DRAW required. |
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Light Blue Top Effects on Specimen
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Forms calcium salts to remove calcium
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Lavender Tube |
Additive: EDTA
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Lavender Tube Effects on Specimen
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Forms calcium salts to remove calcium
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Lavender Tube Test:
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Hematology (CBC) and Blood Bank (Crossmatch);
FULL DRAW- invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping. |
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Light Green Tube Additive: |
Plasma Separating Tube (PST) with Lithium Heparin
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Light Green Tube effects on specimen
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Anticoagulates with lithium heparin; plasma is separated with PST get at the bottom of the tube.
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Light Green Tube Test:
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Stat potassium
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