Order of draw/Vials

Question 1

Order of Draw- Venipuncture

Answer 1

Yellow
Red Glass (no additive)
Light blue
Red Plastic (clot activator)
SST- Tiger top/Gold
Light Green
Green
Lavender
Pink
Gray

Question 2

Order of draw- Dermal

Answer 2

Lavender
Any w/ anticoagulant
Gold Top Amber SST

Question 3

Sterile tubes for whole blood specimens are-

Answer 3

Yellow capped

Question 4

Yellow cap tubes have what additive-

Answer 4

SPS to inhibit complement and phagocytosis

Question 5

Tubes for plasma specimens are-

Answer 5

Light Blue capped, and are for coagulation tests

Question 6

Light Blue tubes have what additive-

Answer 6

Sodium Citrate

Question 7

Red Topped Plastic serum tubes have what additives?

Answer 7

clot activators in silicone-coated plastic tubes

Question 8

Red Plastic capped tubes can go to which departments?

Answer 8

Blood Bank, Serology, Chemistry

Question 9

What tests are done in Lavender topped tubes?

Answer 9

complete blood count (CBC), sedimentation rate, routine immunohematology testing

Question 10

What additives are in Lavender tubes?

Answer 10

EDTA

Question 11

Lavender specimens are

Answer 11

Whole Blood specimens

Question 12

Tiger topped/Gold topped are what specimens?

Answer 12

Serum

Question 13

Tiger topped tubes have which additives?

Answer 13

Clot Activators/ Polymer Gel

Question 14

Tiger topped tubes are also known as

Answer 14

SSTs- Serum Separator tubes

Question 15

Gray topped tubes are used for what tests?

Answer 15

lactic acid measurement, glucose tolerance test, fasting blood sugar (FBS), blood alcohol levels

Question 16

Gray topped tubes have what additives?

Answer 16

sodium fluoride (NaFl) is an antiglycolytic agent that preserves glucose.

Question 17

Gray topped tubes can be what specimens?

Answer 17

Serum or Plasma

Question 18

Light green tubes are used for what tests?

Answer 18

Stat and routine chemistry tests

Question 19

Light Green topped tubes have what additives?

Answer 19

lithium heparin, polymer gel

Question 20

Light Green tubes are what specimens?

Answer 20

Plasma

Question 21

Green topped tubes are for what tests?

Answer 21

routine chemistry tests, ammonia, electrolytes, arterial blood gases (ABGs), depending on heparin additive

Question 22

Green topped tubes have what additives?

Answer 22

sodium heparin, lithium heparin

Question 23

Green topped tubes are what specimens?

Answer 23

Plasma

Question 24

Pink capped tubes are for what tests?

Answer 24

blood bank compatibility test

Question 25

Pink capped tubes have what additives?

Answer 25

K2EDTA

Question 26

Pink capped tubes are for what specimens?

Answer 26

Whole blood or Plasma

Question 27

Red Glass tubes are special because?

Answer 27

They have no additives.

Question 28

Red Glass tubes are for what specimens?

Answer 28

Serum