Tubes

Question 1

Light Blue additive

Answer 1

Sodium citrate

Question 2

Light Blue test

Answer 2

Coagulation

Question 3

Light Blue inversions

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Gold and gray/yellow

Answer 4

Rapid serum tubes

Question 5

Gold and yellow/gray additive

Answer 5

Thrombin (completes clotting if blood in less than 5 min)

Gel for serum separation

Question 6

Gold and yellow/gray tears

Answer 6

STAT lab test requiring serum

Question 7

Red additive

Answer 7

None- Blood will clot within 30 min

Can have Clot activator

Question 8

Red used for

Answer 8

Serum chemistry
Routine blood donor screening
Infectious disease serum testing

Question 9

Light green additive

Answer 9

Lithium heparin and gel for plasma Separation

Question 10

Light green inversion

Answer 10

8

Question 11

Light green test

Answer 11

Plasma chem

Question 12

Orange additives

Answer 12

Just thrombin based clot activator or with gel for serum separation

Question 13

Orange inversion with separator

Answer 13

5-6

Question 14

Orange inversion w/out separator

Answer 14

8

Question 15

Orange tests

Answer 15

Stat serum chem

Question 16

Royal blue additive

Answer 16

K2EDTA or clot activator

Question 17

Royal blue inversion

Answer 17

8

Question 18

Royal blue test

Answer 18

Trace elements, toxicology, nutritional chem

Question 19

Green add

Answer 19

Sodium or lithium heparin

Question 20

Green inversion

Answer 20

8

Question 21

Green tests

Answer 21

Plasma chem

Question 22

Gray add

Answer 22

Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride/Na EDTA
Sodium fluoride

Question 23

Gray inversions

Answer 23

8

Question 24

Gray tests

Answer 24

Glucose
Oxalate and EDTA give plasma samples
Sodium Fl is anitglycolytic

Question 25

Tan add

Answer 25

K2EDTA

Question 26

Tan inversion

Answer 26

8

Question 27

Tan tests

Answer 27

Lead

Question 28

Yellow add

Answer 28

Sodium polyanethol sulfonate or Acid Citrate Dextrose

Question 29

Yellow inversions

Answer 29

8

Question 30

Yellow tests

Answer 30

SPS for blood cultures in micro | ACD for bloodbank studies, phenotyping, and DNA and pattern testing.

Question 31

Lavender add

Answer 31

Liquid spray K2EDTA

Question 32

Lavender inversion

Answer 32

8

Question 33

Lavender tryst

Answer 33

Whole blood EDTA tests or immunohematology and blood donor screening

Question 34

White add

Answer 34

K2EDTA and gel plasma separation

Question 35

White inversion

Answer 35

8

Question 36

Pink add

Answer 36

Spray coated EDTA

Question 37

Pink inversion

Answer 37

8

Question 38

Pink tests

Answer 38

Blood bank, whole blood hematology