Light Green Top Tube Additive

2 7 ml 1 8 ml pediatric tube only inversions.

Light green top tube additive. For coagulation determinations of plasma. The following order of draw is an accepted laboratory standard. Light green top blood collection tube with hemogard closure. Sodium citrate 3 2 0 109m stopper type.

Binds and remove calcium to prevent blood from clotting. The additives present in the vacutainer tubes plays the most important role as every additive has a unique function and these are selected as per the tests to be performed. Serum tubes with or without clot activator 4. Tube inversions ensure mixing of anticoagulant heparin with blood to prevent clotting.

Soy trypsin or soy trypsin inhibitor. Here is the list of color codes of the tube the additives present in them and their common uses. Red red silicone coated glass clot activator silicone coated plastic 0 5 for serum determinations in chemistry. Tubes with acd are for cellular studies hla typing paternity testing.

Light green top tube lithium heparin this tube contains lithium heparin and gel separator used for the collection of heparinized plasma for routine chemistry tests. Dark blue top tube 2 ml fibrin degradation product fdp tube. Other types of test other tests that are not classified as anticoagulant or coagulant use different tubes that contain specific additives or no additive at all. Green top tubes sodium or lithium heparin 5.

Yellow top tube 8 5 ml acd solution a 10. The blue bottle is used for haematology tests involving the clotting system which require inactivated whole blood for analysis. Vacutainer brand sterile hematology tubes with the hemogard closure help to protect lab personnel from contact with blood on the stopper or around the outer rim of the tube as well as from blood splattering upon opening the tube. Contains sodium heparin or lithium heparin.

After the tube has been filled with blood immediately invert the tube 8 10 times to mix and ensure adequate anticoagulation of the specimen. If the blood has to be mixed with an additive gently invert the tube 4 to 10 times depending on the specimen tube being used. Light green green gray lithium heparin and gel for plasma separation 8 for plasma determinations in chemistry. Sodium citrate send whole blood in a blue top tube.

Lavender or pink top tubes potassium edta 6. 7 ml no additive red strip on label draw as 4 6 ml k2 edta blue strip on label draw as 7. Blue top tube also light blue top tube. Draw royal blue top tubes in the order indicated by the additive.

Light blue stopper tube two types. Solid light blue or clear light blue. Gray top tube 6 ml na flouride 9. From the additive in the preceding tube.

4 gently laboratory use. Plastic tube 13 x 75. Tubes or bottles for blood cultures 2. Light blue top tubes sodium citrate 3.