Collection Tubes For Phlebotomy

Front 1

Red Top

Back 1

Additive: None
Mode of Action: Blood Clots, and the serum is separated by centrifugation
Uses: Chemestires, Immunology and Serology, Blood Bank (Cross match)

Front 2

Gold Top

Back 2

Additive: None
Mode of action: Serum Separator Tube (SST) contains jel at the bottom to separate blood from serum on centrifugation
Uses: Chemistries, Immunology and Serology

Front 3

Light Green Top

Back 3

Additive: Plasma Separating Tube (PST) with lithium heparin
Mode of Action: Anticoagulates with lithium heparin; Plasma is separated with PST gel at the bottom of the tube
Uses: Chemestries

Front 4

Red-Gray (Tiger) Top

Back 4

Additive: Serum Separating Tube (SST) with clot activator
Mode of Action: forms clot quickly and separates the serum with SST gel at the bottom of the tube
Uses: Chemistries

Front 5

Purple Top

Back 5

Additive: EDTA Liquid
Mode of Action: forms calcium salts to remove calcium
Uses: Hematology (CBC) and blood bank (Crossmatch); requires full draw - invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping

Front 6

Light Blue Top

Back 6

Additive: Sodium citrate
Mode of Action: orms calcium salts to remove calcium
Uses: Coagulation tests (protime and Prothombin Time) FULL DRAW required

Front 7

Dark Green Top

Back 7

Additive: Sodium Heparin or lithium heparin
Mode of Action: Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin
Uses: For lithium level, use sodium heparin. For ammonia level use sodium or lithiuym heparin

Front 8

Dark Blue Top

Back 8

Additive: Sodium EDTA
Mode of action: Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals
Uses: Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology

Front 9

Gray Top

Back 9

Additive: Sodium floride and potassium oxalate
Mode of action: antiglucoloytic agent preserves glucoes up to 5 days
Uses: for lithium level, use sodum heparin, Glucoses, requires full draw (may cause hemolysis if short draw)

Front 10

Yellow Top

Back 10

Additive: ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose)
Mode of action: Complement inactivation
Uses: HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies

Front 11

Yellow Black Top

Back 11

Additive: Broth Mixture
Mode of action: Preserves viability of microorganisms
Uses: Microbiology - aerobes, anaerobes, fungi

Front 12

Black Top

Back 12

Additive: Sodium citrate (buffered)
Mode of action: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium
Uses: Westergren Sedimentation Rate; Requires full draw

Front 13

Orange Top

Back 13

Additive: Thrombin
Mode of action: Quickly clots blood
Uses: STAT serum chemestries

Front 14

Brown Top

Back 14

Additive: Sodium Heparin
Mode of Action: Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin
Uses: Serum lead determination

Front 15

Capillary Tube

Back 15

Additive: Heparin, Sodium or Lithium
Mode of collection: prevents clotting
Uses: HCT