Red Top- Mode Of Action And Uses

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Gold top-
additive
mode of action
uses

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Additive: None

Mode of Action: Serum separator tube (SST) contains a gel at the bottom to separate blood from serum on centrifugation

Uses: Chemistries, Immunology and Serology

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Light Green Top
Additive
mode of action
uses

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Additive: Plasma Separating Tube (PST) with Lithium Heparin

Mode of Action: Anticoagulates with lithium heparin; plasma is separated with PST get at the bottom of the tube.

Uses: Chemistries

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Purple Top
Additive
mode of action
uses

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Additive: EDTA

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.

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Light Blue Top
Additive
mode of action
uses

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additive: Sodium Citrate

Mode of action: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium

Uses: Coagulation tests (protime and prothrombin time), FULL DRAW required.

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Green Top
Additive
mode of action
uses

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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 lithium heparin.

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Dark Blue Top
Additive
Mode of Action
Uses

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Additive: Sodium EDTA

Mode of Action: Tube is designed to contain no contaminating metals.

Uses: Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology.

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Light Gray Top
Additive
Mode of Action
Uses

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Additive: Sodium flouride and potassium oxalate

Mode of Action: Antiglycolytic agent preserves glucose up to 5 days

Uses: For lithium level, use sodium heparin. Glucoses require FULL DRAW (may cause hemolysis if short draw)

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Yellow Top
Additive
Mode of Action
Uses

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Additive: ACD (acid-citrate-dextrose)

Mode of action: Complement inactivation.

Uses: HLA tissue typing, paternity testing, DNA studies

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Yellow-Black Top
Additive
Mode of Action
Uses

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Additive: Broth mixture

Mode of action: Preserves viability of microorganisms.

Uses: Microbiology-aerobes, aneaerobes, fungi

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Black Top
Additive
Mode of Action
Uses

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Additive: Sodium citrate (buffered)

Mode of action: Forms calcium salts to remove calcium

Uses: Westergren Sedimentation Rate; requires FULL DRAW

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Orange Top
Additive
Mode of Action
uses

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Additive: Thrombin

Mode of Action: Quickly clots blood

Uses: STAT serum chemistries

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Light Brown Top
Additive
Mode of Action
uses

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Additive Sodium heparin

Mode of Action: Inactivates thrombin and thromboplastin; Contains virtually no lead.

Uses: Serum Lead determination

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Pink Top
Additive
Mode of Action
uses

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Additive: Potassium EDTA

Mode of Action: Forms calcium salts

Uses: Molecular/viral load testing

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red top tube is used for

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Chemistries, immunology and serology, blood bank (crossmatch)

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The gold top tube is used for

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Chemistries, immunology and serology

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The light green top tube is used for:

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Chemistries

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The red-gray top tube is used for

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Chemistries

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The purple top tube is used for

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Hematology (CBC) and blood bank (crossmatch); requires FULL DRAW - invert 8 times to prevent clotting and platelet clumping

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The light blue top tube is used for:

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Coagulation tests (protime and prothrombin time), FULL DRAW required

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The dark green top tube is used for

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Lithium levels (use sodium heparin); ammonia levels (use sodium or lithium heparin)

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The dark blue top tube is used for

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Trace element testing (zinc, copper, lead, mercury) and toxicology

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The light gray top tube is used for

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Lithium levels (use sodium heparin); glucoses, requires FULL DRAW (may cause hemolysis if short draw)

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The yellow top tube is used for

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HLA tissue typeing, paternity testing, DNA studies

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The yellow-black top tube is used for

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Microbiology - aerobes, anaerobes, fungi

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The black top tube is used for

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Westergren sedimentation rate; requires FULL DRAW

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The orange top tube is used for

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STAT serum chemistries

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The brown top tube is used for:

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Serum lead determination

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Centrifugation?

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An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different specific gravities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid.

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Immunology?

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The branch of biomedicine concerned with the structure and function of the immune system, innate and acquired immunity, the bodily distinction of self from nonself, and laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with specific antibodies.

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Serology ?

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The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum.
The characteristics of a disease or organism shown by study of blood serums: the serology of acquired immune deficiency syndrome; the serology of mammals.

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Heparin ?

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Heparin is an anticoagulant commonly used in chemistry and special chemistry testing. It is the recommended anticoagulant for many determinations using whole blood or plasma specimens because of its minimal chelating properties, minimal effects on water shifts, and relatively low cation concentration.

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Lithium Heparin

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There are currently three salts of heparin that are commonly used in blood collection devices: ammonium, lithium and sodium. Lithium heparin is the recommended form of heparin to be used because it is least likely to interfere when performing tests for other ions. Lithium heparin is essentially free of extraneous ions. It should not be used for collection of blood for lithium levels.

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Anticoagulant

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A substance that prevents the clotting of blood

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Plasma

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The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended. It differs from serum in that it contains fibrin and other soluble clotting elements

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Calcium Citrate

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calcium salt of citric acid. Calcium citrate is also used as a water softener because the citrate ions can chelate unwanted metal ions.

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Anti Glycolytic Agent

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keeps glucose from braking down

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EDTA

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Chemistry, Pharmacology. ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: a colorless compound, C10H16N2O8, capable of chelating a variety of divalent metal cations: as a salt used as an anticoagulant, antioxidant, blood cholesterol reducer, food preservative; as a calcium-disodium salt used in the treatment of lead and other heavy-metal poisonings.

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Viral Load Testing

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The viral load test measures the amount of HIV virus in your blood.

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Sedementaion Rate

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The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate, sed rate or 'Biernacki Reaction', is a non-specific measure of inflammation that is commonly used as a medical screening test. The ESR is increased by any cause or focus of inflammation. The ESR is decreased in sickle cell anemia, polycythemia, and congestive heart failure. The basal ESR is slightly higher in females

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HLA Tissue Typing

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Tissue type is a blood test that measures substances called antigens that determine whether donor tissue is compatible for transplant into another person. This test may also be called HLA typing. Antigens on the surface of body cells and tissues can tell the difference between normal body tissue or foreign tissue (for example, tissue from another person's body). Tissue type helps identify the best donor for tissues or blood cells (such as platelets). In some cases, tissue typing may be done to determine a person's risk for developing certain diseases, especially certain autoimmune diseases.

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Anti Glycolytic Agent

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keeps glucose from braking down

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EDTA

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Chemistry, Pharmacology. ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: a colorless compound, C10H16N2O8, capable of chelating a variety of divalent metal cations: as a salt used as an anticoagulant, antioxidant, blood cholesterol reducer, food preservative; as a calcium-disodium salt used in the treatment of lead and other heavy-metal poisonings.

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Viral Load Testing

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The viral load test measures the amount of HIV virus in your blood.

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Sedementaion Rate

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The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate, sed rate or 'Biernacki Reaction', is a non-specific measure of inflammation that is commonly used as a medical screening test. The ESR is increased by any cause or focus of inflammation. The ESR is decreased in sickle cell anemia, polycythemia, and congestive heart failure. The basal ESR is slightly higher in females

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HLA Tissue Typing

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Tissue type is a blood test that measures substances called antigens that determine whether donor tissue is compatible for transplant into another person. This test may also be called HLA typing. Antigens on the surface of body cells and tissues can tell the difference between normal body tissue or foreign tissue (for example, tissue from another person's body). Tissue type helps identify the best donor for tissues or blood cells (such as platelets). In some cases, tissue typing may be done to determine a person's risk for developing certain diseases, especially certain autoimmune diseases.