What are the tubes for phlebotomy?

What are the tubes for phlebotomy?

This is known as the Order of Draw.

• Blood Culture Tubes or Vials.
• Coagulation Tubes (Blue-Top Tubes)
• Serum Tubes without Clot Activator or Gel (Red-Top tubes)
• Serum Tubes with Clot Activator or Gel (Gold or Tiger Top Tubes)
• Heparin Tubes (Green-Top Tubes)
• EDTA Tubes (Lavender-Top Tubes)

How many phlebotomy tubes are there?

seven tubes
In phlebotomy, this term has special meaning as it is the order in which certain tubes can be used. There are seven tubes which make up the order of draw. They are listed by chemical additives that have been introduced to the tube by the manufacturer to perform a specific function when mixed with the blood.

What do the colors of blood test tubes mean?

Each color relates to unique additives that are in the tube. Red: Contain NO anticoagulants, used for serum testing. Gold: Contains a clot activator and special gel to separate serum from the cells. Purple: Contains a clot blocker and are used for complete blood count(CBC). Green & Light Blue: Used for plasma testing.

What is the GREY tube used for in phlebotomy?

Grey-top tube (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) This tube contains potassium oxalate as an anticoagulant and sodium fluoride as a preservative – used to preserve glucose in whole blood and for some special chemistry tests.

Which blood tube is drawn first?

EDTA tubes
The order of draw is based on CLSI Procedures and Devices for the Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens; Approved Standard – Sixth Edition, September 2008. This standard recommends that EDTA tubes be drawn first to ensure good quality specimen, followed by other additive tubes and finally, serum specimen tubes.

What is the order of draw for phlebotomist?

The recommended order of draw for plastic collection tubes is: First – blood culture bottle or tube (yellow or yellow-black top) Second – coagulation tube (light blue top). If just a routine coagulation assay is the only test ordered, then a single light blue top tube may be drawn.

What are the different types of test tubes?

Material Types. There are several material types of test tubes: glass, plastic, metal and ceramic. Glass and plastic are the most common while metal and ceramic are less common. There are several sub-types of glass and plastic test tubes.