Tube for Drawing Blood for a Blood Test

PHLEBOTOMY SERVICES

EVACUATED BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE GUIDE.
Listed in Order of Draw for Blood Collection Tubes and Syringe Collections.

STOPPER COLOR SYMBOL CONTENTS VOL. USES/COMMENTS

Blood Culture Bottles are ALWAYS drawn prior to other labs to reduce contamination. .

Royal Blue No additive (serum); special glass and stopper material 7.0 mL Most drug levels, toxicology screens, and trace elements
Red No additive 7.0 mL Cryoglobulins and CH50
Light Blue 3.2% Sodium Citrate 4.5 mL PT, PTT, TCT, CMV buffy coat, Factor Activity
Tube MUST be filled 100% - No exceptions!
Gold Top (Serum Separator, "SST") Gold Top (SST) Contains separating gel and clot activator 6.0 mL Most chemistry, endocrine and serology tests, including Hepatitis and HIV
Light Blue -
Yellow Label on Tube
FDP (Light Blue Top with Yellow Label) Thrombin 2.0 mL For FDP test ONLY; Obtain tube from Core Lab Coag; Allow to Clot
Green Sodium heparin(100 USP Units) 5.0 mL Ammonia, Lactate, HLA Typing
Tan Tan Top

K2 EDTA

5.0 mL Lead levels
Yellow Yellow Top ACD Solution A consists of trisodium citrate, citric acid and dextrose 8.5 mL DNA Studies, HIV Cultures
Pink Pink Top (K2)EDTA Draws 6 mL - Minimum 4 mL Blood type & Screen, Compatibility Study, Direct Coombs
HIV Viral Load
Pearl Top (Plasma Preparation, "PPT") Pearl Top Separating gel and (K2)EDTA 4.0 mL Adenovirus PCR
Toxoplasma PCR
HHV-6 PCR
Lavender ("Purple") Lavender (Purple) Top (K2)EDTA 3.0 mL CBC/Diff/Retic/Sed Rate, FK506, Cyclosporin, Platelet Ab, Coombs, Flow Cytometry

 NOTE:  All tubes sterile.

Standard order of draw: BLOOD CULTURES, royal blue, red, light blue, SST (Gold), green, tan, yellow, pink, pearl, lavender. If a coag tube (light blue) is the only tube or the first tube to be drawn, a 5 mL discard tube must be drawn first.

Blood Culture Options (Specify Culture Type when Ordering)

Culture Type Patient Population Test ID Test # BottleType/Comments
Culture, Blood, Routine

All Patients not Meeting Criteria Below

NOTE:  This culture will recover

HACEK organisms with no

change in collection

or incubation  conditions.

If Brucella or Francisella are

in the differential, extended

incubation may be required.

Please contact the

Microbiology Lab (966-4056).

BROU 9500


Bactec Plus Aerobic F

BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F

(Grey Cap/Blue Ring)

(Optimal Volume 8-10 mL)

Lawson# 052346(UOM box of 50 bottles)

Bactec Lytic Anaerobic F

BD BACTEC Anaerobic Lytic/10

(Purple Cap/Maroon Ring)

(Optimal Volume 8-10  mL)

Lawson# 052347

(UOM box of 50 bottles)

Culture, Blood, AFB HIV+  patients with CD4 Count <100;
Suspected MAC infections
AFBB 9684

Bactec Myco F Bactec Myco F

BD BACTEC Myco/F Lytic

(White Cap/Red Ring)

Available from Phlebotomy Lab

(Optimal Volume 1-5 mL)

Culture, Blood, Pediatric Patients Weighing <40 kg BPED 9548 Bactec Plus Aerobic F

BD BACTEC Plus aerobic/F

(Grey Cap/Blue Ring)

(Optimal Bolume 8-10 mL)

For Patients <20 Kg, 1-4 mL is acceptable

For Patients 20-40 Kg, 4-8 mL in one bottle.

For Patients >40 Kg (See Routine above)

Blood Culture Mould

Suspected infections due to

dimorphic  (endemic) fungi,

Fusarium sp., Trichosporon sp.,

Malassezia furfur (Specify at Collection).

BPATH 9507

Isolator Tube

Isolator Yellow Top

(10 mL Volume)

Available from Plebotomy

Bactec Plus Aerobic F

BD BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F

(Grey Cap/Blue Ring)

(Optimal Volume 8-10 mL)

Lawson# 052346

(UOM box of 50 bottles)

Bactec Myco F

BD BACTEC Myco/F Lytic

(White Cap/Red Ring)

Available from Phlebotomy Lab

(Optimal Volume 1-5 mL)

Tube for Drawing Blood for a Blood Test

Source: https://www.uncmedicalcenter.org/mclendon-clinical-laboratories/test-specifications/tube-guide/

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