BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE REQUIREMENTS

CODES AND ORDER OF THE DRAW  B - Light BlueTop ( Tube must be full!) R - Red-Top Tube Y – Yellow Top Tube (Corvac)** LG – Light Green Top Tube GR – Green Top Tube L – Lavender or Pink Top Tube G – Grey Top Tube

*Refer to lab manual for special instructions.

**Can substitute Red Top for Yellow Top.

***Date, Time, User’s Initials on tubes and #13 BB Slip

****Obtain tube from Lab

TEST	TUBE	TEST	TUBE	TEST	TUBE	TEST	TUBE
ABO Type ***	Pink	Cortisol	R or Y	HCG screen & quant	R or Y	PSA	Y, R (only)
Acid Phosphatase	R or Y	FDP or D-dimer	B	HIV (signed consent)	R or Y	PT, APTT (PTC & PTV)	B
AFP	R or Y	C-Reactive Protein (CRP)	R or Y	IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE	R or Y	Progesterone	R or Y
Albumin	LG or Y	Ca19, Ca 125	R or Y	Iron Profile (Fe, TIBC, %sat)	LG or Y	Rast or Allergy	R or Y
Alcohol (!use non-alcohol wipe)	R or G	Crossmatch***	R & L	Lactic Acid	G	Reticulocyte Count	L
Alkaline Phosphatase	R, LG or Y	Cytomegelovirus (CMV)	R or Y	Lead	L	Rheumatoid Arthritis	R or Y
Ammonia	L (on ice)	Drug Levels* - all types	R or LG	LDH	LG or Y	RPR	R
Amylase	LG or Y	Drug Screen	R	Legionella	Y or R	Rubella Screen	R or Y
ANA	R	Electrolytes	R, LG or Y	Lipase	LG or Y	Sed Rate (ESR)	L
Anticardiolipin Ab	R or Y	Epstein Barr Ab	R or Y	Lipid Profile or Coro (Chol, Trig, HDL, LDL)	LG or Y	Serum Electrophoresis (SPEP)	R or Y
ASO	R	Ferritin	R, LG or Y	Lithium	R or Y	Serum Immunoelectrophoresis (SIEP)	R or Y
Bilirubin (Total & Direct)	R, LG or Y	Fibrinogen Levels	B	Liver Profile	LG or Y	SGOT (AST) or SGPT (ALT)	LG or Y
BUN, Creatinine	R, LG or Y	Folate (Folic Acid)	Y or R	Lupus Type Anticoagulant* LTA	3B & R or Y (pediatric tubes 6B)	BNP	L
Calcium	R, LG or Y	Comprehensive Metabolic Panel – CMP or General Chem	R, LG or Y	Lyme (Progressive)	R or Y	TSH, T3, T4	R or Y
Carboxyhemoglobin	LG/Do not spin	GGT	R, LG or Y	Magnesium	LG or Y	Free T4	R or Y
Cardiac Enzyme Profile (CK,CKMB,Troponin)	LG	Glucose	LG, G or Y	Mononucleosis Screen	R	Total Protein	LG or Y
CBC	L	Glycohemoglobin (HbA1C)	L	Osmolality	R, LG or Y	Testosterone	R or Y
CEA	R or Y	Hemoglobin & Hematocrit (H&H)	L	Phosphorus	LG or Y	Troponin I	LG
Cholesterol, Triglycerides	LG or Y	Hemoglobin Electrophoresis	L	Platelet Count	L	Type and Screen***	Pink
CD4/CD8**** Rm Temp/Same Day/Before 2:30	1 10ml GR and I L	Heparin Assay (XA) Freeze/Deliver to Lab within 1 hour	B (on ice)	OB Panel	2L,2R,2Y	Uric Acid	LG or Y
Cold Agglutinin (keep warm)	R	Hepatitis Profiles – All	R or Y	Basic Metabolic Panel - BMP or Profile 7 (consists of: BUN, CR, CA,Glu,Lytes and Bicarb)	LG, Y	Vitamin B-12	Y or R