Medical Assistant Phlebotomy Basic Tubes
Gold/Tiger Top Tube
(a.k.a Serum Separator Tube/SST) Gel/Clot Activator, 5 inversions, chemistry tests, #2 in order of draw (Special attention needed for this tube, after inversion let it sit for 20 to 30 mins, before putting in centrifuge for 10 minutes. Then send to Lab)
Light Blue Tube (I)
3-4 inversions
Gold/Tiger Tube (I)
5 inversions
Gray Tube (I)
8-10 inversions
Green Tube (I)
8-10 inversions
Lavender Tube (I)
8-10 inversions
Gray Tube (T)
Alcohol Tests + Other Special Tests
Gold/Tiger Tube (T)
Chemistry Test
Light Blue Tube (T)
Coagulation Test
Green Tube (T)
Drug Testing
Lavender Tube (A)
EDTA
Lavender Tube
EDTA additive (Prevents Coagulation of Red Blood Cells), 8-10 inversion, used for complete blood count (Whole Blood), #4 in order of draw
Gray Tube (A)
Potassium Oxalate and/or Sodium Fluoride
Gray Tube
Potassium Oxalate or Sodium Fluoride, 8-10 inversion, used in Alcohol Tests and Special Tests, #5 in order of draw
Gold/Tiger Tube (A)
Serum Separate (Gel/Clot Activator)
Light Blue Tube
Sodium Citrate, 3-4 inversions, coagulation tests, #1 in order of draw
Light Blue Tube (A)
Sodium Citrite
Green Tube (A)
Sodium Heparin
Green Tube
Sodium Heparin, 8-10 inversion, used for finding Drug Levels, #3 in order of draw
Lavender Tube (T)
Whole Blood Count (WBC)
