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Yellow top tube is used for collecting blood for blood culture (SPS) tests. It is sterile.
Red/Grey or Yellow
The yellow evacuated tubes are for blood cultures.
if both a red and a purple tube are needed, collect blood in the red tube that contains no additive first.
It is called serum-separator-tube (SST) and it is dark yellow (just so there's no confusion there are two yellow tops when it comes to blood draws and the orders each go in and that is light yellow and dark yellow).
SST tube (yellow color)
Yellow top tube is used for collecting blood for blood culture (SPS) tests. It is sterile.
Red/Grey or Yellow
The yellow evacuated tubes are for blood cultures.
The yellow evacuated tubes are for blood cultures.
Yellow
if both a red and a purple tube are needed, collect blood in the red tube that contains no additive first.
clear as are all blood draws.
First
It is called serum-separator-tube (SST) and it is dark yellow (just so there's no confusion there are two yellow tops when it comes to blood draws and the orders each go in and that is light yellow and dark yellow).
Yellow tops /acd tubes
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