gold, green, SST
A lavender or light purple tube is typically used for amylase testing. This color tube contains an anticoagulant called EDTA to prevent the blood from clotting.
For a HgA1c you would need a lavender top tube.
A gray tube or plain red-top tube can be used for amylase testing. It is important to follow the specific specimen collection requirements of the laboratory where the testing will be performed.
A green-colored tube is typically used to draw blood for lipase testing.
A lavender or purple-topped tube is typically used for a magnesium blood draw.
A lavender or light purple tube is typically used for amylase testing. This color tube contains an anticoagulant called EDTA to prevent the blood from clotting.
For a HgA1c you would need a lavender top tube.
A gray tube or plain red-top tube can be used for amylase testing. It is important to follow the specific specimen collection requirements of the laboratory where the testing will be performed.
A green-colored tube is typically used to draw blood for lipase testing.
red
A lavender or purple-topped tube is typically used for a magnesium blood draw.
A lavender top tube is typically used to draw an ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) test.
A lavender or purple tube is typically used for TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) blood draw.
2 ml whole blood in red top tube or three 0.6 ml microtubes
A lavender-top tube is typically used to draw blood for clozapine levels. It is important to follow the specific laboratory's instructions for the proper collection tube.
A lavender or purple top tube is typically used to draw blood for Hep C testing.
A lavender or pink-top tube is typically used to draw a parathyroid hormone (PTH) test.