Green or light green tubes are typically used for electrolyte testing as they contain lithium heparin as an anticoagulant and separator gel to separate the serum from the cells.
The tube color commonly used for collecting blood for electrolyte testing is a green-top tube, which contains lithium heparin as an anticoagulant. The green-top tube helps preserve the integrity of the sample for accurate electrolyte measurements.
The color of tube generally used for creatinine testing is a red-stoppered tube, which typically contains no additive or a gel separator. This is to allow the serum or plasma to be separated from the blood cells for accurate testing.
You would typically use a lavender-top tube for transferrin saturation testing. This tube contains the anticoagulant EDTA, which is suitable for testing iron-related parameters like transferrin saturation.
The color tube used for Homocysteine testing is typically lavender or purple. This is because it requires an EDTA anticoagulant to preserve the sample.
The recommended color tube for rubella serology testing is a red or tiger-top tube with gel separator. This allows for serum separation, which is needed for the test.
The tube color commonly used for collecting blood for electrolyte testing is a green-top tube, which contains lithium heparin as an anticoagulant. The green-top tube helps preserve the integrity of the sample for accurate electrolyte measurements.
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The color of tube generally used for creatinine testing is a red-stoppered tube, which typically contains no additive or a gel separator. This is to allow the serum or plasma to be separated from the blood cells for accurate testing.
You would typically use a lavender-top tube for transferrin saturation testing. This tube contains the anticoagulant EDTA, which is suitable for testing iron-related parameters like transferrin saturation.
The color tube used for Homocysteine testing is typically lavender or purple. This is because it requires an EDTA anticoagulant to preserve the sample.
The recommended color tube for rubella serology testing is a red or tiger-top tube with gel separator. This allows for serum separation, which is needed for the test.
A lavender/pink tube is typically used for potassium (K+) testing. It contains the anticoagulant EDTA to preserve the sample for accurate testing.
You could use a Red/Gray SST tube, or you could use a Green sodium heparin tube.
The standard color for a serum lithium trough tube is red. It is important to make sure to use the correct tube color to avoid any potential errors in the testing process.
A lavender or purple-topped tube is typically used for collecting a sample for HIV testing.
The color tube you use when drawing blood for a lab test depends on the type of test you are running. For a Na blood test you would use a red tiger strip tube.
Typically, a lavender or blue-top tube is used to collect samples for CRP (C-reactive protein) testing.