The recommended tube for collecting blood for HCG Quant AFP testing is a red or gold-top tube.
The tube for collecting blood for Beta HCG testing is typically a plain red-top tube.
The color of the top tube typically used for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing is red or red-gray.
A red or yellow test tube is typically used for an hCG test, as these tubes contain a gel separator to separate serum from the blood after centrifugation. This allows for better and cleaner sample collection for the test.
Ethanol is another word used to describe alcohol and quant would be a shorthand word for quantity. Hcg's formal word is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, and qual is another shorthand term meaning qualitative. Those are test results expressed in terms of the presence or absence of a property or condition. Both of these tests require urine.
CBC lavender top tube, HCG separate red top tube (if sending to outsourced lab) HIV blue top tube and Chem panel red top tube. So most likely 4 tubes. ------------------ At our office, we would need a lavender top for CBC, a tiger top for HCG and chem panel, and a separate, full tiger top for HIV. The answer really depends on your work setting and the type of HIV test that is being performed at the lab.
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The tube for collecting blood for Beta HCG testing is typically a plain red-top tube.
The color of the top tube typically used for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing is red or red-gray.
A red or yellow test tube is typically used for an hCG test, as these tubes contain a gel separator to separate serum from the blood after centrifugation. This allows for better and cleaner sample collection for the test.
For HCG quantitative testing, the preferred tube color is typically lavender or purple, which contains EDTA as an anticoagulant. However, some laboratories may also accept serum samples collected in a red-top tube without additives. Always check with the specific laboratory for their requirements, as practices may vary.
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Ethanol is another word used to describe alcohol and quant would be a shorthand word for quantity. Hcg's formal word is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, and qual is another shorthand term meaning qualitative. Those are test results expressed in terms of the presence or absence of a property or condition. Both of these tests require urine.
If you mean, what does it mean to have a high hcg level in the absence of fetal heart tones, I would say either you have a test tube with hcg in it, or a molar pregnancy.
HCG levels are detectable at low levels as early as 7-9 days after ovulation. During the first 3-4 weeks after fertilization the HCG level doubles every two days. By the fist missed period the level will be 50-250 mIU/ml. HCG will peak at approx. 60-70 days after fertilization at 80,000-150,000 mIU/ml, then gradually decrease during the remainder of the pregnancy.
have blood test hcg quantitative done, this will give a number, not a neg/pos result . if you had a quant hcg done already dr could compare numbers to see if preg, how far along, or if miscarriage.
CBC lavender top tube, HCG separate red top tube (if sending to outsourced lab) HIV blue top tube and Chem panel red top tube. So most likely 4 tubes. ------------------ At our office, we would need a lavender top for CBC, a tiger top for HCG and chem panel, and a separate, full tiger top for HIV. The answer really depends on your work setting and the type of HIV test that is being performed at the lab.
A serum pregnancy test is a blood test performed in a physician's office or laboratory to get quantitative hCG. A "triple screen" is a blood test for hCG, AFP, and uE3. The other type of pregnancy test is an over-the-counter test which examines urine for the presence of hCG.