A green or dark green tube is typically used for collecting blood samples for bilirubin testing. These tubes contain heparin as an anticoagulant.
The tube used for bilirubin testing is typically a brown or amber-colored tube. This color is chosen to help protect the sample from light exposure, as bilirubin is light-sensitive.
You could use a Red/Gray SST tube, or you could use a Green sodium heparin tube.
For a HgA1c you would need a lavender top tube.
A test tube used for bilirubin testing is typically amber-colored. This color helps protect the sample from light exposure, which can break down the bilirubin molecules and affect the test results.
A green-colored tube is typically used to draw blood for lipase testing.
The tube used for bilirubin testing is typically a brown or amber-colored tube. This color is chosen to help protect the sample from light exposure, as bilirubin is light-sensitive.
You could use a Red/Gray SST tube, or you could use a Green sodium heparin tube.
For a HgA1c you would need a lavender top tube.
A test tube used for bilirubin testing is typically amber-colored. This color helps protect the sample from light exposure, which can break down the bilirubin molecules and affect the test results.
A green-colored tube is typically used to draw blood for lipase testing.
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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.
I can't remember the tube color (probably speckled or red for serum after clotting and centrifugation) but when I worked in a medical laboratory (until 2001) the key thing was to protect the specimen from light by wrapping the tube in aluminum foil!
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.