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The gray top tube for urine culture typically contains a preservative, such as boric acid, to prevent the growth of bacteria in the urine sample during transportation and storage. This helps maintain the integrity of the sample until it can be processed in the laboratory for culture and sensitivity testing.
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When you withdraw urine from the container into a gray top urinalysis tube using a double ended straw for what testing?
The urine in the gray top tube is typically used for specific gravity testing to measure the concentration of solutes in the urine. The double-ended straw helps transfer the urine without contaminating the sample.
What color tube for throat culture?
what color tube is throat culture and what media plate
Is potassium oxalate added to the gray vaccum tube?
No, potassium oxalate is not added to the gray vacuum tube. The gray-top tube typically contains an anticoagulant such as potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride for glucose testing.
What color tube do you use to draw gtt?
Gray top tube (GTT) is typically used for glucose tolerance test.
What tube is an ethanol level drawn?
An ethanol level is typically drawn in a gray-top tube containing potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride as preservatives.
When you withdraw urine from the container into a gray top urinalysis tube using a double ended straw for what testing?
The urine in the gray top tube is typically used for specific gravity testing to measure the concentration of solutes in the urine. The double-ended straw helps transfer the urine without contaminating the sample.
What color tube for throat culture?
what color tube is throat culture and what media plate
Is potassium oxalate added to the gray vaccum tube?
No, potassium oxalate is not added to the gray vacuum tube. The gray-top tube typically contains an anticoagulant such as potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride for glucose testing.
What color tube do you use to draw gtt?
Gray top tube (GTT) is typically used for glucose tolerance test.
What tube is an ethanol level drawn?
An ethanol level is typically drawn in a gray-top tube containing potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride as preservatives.
What color phlebotomy tube is used for d-dimer?
blue top(Sodium citrated)
What color tube is used in a thyroid profile?
tiger top chem
What color top tube is used for a hcg?
The color of the top tube typically used for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing is red or red-gray.
What color of tube is used for ferritin?
The color of tube used for ferritin is typically gold or red/gray.
What color blood tube for FBG?
Gray top tube is typically used for fasting blood glucose (FBG) testing.
What does a gray top tube contain?
A gray top tube typically contains potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride as an anticoagulant/preservative for glucose testing. This tube is used for collecting blood samples for glucose testing and helps prevent glycolysis (breakdown of glucose).
What color top tube is used to draw blood for a liver panel test?
the cadiac enzymes must be drawn in a green top tube or a red top not a lavender i dont knw who put that but they are really stupid
