Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration.
Marble top blood tube.
Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled plasma sodium citrate.
The blood is then centrifuged allowing easy removal of serum for testing.
5 0 ml 8 5 ml.
These are known as yellow tops not gold.
Phlebotomy tubes with green top contain sodium herapin lithium herapin and ammonium herapin all of which are coated in the inside of the tube.
Blue top tube also light blue top tube.
Marble top tubes are also referred to as tiger tops in some clinics.
They contain a special gel that separates blood cells from serum as well as particles to cause blood to clot quickly.
Common blood collection tubes their additives and laboratory uses by editorial team on january 2 2020 in biochemistry hematology immunology the evacuated tube system for blood collection in use for various laboratory tests consists of tubes of various sizes with color coded tops indicating tube contents.
These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label.
Gel separates serum from cells.
Send whole blood in a gray top tube.
The herapin anticoagulant activates antithrombins that block the coagulation cascade and produce a plasma sample or whole blood.
Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100.
2012 farlex inc.
The same tubes are used for clinical chemistry and stat chemistry tests.
Trademarked versions include covidien corvac tubes.
Sps tubes have a paler colour sometimes leading confusion.