15/03/2017
VACUTAINERS.... Blood Collection Tubes contain additives designed to stabilise & preserve the specimen before analytical testing.
Colour coded plastic caps determine the Preservatives used.
Wrong selection of tubes will not be helpful.
PURPLE/LAVENDER (EDTA).Used for CBC,PBF,Blood Groups,Screening,Cross matches,DAT
RED TOP contains clot activator ( For serum)
Glucose,Lipid profile, Electrolytes,Calcium,Liver Function Tests,DAT, Rheumatoid factors,ANA,Kidney Function Tests,Thyroid Function Tests,ICT,CRP.
LIGHT BLUE. . Coagulation Analyser..(PT,aPTT,d-Dimer)
The volume of blood has to be accurate for equal dilution.
Do not treat only the test & it should be clinically correlated.
