COLLECTION TUBES


SHOWN IN "ORDER OF DRAW" FOR VACUTAINER TUBES

GOLD Gold top tube.
Yields SERUM after centrifugation
LT. BLUE Light blue citrate tube, 4.5ml.
Yields citrated plasma after centrifugation - (DO NOT CONFUSE with clear cap/light blue bung 1.8ml tube)
DK. GREEN Dark Green Tube.
Heparinised WHOLE BLOOD
LT. GREEN Light green tube.
Yields heparinised PLASMA after centrifugation.
PURPLE Purple topped EDTA tube.
Yields EDTA whole blood or EDTA plasma on centrifugation.
PINK Pink topped tube, 6ml.
EDTA whole blood
GREY Fluoride oxalate tube.
Yields Fluoridated plasma which inhibits glycolysis
BLACK ESR
(Sedimatic)
YELLOW Yellow topped tube, 6ml.
ACD whole blood
PAEDIATRIC TUBES
  Heparinised with Gel
  EDTA


Gippsland Pathology Service
Princes Highway, Traralgon West, Victoria 3844, Australia, Tel: 61 3 5174 0800, Fax: 61 3 5174 7335