PHLE 101 – Phlebotomy Complete Study Guide: Venipuncture Procedures, Tube Colors, Safety Protocols + Exam Q&A Pack [updated 2025]

PHLE 101 – Phlebotomy Complete Study Guide:
Venipuncture Procedures, Tube Colors, Safety Protocols
+ Exam Q&A Pack [updated 2025]

1. sterile bottle additive
 nutrient broth




2. light blue vacutainer additive
 sodium citrate




3. red vacutainer additive
 none




4. tiger top vacutainer/serum seprator tube additve
 silica




5. mint green vacutainer additive
 lithium herparin




6. dark green vacutainer additive
 sodium heparin

,7. lavander/puprple vacutainer additive
 EDTA




8. pink vacutainer additive
 EDTA




9. royal blue vacutainer (RED STRIPE) additive
 none




10.royal blue vacutainer (blue stripe) additive
 EDTA




11.gray vacutainer additive
 sodium fluoride




12.sterile bottle blue cap
 aerobic (bacterial)




13.sterile bottle gold cap
 anaeorobic (bacterial)

, 14.sterile bottle pink cap
 pediatric (bacterial)




15.sterile bottle red cap
 fungal culture




16.BCX
 blood cultures




17.C&S
 culture & sensitivity




18.common test for light blue vacu
 PT- prothrombin time
 PTT - partial thromboplastin time




19.common use for red vacu tube
 storage or back-up testing




20.common test for tiger top (SST)
 CMP- comprehensive metabolic panel