NHA CCMA Order of Draw Complete Answes

NHA CCMA Order of Draw Complete Answes 1. Order of Draw for Blood Collection Tubes: - Yellow - Light Blue - Red - Gold/Tiger Top - Green - Lavender - Grey Mnemonic: "Yellow Like Baby Roses, Golden Goes Like Geese." 2. Yellow Tube: - Additive: Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS). - Laboratory Use: SPS is used for blood culture specimen collections in microbiology. 3. Light Blue Tube: - Additive: Sodium citrate (an anticoagulant). - Laboratory Use: Primarily for coagulation studies. 4. Red Tube: - Additives: - Plastic: Clot activator. - Glass: No additive (plain). - Laboratory Use: For serum determinations in chemistry and can be used for routine blood donor screening and diagnostic testing of serum for infectious diseases. 5. Gold/Tiger Top Tube: - Additives: - Serum separator tube (SST), - Clot activator, - Thixotropic gel (creates a barrier). - Laboratory Use: For serum determinations in chemistry and applicable for routine blood donor screening and testing of serum for infectious diseases. 6. Green Tube: - Additives: Sodium heparin or lithium heparin. - Laboratory Use: For plasma determinations in chemistry. 7. Lavender Tube: - Additive: EDTA (an anticoagulant). - Laboratory Use: Used for whole blood hematology determinations, routine immunohematology testing, and blood donor screening. 8. Grey Tube: - Additives: Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride. - Laboratory Use: Primarily for glucose testing (GTT).