INSTITUTE) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1st color - ANSWER-Yellow/Blood cultures/Sterile
2nd color - ANSWER-Light blue
3rd color - ANSWER-Serum Red/Gold/Tiger Top
4th color - ANSWER-Green
5th color - ANSWER-Lavendar/pink
6th color - ANSWER-Grey
7th color - ANSWER-Yellow
Additives for Yellow/Blood Cultures/Sterile? - ANSWER-SPS (Sodium Polyethanol
Sulfonate)
Additives for Light Blue? - ANSWER-Sodium Citrate (Na Citrate)
Additives for Serum Red/Gold/Tiger Top? - ANSWER-Gel Barrier/Clot Activator
Additives for Green? - ANSWER-Heparin
Additives for Lavender/Pink? - ANSWER-EDTA (Ethlenediamine Tetra-Acetic Acid)
Additives for Grey? - ANSWER-Potassium Oxalate (Additive)/ Sodium Fluoride
(Preservative)
Additives for Yellow? - ANSWER-ACD (Acid Citrate Dextrose)
Common test for Yellow? - ANSWER-Genetic, DNA testing, Platelet Studies
Department of Yellow/Blood Cultures/Sterile? - ANSWER-Microbiology
Department of Light Blue? - ANSWER-Coagulation
Department of Serum Red/Gold/Tiger Top? - ANSWER-Chemistry, Serology,
Immunology