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Phlebotomy Study Guide (AMT Certification Practice)
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1. GOLD/MARBLE: ADDITIVE: CLOT ACTIVATOR AND GEL SERUM FOR SEP-
ARATION
2. GOLD/MARBLE: LAB USE: FOR SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
MAY BE USED FOR ROUTINE BLOOD DONOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC
TESTING OF SERUM FOR INFECTIONS DISEASE.

LET BLOOD SIT FOR 30 MINS BEFORE SPIN
3. GOLD/MARBLE: PRODUCT: SERUM
4. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: ADDITIVE: LITHIUM HEPARIN AND GEL
FOR PLASMA SEPARATION
5. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: LAB USE: FOR PLASMA DETERMINA-
TIONS IN CHEMISTRY. TUBE INVERSIONS ENSURE MIXING OF ANTICOAGU-
LANT (HEPARIN) WITH BLOOD TO PREVENT CLOTTING
6. LIGHT GREEN AND GREEN/GRAY: PRODUCT: PLASMA, WHOLE BLOOD
7. RED: ADDITIVE: SILICONE COATED (GLASS)

CLOT ACTIVATOR, SILICONE COATED (PLASTIC)
8. RED: LAB USE: FOR SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY. MAY BE
USED FOR ROUTINE BLOOD DONOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST-
ING OF SERUM FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

LET BLOOD SIT FOR 60 MINS BEFORE SPIN
9. RED: PRODUCT: SERUM
10. ORANGE: ADDITIVE: THROMBIN-BASED CLOT ACTIVATOR

(USED WITH OR WITHOUT GEL FOR SERUM SEPARATION)
11. ORANGE: LAB USE: FOR STAT SERUM DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
BLOOD CLOTTING TIME, 5MINS.
12. ORANGE: PRODUCT: SERUM
13. ROYAL BLUE: ADDITIVE: CLOT ACTIVATOR, OR K2 EDTA
14. ROYAL BLUE: LAB USE: FOR TRACE-ELEMENTS, TOXICOLOGY, AND NU-
TRITIONAL CHEMISTRY DEMENSTRATIONS. SPECIAL STOPPER FORMULA-
TION PROVIDES LOW LEVELS OF TRACE ELEMENTS.
15. ROYAL BLUE: PRODUCT: SERUM OR WHOLE BLOOD/PLASMA
16. GREEN: ADDITIVE: SODIUM HEPARIN OR LITHIUM HEPARIN (NO GEL AC-
TIVATOR)
17. GREEN: LAB USE: FOR PLASMA DETERMINATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.
18. GREEN: PRODUCT: PLASMA,WHOLE BLOOD

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19. GRAY: ADDITIVE: POTASSSIUM OXALATE/SODIUM FLUORIDE

SODIUM FLUORIDE/NA2 EDTA

SODIUM FLOURIDE
20. GRAY: LAB USE: FOR GLUCOSE DETERMINATIONS. OXALATE AND EDTA
ANTICOAGULANTS WILL GIVE PLASMA SAMPLES. SODIUM FLUORIDE IS THE
ANTIGLYCOLYTIC AGENT.
21. GRAY: PRODUCT: PLASMA
22. TAN: ADDITIVE: K2 EDTA
23. TAN: LAB USE: FOR LEAD DETERMINATIONS.
24. YELLOW: ADDITIVE: SODIUM POLYANETHOL SUFONATE (SPS)

ACID CITRATE DEXTROSE (ACD)
25. YELLOW: LAB USE: SPS FOR BLOOD CULTURE SPECIMEN COLLEC-
TIONS IN MICROBIOLOGY.

ACD FOR USE IN BLOOD BANK STUDIES, HLA PHENOTYPING, DNA AND
PATERNITY TESTING. (WHO'S THE DADDY?)
26. YELLOW: PRODUCT: WHOLE BLOOD
27. LAVENDER: ADDITIVE: K3 EDTA
28. LAVENDER: LAB USE: K3 EDTA FOR WHOLE BLOOD HEMATOLOGY DE-
TERMINATIONS. MAY BE USED FOR ROUTINE IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY TEST-
ING, AND BLOOD DONOR SCREENING.
29. LAVENDER: PRODUCT: WHOLE BLOOD
30. WHITE: ADDITIVE: K2 EDTA AND GEL FOR PLASMA SEPARATION
31. WHITE: LAB USE: MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS
32. WHITE: PRODUCT: PLASMA
33. PINK: ADDITIVE: K2 EDTA
34. PINK: LAB USE: FOR WHOLE BLOOD HEMATOLOGY DETERMINATIONS.
MAY BE USED FOR ROUTINE IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY TESTING AND BLOOD
DONOR SCREENING.
35. PINK: PRODUCT: WHOLE BLOOD
36. LIGHT BLUE: ADDITIVE: SODIUM CITRATE
37. LIGHT BLUE: LAB USE: FOR COAGULATION DETERMINATIONS, PLATLET
FUCTION ASSAY
38. CLEAR RED: DISCARD TUBE



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