Which Colour tube is used for HbA1c test?
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Which Colour tube is used for HbA1c test?
| HEMOGLOBIN A1C | |
|---|---|
| ORDERING INFORMATION: | Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2415 Geisinger Epic ID: 32306 |
| Specimen type: | Whole blood |
| Preferred collection container: | 4 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube 3 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube |
| Specimen required: | 2.5 mL; minimum 1 mL. |
What color tube is used for HGB?
lavender-top
Specimen required: 2 mL EDTA lavender-top tube with minimum 1.6 mL whole blood.
What is a green top tube used for?
Lithium Heparin (Green-Top Tube)*: This tube is used for the collection of heparinized plasma or whole blood for special tests. *Note: After the tube has been filled with blood, immediately invert the tube gently several times to prevent coagulation.
What color tube is used for CBC?
LAVENDER
The following tests may be drawn in the same LAVENDER (PURPLE) top tube: CBC, SED RATE (ESR), RETICULOCYTE Draw an extra LAVENDER for each (GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN and BNP). 9. GLUCOSE is always drawn in a GRAY top tube. No additional test may be drawn with this tube.
Why are Vacutainer tubes color coded?
Vacutainer tubes are covered with a Color-coded plastic cap that indicates which additives the tube contains. These color indicators help the phlebotomist to easily select the tubes in which the blood should be drawn as per the tests that have to be performed.
What is a green-top tube used for?
What color tube is used for hCG test?
Yellow or red colored tubes can be used to collect serum, if tube contains lithium heparin then the cap will be green. Hemogram (CBC) complete blood count test tubes contain EDTA and they are lavender (purple) or pink.
What tube color is used for Hematology?
Red top tube = No additives for chemistry tests.
What color tube for an A1C?
Hemoglobin A1c, also called A1c or glycated hemoglobin, is hemoglobin with glucose attached. The A1c test evaluates the average amount of glucose in the blood over the last 2 to 3 months by measuring the percentage of glycated hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein found inside red blood cells…
What color tube do you use for coagulation test?
Coagulant Blood Test. Tubes with a red stopper are used to collect serum to test for routine donor screening or infectious disease. It contains a clot activator. Tubes with orange or gray/yellow tops are used to test serum that is needed right away. It contains a rapid clot activator known as thrombin.