Tube Order Chart
on the Chart Provided Below:
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question 10

Essay

Tube Order Chart
On the chart provided below:
A.Place the following colored Vacutainer tubes in their correct order of collection.
B.Place the appropriate additive or anticoagulant found in each tube.
C.Identify which tests are used for each tube.
Colors: gray, green, red, blue, lavender, gold
Additives and/or anticoagulants: nothing (clot tube), oxalate anticoagulant, heparin anticoagulant, EDTA anticoagulant, SST or clot activator, citrate anticoagulant
Tests typically ordered from colored tube: glucose tests, hematology tests, chemistry/serology (used twice), coagulation tests, special tests
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Colors in Proper Order } & \text { Additives/Anticoagulants in Tube } & \text { Tests Using Tube } \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline & & \\\hline\end{array}$

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