EDTA (hematology cell counts, cell morphology)

Sodium Citrate (coagulation studies)

Sodium Citrate (ESR)

Heparin

Sodium Fluoride

Plain/Non-Additive Tubes

Serum Separator Tubes

Plasma Separator Tubes

Toxicology, Trace Metal, Nutritional Analyses

K2EDTA for Lead Determination

RBC preservative that is used in blood bank, HLA phenotyping, DNA, paternity testing

Not used for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring because they absorb certain drugs

For most chemistry, blood bank, immunology

Not used in enzymatic tests (COMPOUND)

Trace elements, lead, toxicology (COMPOUND)

Anticoagulant to yield a plasma sample in Gray-Top

Plasma Potassium measurement, ABG, Ammonia determination

Injectable form for anticoagulant therapy (COMPOUND)

EDTA (molecular diagnostics)

Not used in Lithium and Folate Determination

Used especially when a chemistry test is STAT

Blood culture

EDTA (ABO grouping, Rh typing, Ab screening, Crossmatching)

Anticoagulant:blood ratio in a blue-top

Anticoagulant:blood ratio in a black-top

Anticoagulant to yield a plasma sample in a royal blue-top

Potassium Oxalate, Sodium Fluoride

EDTA, Thixotropic Gel (PPT)

Heparin, Thixotropic Gel

Clot Activator, Non-Additive

EDTA, Heparin, Non-Additive

Not used in immunohematology because it interferes with the reactions