Marble Top Blood Tube

Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100.

Marble top blood tube.

Phlebotomy tubes with green top contain sodium herapin lithium herapin and ammonium herapin all of which are coated in the inside of the tube. Marble top tube any of a number of blood collection tubes which contain a special gel that separates cells from serum and material that causes clotting. Hemogardtm gold top conventional red gray marble. Trademarked versions include covidien corvac tubes.

Sterile sst brand tube with inert clot activator determinations that require serum in chemistry or infectious disease testing. They contain a special gel that separates blood cells from serum as well as particles to cause blood to clot quickly. 2012 farlex inc. 5 0 ml 8 5 ml.

These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label. Gel separates serum from cells. Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration. These are known as yellow tops not gold.

Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled plasma sodium citrate. Common blood collection tubes their additives and laboratory uses by editorial team on january 2 2020 in biochemistry hematology immunology the evacuated tube system for blood collection in use for various laboratory tests consists of tubes of various sizes with color coded tops indicating tube contents. Sps tubes have a paler colour sometimes leading confusion. The same tubes are used for clinical chemistry and stat chemistry tests.

Send whole blood in a gray top tube. Blue top tube also light blue top tube.