XpressLab Tube Colors & Additives Crossword

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  1. 2. Tube color containing sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate.
  2. 4. Liquid portion of blood remaining after clotting has occurred.
  3. 9. First specimen collected in the order of draw for culture testing.
  4. 10. Tube collected before a light blue tube when using a butterfly collection set.
  5. 11. Anticoagulant found in green tubes used for many chemistry tests.
  6. 13. Tube color containing heparin anticoagulant.
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  1. 1. Used to describe the type of element testing commonly performed with royal blue tubes.
  2. 3. BROTH Growth media found inside blood culture bottles that supports microorganisms.
  3. 5. SEPARATOR Barrier inside SST tubes that separates serum from blood cells after centrifugation.
  4. 6. CITRATE Anticoagulant found in light blue tubes used for coagulation studies.
  5. 7. Anticoagulant found in lavender tubes that preserves blood cell morphology.
  6. 8. Tube color containing EDTA that is commonly used for CBC testing.
  7. 12. OXALATE Anticoagulant found in gray tubes and paired with sodium fluoride.
  8. 14. Tube color containing no additive and used to collect serum.