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Leeds Teaching Hospitals
For more information consult ‘Test and Tube Guide’ under Laboratory Medicine on the Intranet
REDUCED DRAW
Paediatric
Cap Colour
Tube
Ring
Tube &
&
Type
Colour
Order Code
Order Code
Blood samples should be taken in the following order:
Special
Instructions
Tests
Blood Culture - (aerobic followed by anaerobic) if insufficient blood for both culture bottles, use aerobic only
1.3ml
Yellow
KFK 334
2ml
Yellow
KFK 383
White
Clot
Activator
and
Separation
Gel
Clotting
Accelorator
1.3ml
Red
KFK 212
1.3ml
Blue
KFK 210
1.3ml
Green
KFK 211
2ml
Red
KFK 341
2ml: KFK 384
1ml: KFK 333
Blue
2ml
Green
KFK 222
Routine Biochemisrty, Thyroid and
Steroid Hormones, Tumour
Markers, Insulin, Biotindase.
Immunology (Allergy,
autoimmunity, immunochemistry)
B12, Folate and Ferritin
Antibiotic Assays
Viral and Bacterial Serology
Please ensure bottles
are filled to line.
Serology multiple
tests MAY require
additional bottles
Coagulation Requests
Blood MUST be
filed to the fill line
White
Trisodium
Citrate
White
Li
Heparin
White
Ammonia, Bile Acids, Trace metals
(EXCEPT Blood Lead), Vitamins,
Renin, Gal-1-PUT, White Cell
Cysteine, VLCFA, Amino-Acids.
Haematology Requests.
EDTA
1.3ml
Lavender
KFK 209
1.3ml
Pink
KFK 335
1.3ml
Grey
KFK 113
1ml: KFK 388
2ml: KFK 064
Lavender
6ml
Pink
KFK 265
2ml
Grey
KFK 330
PTH, ACTH, Homocysteine,
HbA1c, TPMT, White Cell
Enzymes, Blood Lead.
PCR, Lymphocyte Subsets.
Bacterial and Viral Nucleic Acid
Detection
White
EDTA
for
Crossmatch
Transfusion Tests including:
Group and Save, Crossmatch,
Kleihauer, DAT (Coombs Test),
Cold Agglutinins
NaF/ox
Glucose, Lactate, Alcohol, Free
Fatty Acids, 30H Butyrate.
Black
Please ensure bottles
are filled to the line.
Multiple tests require
additional bottles.
For PTH tests also
send paired serum
sample.
White
All tubes should be mixed thoroughly.
Labelling standards should be adhered to.
Please Transport Correctly.
Send separate
tubes for
Biochemistry and
Immunology tests.
Greiner Bio-One Ltd
Brunel Way
Stroudwater Business Park
Stonehouse
Glos. GL10 3SX
Tel: 01453 825255
Fax: 01453 826266
email: [email protected]
www.vacuette.com
VERSION 2. JUNE 2008. (VALD04)