Phlebotomy Guidlines

Specimens that can be run on the same tube.
GOLD TOPS
ALB
DBIL
TBIL
BUN
CALC
CL
ALBUMIN
ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE
ALT
AMYLASE
AST
BILIRUBIN
FRACTIONATED
DIRECT BILIRUBIN
TOTAL BILIRUBIN
BUN
CALCIUM
CHLORIDE
CHOL
CHOLESTEROL
RFIGM
CO2
CO2
COMPREHENSIVE
METABOLIC PANEL
CPK
CREATININE
CARDIAC C-REACTIVE
PROTEIN
NA
PHENOBARBITOL
PHOSPHORUS
PHENYTOIN
POTASSIUM
TOTAL PROTEIN
RHEUMATOID
FACTOR
SODIUM
T3
T3
T4F
TRIG
T4 FREE
TRIGLYCERIDE
TSH
TSH
AP
ALT
AMY
AST
DBLI
CMP2
CPK
CRTN
CCRP
ALL OF THIS PAGE CAN SHARE A TUBE UP TO
ABOUT 12 TESTS.
MG
MAGNESIUM
OSMO
OSMOLALITY
PHBB
PHOS
PHTN
K
TP
CRP
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
TSHR
TSH WITH REFLEX
LYTE
ELECTROLYTE
URIC
URIC ACID
GGT
GAMMA GT
BHCG
HCG QUANTITATIVE
GLUC
HDL
GLUCOSE
HDL CHOLESTEROL
CARB
DIG
CARBAMAZEPINE
DIGOXIN
LDH
LDH
VALP
VALPROIC ACID
LDL
LDL CHOLESTEROL
VANCR
LPSE
LIPASE
VANCT
CVPC
GENTR
LIPID PANEL
W/REFLEX
LDL(MEASURED)
GENTAMYCIN
RANDOM
GENTP
GENTAMYCIN PEAK
GENTT
GENTAMYCIN
TROUGH
RBAB
RUBELLA
IF >2 ORDERS
DRAW IN
SEPARATE
TUBES
VANCOMYCIN
RANDOM
VANCOMYCIN
TROUGH
VANCP
VANCOMYCIN PEAK
THEO
THEOPHYLLINE
TOBR
TOBRAMYCIN
RANDOM
TOBP
TOBRAMYCIN PEAK
TOBT
TOBRAMYCIN
TROUGH
IF >2 ORDERS DRAW IN
SEPARATE TUBES
IF >2 ORDERS DRAW IN
SEPARATE TUBES
GOLD TOPS
ACTN
BOHB
ACETONE
BETAHYDROXYBUTYRATE
FERR
IRNSAT
FERRITIN
TOTAL IRON BINDING
CAPACITY
IRON SATURATION
RPMB
CPK INDEX
FOL
VB12
FOLATE
VITAMIN B-12
VITAMIN ,25
HYDROXY TOTAL
(INHOUSE)
TIBC
PROL
FSH
LH
CORT
TEST
PROLACTIN
FSH
LH
CORTISOL
TESTOSTERONE
CEA
CEA
VD25
C3
C4
PALB
C3
C4
PREALBUMIN
ICAL
IONIZED CALCIUM
TFER
TRANSFERRIN
IGQT
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
(>/=18 YEARS OLD)
IGAS
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
(>/= 18 YEARS OLD)
CA125 CANCER ANTIGEN 125
LITH
LITHIUM
IGGS
ESTRA
ESTRADIOL
IGMS
PGST
PROGESTERONE
PSA
PSAM
PSA (SCREEN)
PSA (MONITORING)
PSA W/REFLEXIVE
FREE PSA (SCREEN)
PSA W/REFLEXIVE
FREE PSA
(MONITORING)
PSAR
PSAMR
PTH
PTH
PTHC
PTH (INCLUDES ICAL
AND CALCIUM(NEEDS
3 TUBES))
IMMUNOGLOBULIN
G
IMMUNOGLOBULIN
M
LYME
LYME IgG/IgM
ANA
ANA
RPR
RPR
VZV
VARICELLA ZOSTER
IgG
GREEN TOPS
AMM
AMMONIA
TROPI
TROPONIN I
BNP
BRAIN NATRIURETIC
PEPTIDE
RED TOPS
MONO
MONO TEST
PREG
PREGNANCY
PREGNANCY
W/REFLEX HCG
PREGR
MSLS
MEASLES IgG
HCG TUMOR
MARKER
BCHC
CRL
CRYPTOCOCCAL
ANTIGEN
GREY TOP
LAC
LACTIC ACID
LAVENDER TOPS
GHGB
RBCF
GLYCOHGB (HBA1C)
RED CELL FOLATE
INCLUDED IN
CBC
CBC
HEME PROFILE
(COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT)
CBCA
HEME PROFILE
(COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT)W/AUTO DIFF
ESR
RETC
SED RATE
RETIC COUNT
NEUC
ABSOLUTE
NEUTROPHIL COUNT
HCT
HEMATOCRIT
HGB
PLT
HEMOGLOBIN
PLATELET COUNT
WHITE BLOOD CELL
COUNT
AUTOMATE
DIFFERENTIAL
WBC
DIFF
BLUE TOPS
DIMER
D-DIMER
FBG
PT
PTT
FIBRINOGEN
PROTIME/INR
PTT
PFS
PLATELET FUNCTION
TEST (NEEDS TO BE
SCHEDULED)
INCLUDED IN CBCA
PANELS
CMP2
HEPF
COMPLETE
METABOLIC PANEL
ALB
AP
TBIL
BUN
CALC
CL
CO2
CRTN
GLUC
K
TP
NA
ALT
AST
ANION GAP
HEPATIC FUNTION
PANEL
ALB
TBIL
DBIL
AP
ALT
AST
TP
IGQT
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
IgA
IgG
IgM
CBC
COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT
WBC
RBC
HGB
HCT
PLT
ACPF
BASIC METABOLIC
PANEL
CALC
CO2
CL
CRTN
GLUC
K
NA
BUN
LYTE
ELECTROLYTE PANEL
NA
K
CL
CO2
ANION GAP
CVPC
CVP WITH REFLEX
CHOL
HDL
TRIG
CALCULATED LDL
W/REFLEX TO
MEASURED LDL
NOT LFT (LIVER
FUNTION TEST)
IF ORDERED YOU
NEED
CLARIFICATION
ON WHAT TO
ORDER
CBCA
COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT W/AUTO DIFF
CBC
AUTOMATED
DIFFERENTIAL
ADDING ON TO PREVIOUSLY DRAWN SPECIMEN
**Always call for adding on a Send Out Test**
Lavender Top Tubes
CBC, CBCA
RETIC
SED RATE
PLT
HGB/HCT
GHGB
Specimen can be no greater than 24 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 12 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 12 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 12 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 24 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 24 hours old
PT/INR
PTT
D-DIMER
FBG
Specimen can be no greater than 24 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 4 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 4 hours old
Specimen can be no greater than 4 hours old
Blue Top Tubes
* PFS must be scheduled with Hematology and performed in Cooperstown*
Gold Top Tubes
*MOST Chemistries can be added up to 3 days if specimen has been refrigerated*
Green Top Tubes
** Depending on the test, you have 8-24 hours to add on, please call!!!**
Pink Top Tubes/Blood Bank
*They have their own guidelines/policies so please call them directly at x3720 with any add ons or questions
concerning a specimen**
CANNOT BE ADDED
Total Iron Binding Capacity
Transferrin
Iron
Pre-Albumin
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Lithium
Ethanol
Osmo
Lactic Acid
Complement 3 (C3)
Complement 4 (C4)
Ionized Calcium
Ammonia
Platelet Function Test