Quest Diagnostics Specimen Tubes Form is a new online form that allows you to request blood test tubes for your laboratory. This simple and easy-to-use form requires only a few minutes to complete, and provides an efficient way to order the tubes you need. With this new form, you can be sure that you will receive the right type of tube for your test, ensuring accurate results.
You'll find details about the type of form you want to complete in the table. It will tell you how much time it will take to complete quest diagnostics specimen tubes, exactly what parts you will have to fill in, etc.
| Question | Answer |
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| Form Name | Quest Diagnostics Specimen Tubes |
| Form Length | 1 pages |
| Fillable? | No |
| Fillable fields | 0 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 15 sec |
| Other names | cmp test tube color quest, quest diagnostics tubes, blood collection tube color guide quest, blood collection tube color guide quest diagnostics |
Quest Diagnostics Blood Collection
Order of Draw |
Bottle/Stopper |
Additive |
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CULTURE BOTTLES |
See bottle label |
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LIGHT BLUE |
Citrate |
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(TUBE MUST BE |
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FILLED COMPLETELY) |
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RED/BLACK |
Gel, serum |
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(DO NOT USE GEL TUBES FOR TOXICOLOGY OR DRUG TESTING)
RED |
No gel, serum |
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GREEN |
Heparin |
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or TAN |
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LAVENDER |
EDTA |
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or TAN |
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ROYAL BLUE |
EDTA |
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GRAY |
Sodium Flouride |
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(Glucose) |
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When using a winged blood collection set for venipuncture and a coagulation (citrate) tube is the first specimen to be drawn, a discard tube should be drawn first. The discard tube must be used to fill the blood collection set tubing’s “dead space” with blood but the discard tube does not need to be completely filled. This important step will ensure maintenance of the proper
NOTE: See inside back cover for Specimen Collection tubes
TUBES WITH OTHER ADDITIVES
LAST
YELLOW |
Citrate ACD |
(DRAWN LAST) |
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Courtesy and © Becton, Dickinson and Company
Mixing Chart
BD Vacutainer™ |
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Tube Type |
Stopper Color |
Number of Inversions |
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EDTA |
Lavender |
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Citrate |
Light Blue |
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SST with gel |
Red/Black |
5 |
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Serum |
Red |
5 |
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Sodium Fluoride |
Gray |
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Heparin |
Green |
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Separate
For serum (no gel) tubes only.
For other Blood, Serum or Plasma separation instructions, see the Specimen Collection and Handling section of this Directory
