Marble Top Blood 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.

Marble top blood tube.

2012 farlex inc. Send plasma in a plastic transport tube labeled plasma sodium citrate. Phlebotomy tubes with green top contain sodium herapin lithium herapin and ammonium herapin all of which are coated in the inside of the tube. Be sure to use only tubes with a 3 2 sodium citrate concentration.

Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100. These are known as yellow tops not gold. Marble top tubes are also referred to as tiger tops in some clinics. Gel separates serum from cells.

The same tubes are used for clinical chemistry and stat chemistry tests. Blue top tube also light blue top tube. Trademarked versions include covidien corvac tubes. Hemogardtm gold top conventional red gray marble.

These are easily identified by the yellow diagonal stripes on the label. The blood is then centrifuged allowing easy removal of serum for testing. 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.

5 0 ml 8 5 ml. Sterile sst brand tube with inert clot activator determinations that require serum in chemistry or infectious disease testing.