|
Laboratory: amounts of blood
needed for common test
| LAB TEST |
AMOUNT
|
CONTAINER |
| Albumin |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Alkaline
phosphatase |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Ammonia |
1 mL |
Glass green
top(STATon ice) |
| Blood culture |
0.5 – 1mL |
Glass culture
bottle |
| |
|
|
| Basic metabolic
panel (BMP) |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Sodium (Na) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Potassium (K) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Chloride (Cl) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Bicarbonate (HCO3) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
BUN |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Creatinine (Cr) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Glucose |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| |
|
|
| B & T cell
subsets/flow cytometry |
2 mL |
Glass purple top |
| |
|
|
| CBC with D& P |
0.5mL |
Lavender
microtainer |
|
WBC |
|
|
|
Hematocrit |
|
|
|
Platelets |
|
|
|
Differential |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Calcium |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Chromosomes/karyotype |
2 mL |
Glass green top |
| |
|
|
| Coags |
1.8mL |
Glass blue top |
|
PT |
|
|
|
PTT |
|
|
|
Fibrinogen |
|
|
|
Fibrin split products |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Cortisol level |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| CPK |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
C-reactive protein (CRP) |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Creatinine
|
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Digoxin
level |
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
| FISH study for
DiGeorge |
2 mL |
Glass green top |
| Gentamicin
level |
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
|
Glucose |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Hematocrit
|
0.5mL |
Lavender microtainer |
| |
|
|
|
Hepatic panel |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Albumin |
|
|
|
Alk phos |
|
|
|
SGOT |
|
|
|
SGPT |
|
|
|
Total bilirubin |
|
|
|
Direct bilirubin |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
HIV |
1 mL |
Glass red top |
|
Insulin |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Lactic acid |
2 mL |
Glass green top(STATon ice) |
| LDH
|
1 mL |
Gold microtainer-do not tube |
|
Magnesium (Mg) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Osmolality |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Phenobarbital |
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
| Phenytoin
|
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
|
Platelets |
0.5mL |
Lavender microtainer |
|
Potassium (K) |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Protein |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Pyruvic
acid |
1 mL |
Glass gray top(STAT on ice) |
| |
|
|
|
Respiratory labs |
|
|
| ABG
|
0.3mL |
Hep 1cc syringe |
| VBG
|
0.3mL |
Hep 1cc syringe |
| CBG
|
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
|
Na |
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
|
K |
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
| Cl |
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
| PCV |
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
| iCa
|
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
| MetHgb |
0.2mL |
Capillary tube |
| |
|
|
| Retic
count |
0.5mL |
Lavender microtainer |
| SGOT / SGPT |
1 mL |
Gold microtainer |
| Theophylline |
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
|
Thyroid screen
|
|
|
|
(T4, TSH) |
0.5 – 1mL |
Gold microtainer |
| |
|
|
|
TORCH titers |
2 mL |
Glass red top |
|
Toxoplasmosis IgG, IgM |
|
|
|
Rubella IgG, IgM |
|
|
|
CMV IgG, IgM |
|
|
|
Herpes IgG,
IgM |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Total & direct
bilirubin |
0.6mL |
Amber microtainer |
|
Triglycerides |
0.5mL |
Gold microtainer |
|
Type and cross |
0.5mL |
Lavender microtainer |
| Vancomycin |
1 mL |
Red microtainer |
|
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