Lavender (EDTA) top tube. Hyperlipidemic or hyperbilirubinemic samples should not be tested. - excerpted from Bakerman's ABC's
lavendar
lavender
a glass one
Yellow
Purple
red
A tiger top tube ( the one that has serum at the bottom)
Test tube
BLUE
Test tubes, beakers and pipettes, among other things, are used to hold small amounts of liquid in a science lab.
Green
tiger top tube
yellow tube
SST tube (yellow color)
Gold Top or Tiger Top
green
The color tube you use when drawing blood for a lab test depends on the type of test you are running. For a Na blood test you would use a red tiger strip tube.
Lavender - contains EDTA
red
A delivery tube is a glass or plastic tube used to easily transfer fluids.
Boy, if it were only that simple. Consult your institution/lab for what tube they want used. It's probably going to be gold, red, or green, but they may have a preference for a particular one.
It depends on your lab, but for most, it is a mint green tube and you only need to draw 1