Green Top Tube, Lavender Top Tube, Royal Blue Top- EDTA Additive
Transport Temp
Refrigerated
Specimen Requirements
1 mL RED BLOOD CELLS from a centrifuged and plasma removed - lavender, green, Royal Blue with EDTA or Tan (lead free)
Specimen Retention
Green-top (heparin) tube or lavender-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or tan-top lead free tube. Centrifuge tube within 45 minutes of collection and separate plasma from cells. Discard the plasma. Using the original collection tube, submit ONLY the RBCs to the laboratory.
