Minimum Blood Collection Requirements for Selected Tests
|
LAB TEST |
COLLECTION DEVICE |
AMOUNT ** (CC) WHOLE BLOOD |
|
|
MICROTAINER TUBE |
STANDARD TUBE |
||
|
Amikacin |
Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Amino Acids, Plasma |
Light green cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Ammonia |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Green Cap (3 mL), pre-chilled |
2.0 On Ice |
|
Basic Metabolic Panel |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Bilirubin (Total & Direct) |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Blood Culture |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Blood culture bottle |
1.0 |
|
BUN/Creatinine |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.5 |
|
Calcium |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Calcium, Ionized |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Gold cap |
2.0 |
|
Carbamazepine |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
CBC |
Lavender cap |
|
0.5 microtainer 1.0 standard tube |
|
Chromosome Analysis |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Dark green cap |
2.0 |
|
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Cortisol |
Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
Digoxin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Dilantin |
Red cap |
|
0.6 |
|
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Lavender cap |
1.5 |
|
Ferritin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Gentamicin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
GGT, AST, ALT |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Glucose |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Hematocrit |
Lavender cap |
|
1.0 |
|
Hepatic Panel |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Hep A Antibody |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
Hep B Surface Antigen |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
Hep B Surface Antibody |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
HyperAl Panel |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
HyperAl Panel & Theophylline |
Light green cap with gel (2) or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.0-1.2 |
|
IgG |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Lead |
Lavender cap |
Beige cap (preferred) Lavender cap |
0.5 microtainer 1.0 standard tube |
|
Magnesium |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Osmolality, Plasma |
Light green cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Osmolality, Serum |
Gold cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Phenobarbital |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Phenytoin |
Red cap |
|
0.6 |
|
Phosphorus |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.5 |
|
Primidone |
Red cap (2) |
|
2.0 |
|
PT, PTT |
*Test cannot be done micro |
Light blue cap |
2.7 |
|
Reticulocyte Count |
Lavender cap |
|
0.5 microtainer 1.0 standard tube |
|
Rubella IgG |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
Sodium, Potassium |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.5 |
|
Sodium, Potassium, Bilirubin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.7 |
|
Sodium, Potassium, Calcium |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Syphilis Screen |
Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.0 |
|
T3 |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel (2) |
|
1.2 |
|
T4, Free |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
T4, Total |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Tegretol |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Theophylline |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Tobramycin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Triglyceride |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
TSH |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Type and Crossmatch |
Lavender cap (neonates only) |
Pink cap |
0.5 microtainer 2.0 standard tube |
|
Valproic Acid |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
|
Vancomycin |
Light green cap with gel or Gold cap with gel |
|
0.6 |
*When we state that Laboratory Alliance cannot use a microtainer or finger/heel stick blood, the reason is not because of the quantity of blood. Some lab tests cannot use capillary blood because there are slight differences in the composition of capillary blood vs. venous blood. These differences would interfere with the test methodology and would cause inaccuracies if performed with capillary blood.
**Neonates with high HCT’s will need more blood than listed
3/2017