A lytes panel typically requires a green or lavender top tube as it needs to be collected in a tube with an anticoagulant. This is to prevent the blood from clotting and altering the electrolyte concentrations being measured in the sample.
A lavender-top tube is typically used for iron panel tests.
A green-top tube (heparin) is typically used for collecting blood samples for an electrolyte panel.
A red-stoppered tube is typically used to collect a sample for a lipid panel test.
A complete metabolic panel is typically collected in a green or tiger top tube, which contains a gel separator and lithium heparin as an anticoagulant.
A lytes panel typically requires a green or lavender top tube as it needs to be collected in a tube with an anticoagulant. This is to prevent the blood from clotting and altering the electrolyte concentrations being measured in the sample.
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A lavender-top tube is typically used for iron panel tests.
A green-top tube (heparin) is typically used for collecting blood samples for an electrolyte panel.
A red-stoppered tube is typically used to collect a sample for a lipid panel test.
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There is no order of draw. A comprehensive metabolic panel is just one tube, an SST or serum separator tube.
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A complete metabolic panel is typically collected in a green or tiger top tube, which contains a gel separator and lithium heparin as an anticoagulant.
A gold or red/gray tiger top tube (serum separator tube) is typically used to collect a blood sample for a lipid panel test.