Labs

Blood Draw Order

Draw Order Tube Color Name / Additive Inversions Function of Additive Common Lab Tests
1 Varies Blood Cultures 8 - 10 NA ALL
Prevents blood from clotting by
2 Light Blue Sodium Citrate 3-4 Coagulation
binding calcium
Clot activator promotes blood
clotting with glass or silica Chemistry, Serology,
3 Red Clot Activator 4-5
particles. Gel separates serum Immunology
from cells.
Clot activator promotes blood
SST (Serum clotting with glass or silica Chemistry, Serology,
4 Gold 4-5
Separator Tube) particles. Gel separates serum Immunology
from cells.
Prevents clotting by inhibiting
5 Light Green Lithium Heparin 8 - 10 Stat and Routine Chemistry
thrombin and thromboplastin
Prevents clotting by inhibiting
6 Dark Green Sodium Heparin 8 - 10 Stat and Routine Chemistry
thrombin and thromboplastin
Prevents clotting by binding
7 Lavender EDTA 8 - 10 Hematology and Blood Bank
calcium
Fluoride inhibits glycolysis, and
Glucose, blood alcohol, lactic
8 Gray Sodium Flouride 8 - 10 oxalate prevents clotting by
acid
precipitating calcium.
Anticoagulant to preserve Full blood determinations, flow
9 Yellow ACD Solution 8 - 10
blood for tissue typing. cytometry, tissue typing assays

Complete Blood Count (CBC) Blood Chemistry

with Differential (Basic Metabolic Panel) (BMP)
Value Normal Value Normal
Male: 4.5 - 5.5 x106/mcL Sodium (Na+) 135 - 145 mEq/L
Red Blood Cell (RBC)
Female: 4.0 - 4.9 x106/mcL
Potassium (K+) 3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
White Blood Cell (WBC) 4,500 - 10,000 cells/mcL
Chloride (Cl-) 96 - 108 mEq/L
Neutrophils 40 - 60%
Glucose (Glu) 70 - 115 mg/dL
Band Forms 3 - 5%
Calcium (Ca2+) 8.4 - 10.2 mg/dL
Eosinophils 1 - 4%
Creatinine (Cr) 0.7 - 1.40 mg/dL
Basophils 0.5 - 1%
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 7 - 20 mg/dL
Lymphocytes 20 - 40%
Monocytes 2 - 8% Coagulation Studies
Platelets (PLT) 100,000 - 450,000 cells/mcL Value Normal
Male: 13.5 - 16.5 g/dl Prothrombin Time (PT) 11 - 14 Seconds
Hemoglobin (Hgb)
Female: 12.0 - 15.0 g/dl
Partial Thromboplastin Time
25 - 35 Seconds
Male: 41-50% (PTT)
Hematocrit (Hct)
Female: 36 - 44%
International Normalized Ratio 0.8 - 1.2
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) 80 - 100 fL
Activated Partial Thromboplastin
30 - 40 Seconds
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) <14.5% Time (aPTT)

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Arterial Blood Glas Other Lab Values
Value Normal Value Normal
pH 7.35 - 7.45 Ammonia (NH3) 19 - 60 mcg/dL
Amylase 0 - 130 U/L
Partial Pressure of CO2 (PaCO2) 35 - 45 mmHg
Brain Type Natriuretic Peptide
Partial Pressure of O2 (PaO2) 80 - 100 mmHg <100 pg/mL
(BNP)
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 22 - 26 mEq/L C-Reactive Protein (CRP) <1.0 mg/L
Creatinine Clearance 85 - 125 mL/min
Base Excess (BE) -2 - +2 mEq/L
Creatinine Kinase (CK) 55 - 170 U/L
Oxygen Saturation (SaO2) 95 - 100%
Creatinine Kinase MB (CK-MB) <2.4 ng/mL
Liver Function Test (LFT) D-Dimer (DDI) <250 ng/mL
Value Normal Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
0 - 20 mm/h
(ESR)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) 12 - 37 U/L
Ferritin 20 - 30 ng/mL
Protein - Total (Prot) 6 - 8 g/dL Folic Acid 2 - 20 ng/mL
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) 13 - 69 U/L Fasting: 60 - 100 mg/dL
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
1 Hour: <200 | 2 Hours: <140
Albumin (Alb) 3.5 - 6.0 g/dL
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HgbA1C) 5.6 - 7.5& of total Hgb
Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos) 40 - 130 U/L Male: <5 ng/mL
Growth Hormone (GH)
Female: <10 ng/mL
Bilirubin - Total (T.bili) 0.1 - 1.2 mg/dL
Homocysteine 0.54 - 2.3 mg/L
Bilirubin - Conjugated 0.0 - 0.2 mg/dL
Iron (Fe) 50 - 175 μg/dL
Calcium - total (Ca) 8.4 - 10.2 mg/dL Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) 80 - 230 U/L
Calcium - ionized 4.65 - 5.28 mg/dL Venous Blood: 0.5 - 2.2 mEq/L
Lactic Acid
Arterial Blood: 0.5 - 1.6 mEq/L
Cholesterol Levels Lipase 0 - 160 U/L
Value Normal Magnesium (Mg) 1.6 - 2.6 mg/dL
Cholesterol Total <200 mg/dL Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) 80 - 100 fL
Myoglobin (MB) 5 - 70 ng/mL
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) <70 mg/dL
Prealbumin (PAB) 19 - 38 mg/dL
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) >60 mg/dL
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) 250 - 460 μg/dL
Triglycerides (TG) <150 mg/dL Troponin I (cTnl) <0.035 ng/mL

O- X
O+ X X
A- X X
Recipient

A+ X X X X
B- X X
B+ X X X X
AB- X X X X
AB+ X X X X X X X X

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