Gold Top Lab Tube

Laboratory tube collection quick reference guide y forms tube collection guide doc revised 01 19 2018 bd vacutainer tube additive tube inversions clotting time required tests commonly associated marble or gold lidocaine sst clot activator and gel for serum separation.

Gold top lab tube. 5 0 ml 8 5 ml. There are two kinds of sst tubes. The red bottle is less common it is used for biochemistry tests requiring serum which might be adversely affected by the separator gel used in the yellow bottle. Plastic tube 13 x 100 16 x 100.

The tube can be sent directly to the lab without transferring to a secondary tube. Plastic tubes contain clot activator and are not recommended for blood banking. Gold top serum separator tube sst this tube contains a clot activator and serum gel separator used for various chemistry serology and immunology tests. Hemogardtm gold top conventional red gray marble.

One tube has a gold stopper and the other has a red gray marble stopper. The list below lists the most commonly used blood collection tubes their additives and uses in laboratory. Although red top tube can be used for a similar procedure gray top tubes are preferred when there is a delay in having the glucose level. Glass serum tubes are recommend ed for blood banking.

Vacutainer tubes work on the pressure difference that is created between the blood vessel and the vacuum in the tubes which forces the blood through the needle into the tube. Red or gold top tubes contain no chemicals to prevent the blood to clot. These tubes have a clot activator on the glass and a polymer gel as the separator. Sterile sst brand tube with inert clot activator determinations that require serum in chemistry or infectious disease testing.

Vacutainer needle is double ended with one side being encased in a thin rubber coating for safety and the other side for the insertion into the vein. Gel separates serum from cells. Adhere to the following steps when using. The tube must be inverted five times following blood collection.

These are often used for laboratory procedures where glycolytic inhibition of specimen is needed. What lab or blood tests are gold or yellow top tubes used for. Plastic tubes can be frozen at 80 c without risk of breakage. Gold or red gray tube also known as a tiger tube that contains a clot activator.

If the specimen requirement for a test is red top tube s do not use gold top sst tube s. 5 tube inversions required to ensure mixing of clot. Gel barrier mottled red gray gold or cherry red top tubes contain clot activator and gel for separating serum from cells but include no anticoagulant.