Unit 5: Hemoglobin Testing 26 Original: October 1999 Revision: September 2010 5 â 5 Recording Hemoglobin Values Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to: Correctly record hemoglobin values. Correctly record reasons why a hemoglobin value was not taken.
Group 7 â EDTA and ESR tubes. Black top ESR-Vacuum top with 3.2% sodium citrate: used for Westergren sedimentation rate. Group 9 â Yellow top with ACD Solution A. Yellow top tube with ACD (acid citrate dextrose) Solution A: used for whole blood determinations including flow cytometry and tissue typing assays.
1. When QFTB tubes are received, check to make sure: a) There are 3 tubes containing 0.8 â 1.2 ml of blood , NIL (gray), ANTIGEN (red) and MITOGEN (purple) b) All tubes should be transported at room temperature (22Â° C + 5Â° C): Blood collection was done <16 hours from the current time, Re-mix tubes by inverting 10 times immediately prior to incubation.