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.
What color tube is used to test alcohol levels? What color tube is used to draw blood for cryoglobulin test? red top or a gold is acceptable Be sure to keep the temperature of the tube as close to 37 Celsius during clotting for best results. 6 people found this useful.