Microtainer® tube | |||||
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Color | Gold | Red | Light Green (amber or clear) | Lavender | Green (without gel barrier) |
Additive | No additive with gel barrier | No additive | Lithium Heparin with gel barrier | K2EDTA | Lithium Heparin without gel barrier |
Volume | 0.5 mL | 0.5 mL | 0.5 mL | 0.5 mL | 0.4 mL |
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NICU Hypoglycemia:Cortisol, Insulin, Growth Hormone, Beta Hydroxy Butyrate |
0.8 mL red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 5 Microtainer® tubes |
NICU Bone Testing:Calcium/Phosphorus/Alkaline Phosphatase |
0.7 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Test |
mL whole blood in Microtainer® unless otherwise specified |
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ACTH | 1.0 mL lavender Microtainer® tube ON ICE - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Albumin | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Alkaline Phosphatase | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Ammonia |
0.5 mL lavender Microtainer® tube ON ICE - collect 1 Microtainer® tube Draw via venipuncture or arterial stick only; NO capillary samples |
Antithrombin III |
One 1.8 ml light blue top Microtainer® tube Samples must be venipuncture or arterial line/puncture; no heelstick samples. Cord blood is NOT preferred. Sample must be filled up to the marker line as indicated on the tube. 1.8 ml light blue top Microtainer® tube can be obtained from Hematology at ext. 456-5090 |
BNP (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) |
0.5 mL lavender Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Bilirubin, Micro | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Blood Culture | 1 mL per protocol |
Fungal Blood Culture | 1 mL per protocol |
Basic Metabolic Panel | 0.7 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
BMP, bili, triglyceride, MG | 0.7 mL light green or gold Microtainer® tube – collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
CBC | 0.5 mL lavender Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Copper | 1.7 mL red or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 4 Microtainer® tubes OR 1.7 mL plain royal-blue-top Microtainer® tube |
Cortisol | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) IgG & IgM | 0.5 mL gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
CPK | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
CRP | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
DIC Screen (PT, PTT, Fibrinogen, D-dimer, Platelet Count) |
0.5 mL in lavender Microtainer® tube AND: One 1.8 ml light blue top Microtainer® tube Samples must be venipuncture or arterial line/puncture; no heelstick samples. Cord blood is NOT preferred. Sample must be filled up to the marker line as indicated on the tube. 1.8 ml light blue top Microtainer® tube can be obtained from Hematology at ext. 456-5090. |
Direct Coombs (Direct Antiglobulin Test) & Indirect Coombs | 1.5 mL pink-top or lavender-top Microtainer® tube |
Electrolyte Panel | 0.6 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Ferritin | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Glucose | 0.5 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Hemoglobin & Hematocrit | 0.5 mL lavender Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Hepatic panel | 0.7 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
HIV Antibodies/P24 Screen VISHAS (STAT) or VISHAA (Routine) |
Collect 2 full - 0.5 mL gold or red top Microtainer® tubes |
Homocystein |
0.7 mL light green, lavender, or red Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Ionized Calcium | 0.4 mL light green Microtainer® tube ON ICE - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Lactate | 0.4 mL light green Microtainer® tube ON ICE <30 minutes - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
LH (Luteinizing Hormone) | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Lipase | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Liver Panel (Hepatic Function Panel) | 0.6 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Magnesium | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Osmolality, Serum | 0.3 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Phosphorus | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Phos, Alk Phos, BMP | 0.7 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Progesterone | 0.8 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
Prolactin | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
PT, PTT, Fibrinogen |
One 1.8 ml light-blue top Microtainer® tube Samples must be venipuncture or arterial line/puncture; no heelstick samples. Cord blood is NOT preferred. Sample must be filled up to the marker line as indicated on the tube. 1.8 ml light-blue top Microtainer® tube can be obtained from Hematology at ext. 456-5090 |
Factors: II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, or XIII |
One 1.8 ml light-blue top Microtainer® tube Samples must be venipuncture or arterial line/puncture; no heelstick samples. Cord blood is NOT preferred. Sample must be filled up to the marker line as indicated on the tube. 1.8 ml light-blue top Microtainer® tube can be obtained from Hematology at ext. 456-5090 |
Reticulocyte Count | 0.5 mL lavender Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Respiratory Virus Panel (Adenovirus, Human Metapneumovirus, Influenza Virus Type A/B, Parainfluenza Virus Type 1, 2, 3 and RSV-Respiratory Syncytial Virus) |
Preferred: 2 mL nasopharyngeal wash, tracheal aspirate or respiratory sectretions in screw-capped, sterile container. Acceptable: Nasopharyngeal swabs Specimen required: 2 mL aspirate or 4 nasopharyngeal swabs |
Syphillis Antibody Screen | 1 mL - collect 2 gold Microtainer® tubes |
SGOT | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
SGPT | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Thyroid Function TSH, T4, T3 |
0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube for any single test - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes 1.5 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube for any 2 or 3 tests - collect 3 Microtainer® tubes |
Thyroxine (T4) Free | 0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes |
TSH, Free T4 |
0.8 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube for 1 test - collect 2 Microtainer® tubes 1.2 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube for both tests - collect 3 Microtainer® tubes |
TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity) | 0.5 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Toxoplasma IgG & IgM | 0.5 mL gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Triglycerides | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Uric Acid | 0.4 mL light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Urine Drug Screen | RDSI: 1 mL urine UDS: 6 mL urine |
Urine Electrolytes | 0.4 mL spot urine in a screw-cap tube |
Therapeutic Drug Levels |
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Amikacin | 0.5 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Digoxin | 0.5 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Dilantin | 0.4 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Gentamicin | 0.4 mL red or light green Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Phenobarbital | 0.4 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Theophylline | 0.4 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Tobramycin | 0.4 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Vancomycin | 0.4 mL red Microtainer® tube - collect 1 Microtainer® tube |
Send-Out Test |
mL whole blood in Microtainer® unless otherwise specified |
17-Hydroxyprogesterone, HPLC-MS/MS SST (X17OHP) |
Draw 0.8 mLs in a light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Screen, Plasma aka 7-Dehydrocholesterol Reductase Deficiency |
Draw 0.4 mLs in a light green or lavender Microtainer® tube Average TAT: 5-9 days |
Acylcarnitine, Quantitative (YACRN) |
0.4 mLs in a light green or lavender Microtainer® tube Average TAT: 4-7 days |
Mycoplasma Pneumonia, PCR Qualitative (XMPPCR) |
Respiratory specimen: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchial brushings, nasopharyngeal swab, sputum, tracheal aspirate, pleural fluid or CSF Swabs: Place in viral transport media (ARUP supply # 12884) CSF: 0.5 mLs transfer to a sterile container Respiratory specimen: Transfer to sterile container or viral transport media. Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Aldosterone (XALDOS) |
Draw 1.5 mLs in a gold or red Microtainer® Average TAT: 1-3 days |
Amino Acids, Blood (XAMACP) |
Draw 0.8 mLs in a light green Microtainer® Average TAT: 3-7 days |
Amino Acids, Urine (XAA) |
Collect 3.0 mLs random urine. First morning void is preferred. CRITICAL FROZEN: Deliver to lab immediately MUST submit history form with specimen: http://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pdf/16 Average TAT: 4-9 days |
Androstenedione (XANDRO) |
Draw 0.7 mLs in a light green, red, or gold Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Aneuploidy panel by FISH |
Collect 1 full mL in a dark green (sodium heparin) Average TAT: 2-5 days |
Caffeine (XCAFF) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a red, gold, or lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-7 days |
Carnitine Free & Total (XCARN) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a red, gold, or lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Chromosome Analysis (XRTC) |
Draw 2.0 mLs in a dark green (sodium heparin) Average TAT: 4-12 days |
Dehyroepiandrosterone [DHEA] (XDHEA) |
Draw 0.8 mLs in a light green, red, or gold Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-6 days |
5-a-Dihydrotestosterone by Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Serum (XDHT) |
Draw 1.4 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Fatty Acid Profile (YPOX) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® tube Average TAT: 4-7 days |
HIV 1 DNA PCR Qualitative ZHIVQ |
Draw 0.5 mLs in a lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-3 days |
Renin Activity (XRENIN) |
Draw 2.7 mLs in a pink-top or lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-5 days |
Cytogenomic SNP Microarray (XSNPM) |
Draw 1.0 mL in a lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 12-16 days |
Testosterone Free & Total (XTESTF) |
Draw 1.8 mLs in a light green, red, or gold Microtainer® tube Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Testosterone Free (XFTESF) |
Draw 1.8 mLs in a light green, red, or gold Microtainer® Average TAT: 2-6 days |
Urine Organic Acids Screen (YOAU) |
Collect 4.0 mLs in a Urine in a sterile container Average TAT: 5-8 days |
17-Alpha-Hydroxyprogesteron (Esoterix 500163) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® Average TAT: 4-7 days |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) (Esoterix 500471) |
Draw 0.8 mLs in a lavender Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 3-5 days |
Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) (Esoterix 500183) |
Draw 0.7 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 6-12 days |
C Peptide, Ultrasensitive, ES (Esoterix 503830) |
0.8 mLs in a lavender, red, or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 8-14 days |
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Pediatric Profile Seven-Treatment (Esoterix 500166) |
Draw 1.8 mLs in a red ONLY Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 7-17 days |
Cortisol LC/MS (Esoterix 500154) |
Draw 0.5 mLs in a light green, lavender, red, or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 6-12 days |
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (Esoterix 500142) |
Draw 1.2 mLs in a light green, lavender, red, or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 7-12 days |
Estradiol, LC/MS (Esoterix 500108) |
Draw 3.2 mLs in a light green, lavender, red or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 8-12 days |
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Pediatric (Esoterix 502280) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a lavender, red, or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 7-12 days |
Growth Hormone, RIA (Esoterix 500632) |
Draw 1.2 mLs in a gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 7-12 days |
Hypoglycemia Test Group I (Esoterix 501106) |
Draw 2.2 mLs in a red Microtainer® ONLY Avereage TAT: 4-6 days |
Insulin (Esoterix 503068) |
Draw 0.7 mLs in a lavender, red, or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 4-6 days |
Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Pediatric (Esoterix 502286) |
Draw 1.2 mLs in a gold or lavender Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 7-12 days |
Testosterone, Women/Child (Esoterix 500159) |
Draw 1.0 mL in a red or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 5-7 days |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (Esoterix 500477) |
Draw 2.2 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 3-5 days |
Thyroxine (T4), Automated (Esoterix 500348) |
Draw 0.6 mLs in a red or gold Microtainer® Avereage TAT: 3-5 days |
Thyroxine, Free (Free T4) by Dialysis/Mass Spec (Esoterix 501902) |
Draw 1.0 mL in a gold or lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 6-8 days |
Triiodothyronine (T3), Serum (Esoterix 500563) |
Draw 0.7 mLs in a red Microtainer® ONLY Average TAT: 3-5 days |
TSH (Esoterix 500477) & Free T4 |
Draw 1 mL in a red or lavender Microtainer® Average TAT: 6-8 days |
Ureaplasma PCR TEST CODE: URRP (YMSC) |
Specimen source is required. Submit only 1 of the following specimen types: Swab: nasopharynx, nose, throat (infants < 3 months) - 1 swab in culturette swab or E-swab Fluid: nasal washing (infants < 3 months) - 1 mLs in a in sterile container Synovial Fluid: 1 mLs in a in sterile container or lavender Microtainer® tube (EDTA) Urine-first void, kidney/bladder stone, or ureter - 2 mLs in a in sterile container Tissue: 5 mm(3) in sterile container |
Manager of Pre-Analytics | |||
Phlebotomy Supervisor | Yadira Vaca | 714-456-8822 | yadi@hs.uci.edu |
Support Services Supervisor | Abraham Castaneda | 714-456-8822 | abrahc1@hs.uci.edu |
Send-Outs Coordinator | Brigette Huddleston | 714-456-5470 | Path-Sendout@hs.uci.edu |
Send-Outs Pager | |||
Send-Outs Supervisor | Abraham Castaneda | 714-456-5470 | Path-Sendout@hs.uci.edu |
Resident On-Call Pager | 714-506-8121 | ||
Send-Outs Medical Director | Cassiana Bittencourt, MD | 714-456-6868 Pager: 714-506-0014 |
bittencc@uci.edu |
Updated 10/19/22