TEST |
PEDIATRIC | HCT <40%* | TUBE TYPE** |
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Ammonia |
1 tube | 1 tube | 2 mL Lavender top 1/2 full & ON ICE |
Amylase |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Angiotensin-1 Converting Enzyme (ANCE) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Bilirubin Direct (BILD) and/or Total (BILT) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
C-Peptide |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Calcium |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Carbamazepine |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Creatine Kinase (CK) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Digoxin |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Ferritin |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Folate |
1 tube | 2 tubes | Red |
Free Thyroxine (FT4) |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Gentamicin |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Glucose |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Gamma Glutamy Transpeptidase (GGT) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Hemoglobin A1C |
2 tubes | 2 tubes | Lav |
Insulin |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Iron |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Lidocaine |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Lipase (LPSE) |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Magnesium |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Osmolality |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Phenobarbital |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Phenytoin |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Phosphorus, Inorganic |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Protein Electrophoresis (SPE) |
1 tube | 1 tube | Red |
Theophylline |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Tobramycin |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Triglycerides |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
TSH |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
Valproic Acid |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Vancomycin |
1 tube | 1 tube | PST |
Vitamin B12 |
1 tube | 2 tubes | PST |
* Low birth weight infants with Hematocrit less than 40% ** Tube Types (preferred tube type listed first) PST - light green top lithium heparin with gel separator, fill with 0.6 mL whole blood Red - red top with gel separator, fill with 0.6 mL whole blood Lav - lavender top, fill with 0.8 mL whole blood |