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What tube is a BMP drawn in?
Plasma is preferred specimen type. Green Tube/Plasma: Centrifuge after collection. Gold Tube/Serum: Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes in a vertical position and centrifuge within 2 hours.
What is a BMP blood test for?
It provides information about your body’s energy use, which is known as metabolism. The BMP requires a blood sample that normally is taken from a vein in your arm. The test can be used to evaluate kidney function as well as your blood sugar, acid-base balance, and fluid and electrolyte levels.
What color is CBC tube?
Lavender top tube – EDTA EDTA is the anticoagulant used for most hematology procedures. Its primary use is for the CBC and individual components of the CBC.
How is a BMP test done?
What happens during a BMP? A health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. After the needle is inserted, a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial. You may feel a little sting when the needle goes in or out.
What color tube is lipid panel?
Red-top tube, gel-barrier tube, or green-top (lithium heparin) tube. Do not use oxalate, EDTA, or citrate plasma.
What color tube is magnesium drawn in?
Additional Information: If other metal tests are also desired when drawing for a serum magnesium level; the specimen must be drawn in a plain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube (T184).
What tests are included in a BMP?
This panel measures the blood levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), calcium, carbon dioxide, chloride, creatinine, glucose, potassium, and sodium. You may be asked to stop eating and drinking for 10 to 12 hours before you have this blood test.
What is normal BMP?
The normal range is 70-99 mg/dL. This is important for healthy muscles, nerves, and hormones. If calcium is abnormal, you might have a hormone imbalance or problems with your kidneys, bones, or pancreas. The normal range is 8.6-10.2 mg/dL.
What tube is needed for a lipid panel?
What color tube does a vitamin D level go in?
| 25-HYDROXY VITAMIN D | |
|---|---|
| ORDERING INFORMATION: | Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1489 Geisinger Epic ID: 33530 |
| Specimen type: | Serum |
| Preferred collection container: | 3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube |
| Specimen required: | 0.5 mL serum; minimum 0.3 mL. |