Lt blue Sodium citrate (Na Cit) - 2.7mL x 3

AND

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

• Draw with a 21G needle
• It is best if the specimen is collected at a testing facility (Central, Mercy or United), but if not, sample must be placed in a STAT bag and STAT couriered to the closest testing facility.

Na Citrate Tube Filling Guidelines

• Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

• DO NOT SPIN; Submit entire tube(s), unspun
• Sample must arrive at the testing facility within 3 hours of collection.

Lt blue Sodium citrate (NaCit) tubes 

and 

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Ambient - 4 hours

Send by STAT courier

Hospital Draw - hand deliver to Lab; do not send thru Pneumatic Tube System (PTS).

• Improper labeling (unlabeled or mislabeled)
• Improper anticoagulant
• Improperly filled tube
• Hemolysis
• Clotted specimen
• Delay in transport
• Improper storage/transport temperature

COL/EPI: 94 - 193 seconds

COLI/EPI Results below the normal reference range have no known clinical significance.

COL/ADP: 71 - 118 seconds (reflex test)