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Welcome to ACT Pathology’s test list.

You can search for a test by name, keyword or alphabetically by clicking on one of the letters below.

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The Tube Guide below is a list of the vacutainer collection tubes used for tests and the order of draw in which they should be collected to avoid contamination.

Adult tube guide

Tube

Order of draw

Volume

Anticoagulant/tube content

Lid colour

Name of tube

Instructions

Light blue tube 

1st

2.7ml

Sodium citrate

Light blue

Citrate

Tube must be filled to the line and samples should be mixed gently, 4x

Yellow tube 

2nd

9ml

ACD

Yellow

ACD

Mix sample gently

Gold tube 

3rd

5ml/8.5ml

No anticoagulant/
gel separator

Gold

Serum/
SST

Mix samples gently, 8 to 10x

Dark green tube 

4th

9ml

Lithium Heparin

Dark Green

Li Hep non gel

Mix samples gently, 8-10x

Light green tube 

4th

4.5ml

Lithium Heparin / Gel separator

Light Green

Li Hep

Mix samples gently, 8-10x

Pink tube 

5th

4ml

EDTA

Pink

EDTA

Mix samples gently, 8-10x

Purple tube 

6th

10ml

EDTA

Purple

10ml EDTA

Mix sample gently, 8-10x

Dark blue tube 

7th

6ml

Fluoride Heparin

Dark Blue

Trace elements

Mix sample gently

Grey tube 

8th

2ml

Sodium Fluoride

Grey

Fluoride

For glucose lactate

Paediatric tube guide

Tube

Order of draw

Volume

Anticoagulant/tube content

Lid colour

Name of tube

Instructions

Paeds pink tube 

1st

0.5ml

EDTA

Pink

EDTA

Mix sample gently

Paeds blue tube 

2nd

1ml

Sodium Citrate

Blue

Citrate

Must be filled to the line

Mix sample gently

Paeds orange tube 

3rd

1ml

Lithium Heparin

Orange

Li Hep

Mix sample gently

Paeds brown tube 

4th

1ml

Serum

Brown

Serum

Mix sample gently

Paeds grey tube 

5th

1ml

Fluoride

Grey

Fluoride

Mix sample gently

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In the case of a life threatening emergency, dial Triple Zero (000).

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Contact us

Switchboard Canberra Hospital
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

Switchboard North Canberra Hospital
(02) 6201 6111

International callers
+61 (2) 6201 6111

Switchboard other hospitals and services
(02) 5124 0000

International callers
+61 (2) 5124 0000

The switchboard handles all calls to, from and within the hospital 24 hours/seven days a week