monk. n. A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order: a Carthusian monk; a Buddhist monk.
Complete Blood Count (CBC): EDTA tubes (purple top): Purple top tubes should be 50-60% full. Do not overfill tubes. Gently mix specimen by inverting 5-10 times and place it on a rocker for up to 30 minutes, then refrigerate at 2-8Â°C. When a differential is required as part of a CBC, slides must be prepared within 12 hours of blood collection. Refrigerated EDTA blood is stable for CBC for up to 24 hours.
Since it has a red label it would. follow the light blue coagulation tube. If the royal blue tube is glass the picture may be. illustrating the use of a discard tube if a butterï¬y was used as there is a signiï¬cant amount of air. in the tubing which will result in a short draw in the light blue stopper tube.