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.
used for testing whole blood in the clinical laboratory. EDTA K2 tubes are used for testing whole blood in molecular diagnostics. EDTA K2/gel tubes are used for testing plasma in molecular diagnostics and viral load detection. HIV and HCV are stable for up to 72 hours in a non-centrifuged sample at room temperature (20â25Â°C).