Unit 5: Hemoglobin Testing 26 Original: October 1999 Revision: September 2010 5 â 5 Recording Hemoglobin Values Objectives After completing this section, you will be able to: Correctly record hemoglobin values. Correctly record reasons why a hemoglobin value was not taken.
Group 7 â EDTA and ESR tubes. Black top ESR-Vacuum top with 3.2% sodium citrate: used for Westergren sedimentation rate. Group 9 â Yellow top with ACD Solution A. Yellow top tube with ACD (acid citrate dextrose) Solution A: used for whole blood determinations including flow cytometry and tissue typing assays.
Serum Chemistry: 1  Plain or serum separator tube (red top or SST, red/camouflage top): SST tubes should be at least 50-80% full and should be mixed. 2  Heparin tube (green top â chemistry/blood gas): Tubes should be at least 50% full.