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Author: Patricia Shanks

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November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 Patricia Shanks

Our lab labels print with the appropriate tube description for each ordered test. One night ED sent a dark green (sodium heparin) tube for a CMP. The label said "green". I called to explain to the RN that "green" is the light green lithium heparin. A test requiring the dark green tube will say "dark… Continue reading Pistachio Tube

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