astridfeline Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi,Is the only difference between tan & lavender EDTA tubes that tan tubes are lead free? They're both K2 EDTA. What about the concentration of EDTA, or liquid vs. dry? Occasionally our phlebotomists will draw only a tan EDTA tube for lead testing, missing the lavender for the CBC. I would love to run a CBC off the tan in when the lavender is missed. How would that skew the results? I don't have the resources to validate CBCs on tan tops. Thanks,Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nziegler Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 We have this happen occasionally, too. Because it doesn't happen very often, we simply use the tan and report. We've never validated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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