In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Brooke Katzman, Ph.D., to discuss the blood tube collection order.

Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Rational of blood tube order
3:15 Direct and indirect contamination
4:58 Draw order
8:11 Serum vs. Plasma
10:23 Testing for specific analytes
12:39 Interferences
14:38 Teaching order of draw
17:22 Best practices
20:41 Closing