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UHS Southampton quick reference

Bottle Guide

Find the typical collection tube for a test or build a deduplicated bottle list.

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Reference aid only. Typical UHS Southampton specimen requirements. Always check the current request form and laboratory guidance where requirements differ or are uncertain. This does not show which tube was used for a historical result or how many physical tubes to collect.

What bottles do I need?

AllGold SSTMauve EDTAGrey fluorideCalculatedUnknown

Gold SST

Serum separator tube with gel · Chemical Pathology

Serum separator tube with gel

UHS investigations guidance may also call this an SST buff-top tube.

Common tests and profiles

UHS Laboratory Medicine User Handbook · Revision 23UHS Laboratory Medicine Investigations · Revision 26

Mauve EDTA

EDTA whole blood · Haematology

EDTA whole-blood tube

HbA1c is listed by UHS as requiring a separate EDTA sample.

Common tests and profiles

UHS Laboratory Medicine User Handbook · Revision 23UHS Laboratory Medicine Investigations · Revision 26

Grey fluoride oxalate

Fluoride oxalate whole blood · Chemical Pathology

Fluoride oxalate tube for a dedicated glucose specimen

Common tests and profiles

UHS Laboratory Medicine User Handbook · Revision 23

Calculated / no separate specimen

No separate specimen

Calculated from another result

Examples

UHS Laboratory Medicine Investigations · Revision 26

Unknown / check guidance

Not mapped

No confident UHS mapping is held for this test

Check the current request form and laboratory guidance.

Unmapped results in this archive

?LDL cholesterolUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
?Plasma TSHUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
?Plasma free T4Unknown — check current laboratory guidance
?Plasma total proteinUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
?Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterolUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
?UrateUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
?for up toUnknown — check current laboratory guidance
UHS Laboratory Medicine User Handbook · Revision 23UHS Laboratory Medicine Investigations · Revision 26

Source and review

Mapping last reviewed 22 September 2026.