UHS Southampton quick reference

Bottle Guide

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

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?

Search tests and profiles

All Gold SST Mauve EDTA Grey fluoride Calculated Unknown

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 23 UHS Laboratory Medicine Investigations · Revision 26

Source and review

Mapping last reviewed 22 September 2026.

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