most common used anticoagulants

Question 1

found in light blue tubes and used for clotting tests

Answer 1

sodium citrate

Question 2

found in lavender or pink tubes and used for hematology tests

Answer 2

EDTA

Question 3

found in green tubes and used for most chemistry tests

Answer 3

heparin

Question 4

found in gray tubes and used for testing sugar

Answer 4

potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride