Essay on “Anticoagulants” (570 Words)
Anticoagulant prevents clotting from blood. It is used in haematological laboratory where complete blood or plasma is required; depending upon the test to be done, the type of anticoagulant is decided.Most of the anticoagulants prevent clotting by removing calcium, or iron which are necessary for clotting process. Every anticoagulant is added in fixed proportion to blood. Source Image:siriomedicine.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Anticoagulants are of following types:Chemical Anticoagulant:These anticoagulants are prepared in laboratory.These are as follows. ADVERTISEMENTS: i. Citrate:a. Trisodium citrateb. Disodium citrateii. EDTA: Ethylene diamine tetracetic acid ADVERTISEMENTS: iii. CPD: Citrate phosphate dextroseiv. OxalateCitrate: a. Trisodium citrate:This anticoagulant is prepared by dissolving 3.8 gm of tri-sodium citrate in 100 ml of distilled water. 0.4 ml of anticoagulant is required for 2 ml of blood. Addition of dextrose to anticoagulant provides nutrition to…