@medlab_knowledge: ๐ฉธ Names of Anticoagulants & Their Uses: 1. CPDA (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine) - ๐ฉบ Used for blood storage in blood banks ๐ ฐ๏ธ๐ ฑ๏ธ๐๐ พ๏ธ 2. ACD. (Acid Citrate Dextrose) - ๐งช Used in blood transfusion & DNA testing 3. CPD (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose) - ๐ฉน Used for preserving whole blood for donation 4. EDTA. (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) - ๐ฌ Used for CBC, ESR, Blood Film (Hematology) 5. Sodium Fluoride - ๐ฌ Used for blood glucose testing (prevents sugar breakdown) 6. Sodium Citrate - โฑ๏ธ Used for coagulation tests like PT, APTT 7. Tri-Sodium Citrate - ๐งซ Used in ESR testing 8. Lithium Heparin - โ๏ธ Used for Electrolytes, ABG, and biochemistry tests 9. Sodium Heparin - ๐ Used for plasma separation & some chemistry tests #hematology #blood #bloodbank #bloodtesting #plasma