What Is the Anticoagulant in the Most Commonly Utilized Tube

question 3

Multiple Choice

What is the anticoagulant in the most commonly utilized tube in hematology, and how does it prevent coagulation from taking place?

• A) Sodium citrate; chelates calcium
• B) EDTA; chelates calcium
• C) Heparin; neutralizes thrombin
• D) Sodium citrate; decreases thrombin activity

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Definitions:

Symmetric

A characteristic where something is the same on both sides when divided by a central line.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into quartiles.

Quartiles

Values that divide a data set into four equal parts, used in descriptive statistics to provide insights into the distribution of the data.

Upper Fence

A method in statistics used to identify potential outliers, determined by adding 1.5 times the interquartile range to the third quartile.