potassium oxalate

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

Anticoagulant often paired with sodium fluoride in gray-top glucose tubes.

Sources

• Ford RB, Mazzaferro EM. Laboratory Diagnosis and Test Protocols, Table 5-1 Venous Blood Collection Tube Guide (reproduced from the BD Vacutainer Tube Guide). In: Kirk & Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment, 2012 · Elsevier (via PubMed Central)

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• phlebotomyDrawing blood, by venipuncture or skin puncture, for laboratory testing, donation or treatment.
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