Question

Why sodium citrate is used in.westergren metho?

Answer 1

The Westergren method uses citrate, a liquid-based anticoagulant, resulting in dilution of blood, inaccuracies of which significantly affect the ESR. Modifications of the reference method, also called the modified Westergren method, are also widely used and useEDTA in place of citrate as an anticoagulant.


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