Fruit contains essential vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals and antioxidants. If you have gastritis, you should consume two to four servings of fruit per day. Good choices include apples or apple juice, bananas, peaches, pears, applesauce and canned fruit, grapes, melon and kiwi.
Whole blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and blood plasma. It is best within a day of collection; however, can be used for up to three weeks. The blood is typically combined with an anticoagulant and preservative during the collection process.
Technique â A properly drawn blood sample is the key to interpreting the results of clotting tests. Whole blood is collected into citrated anticoagulant, using an evacuated sample tube containing a fixed amount of citrate as anticoagulant, in the ratio of one part citrate solution to nine parts of whole blood.