1. Umphumela we-Anticoagulant: I-EDTA iyi-anticoagulant esetshenziselwa ukuvimbela igazi ukuthi lihlule. Nokho, i-EDTA ingaphazamisa inqubo yokukala ushukela, okuholela emiphumeleni engalungile.
2. Ukusetshenziswa kweGlucose: I-EDTA ingabangela amaseli kusampula yegazi ukuthi aqhubeke edla i-glucose, ngisho nangemva kokuba igazi selikhishiwe. Lokhu kungaholela ekufundweni kweglucose ephansi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinga le-glucose langempela emzimbeni.