Sample Haemolysis
Causes of Sample Haemolysis
- Vigorous mixing of sample
- Drawing blood from a haematoma
- Drawing too quickly
- Using a needle that is too small
- Forcing the blood into a collection tube using a syringe
Affects
- Potassium
- LFTs
- Amylase
- CK
- Folate
- Glucose
- LDH
- Crossmatch
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