Ambient temperature and pseudohyperkalaemia [1]

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-327

  Preiss, David ^a   Gunn, Ian ^a  

^a WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; LETTER; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGERY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CREATININE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MEDICAL ERRORS; POTASSIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33745906950     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456306777695672     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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3. Honig A, Oppermann H, Budweg C, Goldbecher H, Freyse EJ. Demonstration of temperature dependence of Na(+)-K+ pump activity of human blood cells. Adv Physiol Educ 1994; 10-5