Pseudohyperkalaemia from finger flexion during venepuncture masks true hypokalaemia

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-

  Gambino, Raymond ^a   Sanfilippo, Michael ^a   Lazcano, Lydia ^a  

^a QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; PHLEBOTOMY; POTASSIUM;

EID: 64549145514     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008223     Document Type: Letter

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