Evaluation of factitious hyperkalemia in hemolytic samples: Impact of the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 224-226

  Brescia, Vincenzo ^a   Tampoia, Marilina ^a   Mileti, Antonella ^a  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HYPERKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 70349407281     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMQ6YY4Q1VKVRPHS     Document Type: Article

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