Reverse pseudohyperkalemia in heparin plasma samples from a child with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with hyperleukocytosis

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 396-397

  Garwicz, Daniel ^a,b   Karlman, Mattias ^a   Øra, Ingrid ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; RASBURICASE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMON COLD; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE PSEUDOHYPERKALEMIA; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; POTASSIUM; PRECURSOR T-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 78650254873     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.10.023     Document Type: Letter

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