A multidisciplinary approach to reducing spurious hyperkalemia in hospital outpatient clinics

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 19-20, 2015, Pages 2900-2906

  Loh, Tze Ping ^a   Sethi, Sunil K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fist clenching; Laboratory error; Phlebotomy; Preanalytical; Pseudohyperkalemia; Spurious hyperkalemia

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 84942192444     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12912     Document Type: Article

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