
Corrected Potassium Concentration in a Hemolyzed Specimen
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory Obstetrics & Gynecology Cardiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
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Description: | Hemolysis raises the potassium concentration after release of potassium within erythrocytes. This increase can be corrected for. |
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