by Marcin Balasa
CORRECT ANSWER: This sample was taken to open tube among with other samples. The phlebotomists mixed the caps by mistake after filling the tubes. This is a plasma separating tube (PST). The gele is clearly visible between the serum and cells.
As a conclusion new sample is requested because of potential potassium contamination of K2EDTA tube cap.
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12 comments:
The sample has Trace of haemolysis
Lipemic I guess!
ser icteric cu valoare mare a Br.
Under filled tube. Anticoagulant/blood proportion not maintained, so results are going to be faulty
Someone put an EDTA top on a PST tube.
Agree with Stef M
Dilute it. Amazingly high white count/ buffy coat.
It looks like a EDTA with separator?
Posible diagnosis The nurse made phlebotomy with syringe, open tubes, filled manually and recaped erroneusly
The serum is potentially contaminated with EDTA as the wrong cap was put on.
Underfilling of EDTA tube.
Plasma shows deep yellowish discolouration ( possible hyperbilirubinemia).
Puffy coat due to high WBCs count ( for total and differential count then IFT)
Extremely high WBC count. Buffy coat is 10X thicker than it should be.
High WBC maybe >100,000/mm3
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