Time as a significant factor in the release of potassium from lithium heparin plasma and serum

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• What: The aim of the study is to investigate whether Li-Hep plasma produces less pseudohyperkalemia than serum under conditions commonly encountered in general practice in Germany and other countries. The study showed, when samples are stored and transported uncentrifuged over a longer period of time, as may be the case in a wide patient care setting and supporting of practitioners, serum has been shown to produce less than half pseudohyperkalemia.
• Who: Tom Reuter and colleagues from the LADR Laboratory Group DrKramer and Kollegen, Geesthacht, Germany, Accredited Laboratories in and, HospitalEditor: Abeer El Wakil, Alexandria . . .
  

   

  

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