lithium heparin
Medical term Routine Blood Collections
Heparin salt in many green-top tubes for plasma chemistry. It adds lithium, so lithium levels use sodium heparin instead.
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Free practice questions that use lithium heparin
- Routine Blood Collections, question 8The lab rejects a hemolyzed light green-top (lithium heparin) tube. Which handling step at collection most likely caused the hemolysis?
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