A CBC Is Received from the ICU and Assayed STAT

question 3

Multiple Choice

A CBC is received from the ICU and assayed STAT on the hematology analyzer. The CBC results show an MCHC of 42 g/dl. What is your next step?

• A) Call ICU for a new sample
• B) Repeat the assay and report the result, commenting it was verified by repeat analysis
• C) Warm the tube to 37°C and rerun to correct for cold agglutinin.
• D) Check for clots and repeat the assay

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