How Can the Correct Platelet Count on a Patient Be

question 4

Multiple Choice

How can the correct platelet count on a patient be determined when his or her platelets repeatedly clump in an EDTA specimen?

• A)Re-collect in sodium citrate tube (blue top) and multiply by 0.5.
• B)Re-collect in sodium citrate tube (blue top) and multiply count by 1.1.
• C)Report the estimated number from the blood film.
• D)Re-collect in an EDTA tube.

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