Which of the Following Situations Would Produce a False Increase

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations would produce a false increase in light scatter, causing falsely elevated results by immunonephelometry?

• A)experimental conditions where the antibody is not in excess
• B)hyperlipidemia using end-point immunonephelometry
• C)hyperlipidemia using rate immunonephelometry
• D)use of a hemolyzed sample with rate immunonephelometry

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