If an Excess of Anticoagulant,for Example,EDTA Is Present in a Specimen

question 47

Multiple Choice

If an excess of anticoagulant,for example,EDTA is present in a specimen for microhematocrit determinations,this error will cause ____ result.

• A) a falsely lower
• B) no observable change in the
• C) a falsely higher
• D) no difference in the

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