Errors in Prioritizing Specimens Appropriately (Routine Versus Stat) for Processing

question 35

Multiple Choice

Errors in prioritizing specimens appropriately (routine versus stat) for processing are classified as:

• A) postexamination variables.
• B) different types of variables depending on the type of laboratory.
• C) preexamination variables.
• D) examination variables.

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