A Patient's Laboratory Results Indicate a Negative Finding for Cervical

question 126

Multiple Choice

A patient's laboratory results indicate a negative finding for cervical cancer following a Papanicolaou (Pap) smear.The health-care provider, however, is concerned that the results may have been compromised by an interfering factor.Which of the following factors could have interfered with the test's results? Select all that apply.

• A)Air drying the smear before fixation
• B)Specimen collected from the cervix
• C)Sexual intercourse 8 hours before specimen collection
• D)Collection of other specimens after the collection of the Pap smear
• E)Contamination with blood from the patient's menstrual period

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