LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Clinical Chemistry Exercise  

Faculty/Authors
M. Omair Sarfaraz, MD, FRCPC 
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine 
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 05/27/2023
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025 

• discuss pathologic causes of elevated serum/plasma viscosity; 

• describe how high protein concentrations interfere with laboratory measurements; 

• list interventions to diminish interference caused by high protein concentrations; and  

• assess signs of plasma protein interference in a patient sample.