LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Clinical Chemistry Exercise Faculty/Authors M. Omair Sarfaraz, MD, FRCPC Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine McMaster UniversityHamilton, 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:
Faculty DisclosuresThe faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 05/27/2023Review 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.