LQPB2602 - CMLE - Extremely Elevated Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Results from a Healthy 41-Year-Old Woman
Course Description

LabQ 2026 Phlebotomy 

Faculty/Authors

Lisa Senzel, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Pathology
Stony Brook University 
Stony Brook, New York 


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: 3/31/2026   
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2028   

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:
  • describe pre-analytical causes for unexpected, erroneous hematology and chemistry results; 

  • discuss how sample handling and processing can lead to changes in measured analytes; 

  • explain how to determine whether a single, fresh sample may be used for multiple tests; and 

  • explain how to determine whether a previously processed sample is still suitable to be used for additional testing. 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
2 CMLE Credits
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