Hemolysis is a common pre-analytical variable that can lead to inaccurate results, specimen rejection, and specimen recollection in the clinical laboratory. Hemolysis is most often an in vitro ...

A 59-year-old man with a history of IgG kappa multiple myeloma presented to an outpatient facility for evaluation of left hip pain, which was found to be a pathologic fracture. He has had 2 autologous ...

The specimen of choice that enables the collection of small blood volumes from neonatal or critically ill patients is a capillary blood specimen. This specimen type has gained favour with many ...

Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...