Hemolysis in Venipuncture
Course Objectives
- Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to have gained knowledge in the following:
- The basic structure and components of red blood cells
- The significance of hemolysis as an error in blood collection
- Effects of hemolysis on blood specimens
- Common causes of hemolysis in venipuncture
- Differences between in vivo and in vitro hemolysis
- Methods for detecting hemolysis in blood specimens
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