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Title: A coagulation screen is ordered on a patient who is a difficult draw. A 5-mL blue top tube is drawn ... Post by: funieman04 on Feb 3, 2018 A coagulation screen is ordered on a patient who is a difficult draw. A 5-mL blue top tube is drawn but fills only halfway. What would be the appropriate next step?
a. Draw another half-filled 5-mL blue top tube, and combine the two tubes. b. Discard the first tube, and attempt to draw a filled 5-mL blue top tube. c. Draw a red top tube, and add blood to completely fill the blue top tube. d. Send the half-filled blue top tube to the coagulation laboratory. Title: A coagulation screen is ordered on a patient who is a difficult draw. A 5-mL blue top tube is drawn ... Post by: taylorhovland on Feb 3, 2018 Content hidden
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