Drawing the Line: The Rationale Behind Blood Tube Collection Order

05/04/2024 20 min Episodio 107
Drawing the Line: The Rationale Behind Blood Tube Collection Order

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In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Brooke Katzman, Ph.D., to discuss the blood tube collection order. Show Notes:0:00 Intro0:41 Rational of blood tube order3:15 Direct and indirect contamination4:58 Draw order8:11 Serum vs. Plasma10:23 Testing for specific analytes12:39 Interferences14:38 Teaching order of draw17:22 Best practices20:41 Closing