Title of article :
Educational Case: Hemolysis and Lipemia Interference With Laboratory Testing
Author/Authors :
Krasowski, Matthew D. Department of Pathology - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040
Keywords :
pathology competencies , diagnostic medicine , assay interference , preanalytical error , hemolysis , hypertriglyceridemia , lipemia , clinical chemistry tests
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
