Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation: Helpful Hints

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<strong>Hematology</strong> • Low platelet counts on an individual that has no bleeding symptoms, try checking the blood smear for platelet clumping or platelets satelliting around the neutrophils
<strong>Hematology</strong> • To help correct this problem, use sodium citrate as an alternative anticoagulant (because EDTA induced platelet clumping) and multiply the citrate platelet count and WBC by 1.11 to correct for anticoagulant dilution
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