Question

A Phlebotomist is sent to a patient at the cardiac care unit (CCU) of Korle-bu Teaching Hospital to collect a blood sample for fasting blood sugar (FBS). The patient has tiny veins, so he selects a small grey –top tube and proceeds to collect the specimen. While blood is filling the tube, the patient’s nurse tells him that the Physician has added a potassium test to the request. He finishes collecting the FBS specimen, grabs a small-volume lavender/violet top-tube, and proceeds to collect the potassium specimen.

a) What error did the phlebotomist make?
b) Which specimen could be affected by the error, and how?
c) What effect could the error have on laboratory test results?
d) How could the error have been avoided?
e) Briefly outline the role of Chemical Pathology in healthcare

Answer 1

Answer:

vxyvshyjyhdbbxvvgdgxgsgygygyvx

Explanation:

vgxhxhxzxzxzxux

hcjxusvcdjgsvshshvshwus