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True or false? Blood is drawn into a Vacutainer tube and allowed to clot. If the serum is not separated from the cells, the serum potassium will tend to decrease and the serum sodium will tend to increase.
 
  A) True
  B) False

Question 2

You just received a blood specimen from the emergency room. According to the requisition, the patient had overdosed on an antacid medication containing bromide salts.
 
  You have been asked to run a STAT set of electrolytes on the serum. Which electrolyte would most likely be falsely elevated?
  A) Sodium
  B) Potassium
  C) Chloride
  D) Bicarbonate


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amanda_14

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Reply #1 on: Aug 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C


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Reply 2 on: Aug 10, 2018
Wow, this really help

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