ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 104 Topic 9 Discussion

ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) ASCP-MLT Question # 104 Topic 9 Discussion

ASCP-MLT Exam Topic 9 Question 104 Discussion:
Question #: 104
Topic #: 9

The Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institure (CLSI) recommends that all patient specimens are delivered to the laboratory no more than 2 hours after collection to reduce pre-examination variables caused by cellular action and the effects of prolonged exposure of specimens to room temperatures, such as:

Question options:


A.

leakage of coagulation factors into the serum or plasma by cellular metabolism; increased potassium values caused by exposure to room temperature; increased glucose values caused by cellular metabolism


B.

glycolysis caused by leakage from cells; increased levels of coagulation factors caused by prolonged exposure to room temperatures; decreased potassium levels caused by cellular metabolism


C.

glycolysis caused by exposure to room temperatures; hemolysis and leakage of coagulation factors from the cells; decreased potassium levels in the serum and plasma by cellular utilization


D.

glycolysis caused by cells' use of glucose; hemolysis and leakage of potassium from the cells into the plasma or serum; the destruction of coagulation factors from exposure to room temperatures


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