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Teaching case study
Clinical Laboratory No. 2001: Phlebotomy
Lab Q Clinical Laboratory
American Society for Clinical Pathology
2020
Abstract
On completion of this exercise, the participant should be able to
- define sepsis and septic shock;
- explain the rationale for collecting blood cultures STAT in patients with sepsis;
- evaluate lactic acid levels in sepsis therapy;
- interpret abnormal laboratory results to help identify intravenous (IV)-fluid contamination of specimens; and
- describe the recommended method to collect blood when IV lines are present.
Details
- Title
- Clinical Laboratory No. 2001
- Publication Details
- Lab Q Clinical Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Teaching case study
- Publisher
- American Society for Clinical Pathology; United States
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090783506600
- Academic Unit
- Medical Laboratory Sciences; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English