Vortex mixing to alleviate pseudothrombocytopenia in a blood specimen with platelet satellitism and platelet clumps

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020 Nov 19;59(5):e189-e191. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2020-1432. Print 2021 Apr 27.
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Keywords: platelet clumping; platelet satellitism; pseudothrombocytopenia; vortex mixing.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelets
  • Edetic Acid
  • Humans
  • Platelet Aggregation
  • Platelet Count
  • Thrombocytopenia* / diagnosis

Substances

  • Edetic Acid