Pre-analytical Variables (04/04/16 0.1 CEU)

By: ADVANCE Staff


After completing this exercise, participants will be able to:

List the effects of pre-analytical variables on laboratory tests.

  • Discuss the causes of microscopic variation in the clinical laboratory.
  • Discuss the types of cognitive bias
  • Describe the value and use of traditional coagulation testing and genetic testing.

Read the following three articles and then take the exam online with ASCLS.

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Or, click here to print out the answer sheet to mail in.

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