Spuriously high automatically measured hemoglobin values in hypertriglyceridemia

J. A. Aelion; Y. Beigel; A. J. Wysenbeek

Spuriously high automatically measured hemoglobin values in hypertriglyceridemia

J. A. Aelion, Y. Beigel, A. J. Wysenbeek

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Positive errors in hemoglobin (Hb) measurements as read on automatic counters have been reported with high white blood cell counts, probably due to turbidity. We report here a case of spuriously high Hb values due to a milky plasma, caused by hypertriglyceridemia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-390
Number of pages	2
Journal	Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume	21
Issue number	4
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Spuriously high automatically measured hemoglobin values in hypertriglyceridemia

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