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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Volume 131, Issue 2, Pages 195-204Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPY9RP5QYTYFWC
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Artifact; Factitious; Hyperkalemia; Myeloma; Paraprotein
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Factitious laboratory results often lead to unnecessary testing or treatment. This brief review of factitious biochemical results (lite to preexisting hematologic conditions focuses on the mechanisms underlying the factitious results and suggests ways to prevent them. An observant pathologist identifies these errors, intervenes in a timely fashion, investigates the sources of error diligently, and institutes measures to prevent their recurrence.
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