Reliability of investigations in patients with black discoloration of serum
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Discolored serum poses a problem in performing laboratory tests. While impact of hemolytic blood sample imparting reddish appearance, lipemic sample imparting milky, and icteric sample imparting yellow green color to the serum is known on the laboratory tests, we present a rare case of black serum and its effect on hematology, biochemistry, and serological tests. We concluded that it is safe and permissible to run samples with black serum on hematology and biochemistry fully automated auto-analyzers. The hematology and serological tests remained unaffected; however, we suggest that a comment of black discoloration of serum, which may affect the quality of results, should be made for biochemistry analytes.
Authors and Affiliations
Shanu Srivastava, K G Ghorpade, Rashmi Shrivastava, Priyanka Manghani
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP117418
- DOI 10.5455/ijmsph.2015.11032015240
- Views 90
- Downloads 0
Assessment of airborne infection control practices in the pulmonary medicine ward in a tertiary-care hospital of south Gujarat
Background: Airborne transmission of infectious diseases is a major public health concern. This airborne transmission becomes even more prevalent in health-care settings because of overburdened hospitals and the pres...
A study of the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and their associations with socioeconomic status among young men residing in a rural area, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Background: Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are increasing worldwide. Overweight and obesity may be assessed using internationally accepted criteria developed by the World Health Organization...
Pattern of drug abuse along with the criminal and demographic profile of prisoners admitted at the de-addiction facility at a Central Jail in Punjab
Background: To curb the social menace associated with rising illicit drug use among the youth, the law enforcing agencies have filled state prisons with people, who are in urgent need for the management of their d...
Study to assess the extent of maternal health care utilization by women residing in urban slum area in Ahmedabad
Background : Maternal mortality is on an average 18 times higher in developing countries as compared to developed countries. Despite the existence of many national programs for improving maternal and child health, m...
Knowledge and practice of primary health-care physicians regarding the dengue fever in Makkah Al-Mokarramah city, 2013
Background: Since 1994, Makkah province became a dengue-endemic area with high rate of dengue infection during spring and early summer. The primary-care physician plays a key role in dengue diagnosis, management, and p...