A patient was scheduled for a surgery. His physician ordered PT and APTT test (Coagulation Tests) and CBc. The phlebotomist made sure that the Order of draw was followed. As the MT test his blood, he noticed microclots in the Light Blue Top Tube. What caused the specimen to have clots?

A patient was scheduled for a surgery. His physician ordered PT and APTT test (Coagulation Tests) and CBc. The phlebotomist made sure that the Order of draw was followed. As the MT test his blood, he noticed microclots in the Light Blue Top Tube. What caused the specimen to have clots?

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A patient was scheduled for a surgery.
His physician ordered PT and APTT
test (Coagulation Tests) and CBC.
The phlebotomist made sure that
the Order of draw was followed. As
the MT test his blood, he noticed
microclots in the Light Blue Top Tube.
What caused the specimen to have
clots?

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