February 2018 — Core Lab Services

By MCL Education • February 6, 2018

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​A 36-year-old male presented to the clinic for routine warfarin monitoring. Blood was drawn for prothrombin time testing. In the lab, a medical technologist noted that the volume of packed red cells appeared higher than normal. The estimated hematocrit value was 57% (reference interval = 38.8% - 50.0%). A review of past hematology results for the patient showed that his hematocrit had been increasing over the past nine months.

Kendall Cradic, Ph.D. Fellow, Clinical Chemistry Mayo Clinic Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Nikola Baumann, Ph.D. Consultant, Clinical Core Laboratory Services Mayo Clinic Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

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