A lavender tube submitted for a CBC contains visible small clots. What should happen?

Giải thích

Clots consume platelets and trap white and red cells, so counts are falsely low and the specimen must be rejected and recollected with prompt, adequate mixing. Commenting on a clotted CBC still reports unreliable numbers. Filtering removes cells that should be counted, and adding anticoagulant after the fact cannot reverse clot formation.