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clot
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Ernst MT(ASCP) Director Center for Phlebotomy Education Ramsey, IN Clot formation in blood-gas sample Q A blood-gas specimen obtained by a physician on a newborn was rejected because it had a clot that was expressed from the syringe just before the attempt to put the sample on the blood-gas analyzer.
The formation and break down of fibrin is delicately balanced with too little fibrin formation leading to bleeding and to much fibrin formation associated with abnormal blood clot formation and inflammation.
Pineapple can prevent blood clot formation because of its bromelain content.
 
 
 
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