A CBC is performed on a patient with a strong cold agglutinin. The MCHC is >40 g/dl and warming the sample does not correct the MCHC. The laboratory professional performs a manual hematocrit (mHCT) on the sample. What values can be reported on the CBC?
A) All parameters except the instrument HCT which is replaced with the mHCT
B) WBC, RBC, HGB, mHCT, PLT
C) WBC, HBG, mHCT, PLT
D) Nothing can be reported; reject the sample
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