Samples are received from the emergency department for CBC, Chem panel and 'hold' coag tubes. The CBC is assayed and the MCHC is 38.4 g/dl. The "hold" coag tube is centrifuged and the laboratory professional observes that the plasma is opaque and milky in appearance. What are the next steps?
A) Release results commenting that results may be inaccurate
B) Perform saline replacement to obtain accurate HGB, calculate new MCH, MCHC, release results with corrected HGB, MCH, MCHC
C) Release the results and phone the 'critical value'
D) Ask for a redraw
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