Which of the following may result in an elevated serum/plasma potassium level?

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With prolonged sitting, the sodium/potassium pump that keeps potassium in the red blood cell runs out of energy.Potassium that leaks out of red cells will begin to accumulate in the small amount of fluid beneath the separator gel.If the tube is re-centrifuged, this small amount of fluid will migrate to the other side of the gel and will be highly concentrated with potassium.If this fluid is used for potassium analysis, a falsely elevated result will be obtained.

Which of the Following May Result in an Elevated Serum/plasma