| Microbially contaminated, hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric, or heat inactivated sera may give inconsistent results and should be avoided. |
| Hemoglobin solutions will make the patient's blood specimens appear hemolyzed, and PFC solutions can produce lipemia. |
| When hemolyzed blood is transfused, the patient's course is usually benign, although hemoglobinuria, chills, disseminated intravascular coagulation, renal failure and fever may occur. |
| When hemolyzed red blood cells are reinfused, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy can be triggered. |
| The hemolysis percentage represents the extent of the red blood cells that hemolyzed when they come in contact with the sample. |
| Some tests done with certain instruments on specimens that are lipemic, hemolyzed, or jaundiced can be inaccurate. |
