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Lipemic blood serum refers to a condition where the serum is milky white from its high fat content. Lipemic blood serum refers to a condition where the serum is milky white from its high fat content.

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Can blood glucose level falsely increased in lipemic serum?

No. Lipemia is cholesterol and fat, not glucose.


What is lipemic severve?

Do you mean severe? Severe lipemia is the harsh presence of excess fats or lipids in the blood.


What color is lipemic in serum appearance?

Milky/white


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What are the effects of lipemic sample on serum electrolyte?

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Why would a Labrador have 2 lipemic hemolyzed blood samples in a row?

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The cloudier your plasma is, the more platelets it has.I have not found any reference to the amount of platelets and plasma turbidity. Please see next answer..."Turbid, cloudy or milky serum (lipemic serum) may be produced by the presence of fatty substances (lipids) in the blood. Bacterial contamination may also cause cloudy serum. Moderately or grossly lipemic specimens may alter certain test results.A recent meal may produce transient lipemia; therefore, we recommend that patients fast 12-16 hours before a blood specimen is obtained."


What does lipemic specimen mean?

Containing an unusually high amount of fat. The term has its roots in the "medical" name for fats, lipids. In blood samples, these are identified as having milky serum (the normally clear or yellowish portion of the blood) after being centrifuged. Depending on the tests being done and the methodology used, this can interfere with test results. However, most labs have procedures for working around this problem.


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What MCHC value should plasma saline replacement be performed?

Saline replacement should only be used if all other measures have failed. If you have a lipemic sample, plasma HGB should be used to correct the HGB, MCHC, and MCH. If you hae a cold agglutinin, then the sample should be warmed and re-run. If the cold agglutinin will not warm out, then saline replacement should be considered.


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Blood contains red blood cells. Red blood cells don't contain blood. Blood does not enter the red blood cell.


CAN BLOOD FLOW BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS IN THE BLOOD CELLS?

Blood cells are a part of blood. Blood is not a part of blood cells. Blood can't flow backward and forward within blood cells. Blood cells can flow backward and forward within blood.