You determine that a blood gas sample that requires analysis has been sitting in ice slush for 90 min. What should you do?
a. Go ahead and analyze the sample (because it was on ice).
b. Warm the sample to room temperature before analysis.
c. Readjust the blood gas analyzer tempera-ture to 0° C.
d. Discard the sample and notify the appro-priate clinician.
ANS: D
Even chilled samples should be discarded if they are not analyzed within 60 min.
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