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Old 04-08-2010, 08:52 PM   #2
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If the blood was hemolyzed, the test needs to be repeated:

This is from Dr. Center, the developer of the bile acids test:

Results can be falsely abnormal if the bile acid samples are lipemic (lots of fat IF the fat is not adequately removed by the laboratory analyzing the sample) or if hemolysis (burst red blood cells, makes the plasma red) occurs. The red color interferes with the color of the end point dye in the bile acid test. A clinician can tell if the sample is hemolyzed when they centrifuge the sample to separate the red blood cells from the plasma. If it is hemolyzed they should collect another sample.

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I would try not to panic at this point. Since she's due for vaccines tomorrow, I'd wait another 30 days to retest her.
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