Spurious hyperkalaemia and hyponatraemia in a patient with thrombocythaemia.
Changes in serum potassium and sodium during blood clotting in a patient with thrombocythaemia are described. In such patients falsely high results for potassium and falsely low results for sodium may be obtained.
D000368:Aged; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000150:complications*; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male