title: Electrolyte balanced heparin may produce a bias in the measurement of ionized calcium concentration in specimens with abnormally low protein concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guajardo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D001798:Blood Proteins; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D006493:Heparin; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium