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Evaluating Vortexing Times to Disaggregate Platelet Clumps in EDTA Specimens

Gaige Watkins and Brett M. Rice
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science August 2026, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2025003325
Gaige Watkins
Augusta University
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https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2025003325

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0894-959X
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1945-3574
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  • Received May 4, 2026
  • Accepted May 5, 2026
  • Published online August 13, 2026.

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Keywords

  • CBC - complete blood cell count
  • HCT - hematocrit
  • HGB - hemoglobin
  • Ig - immunoglobulin
  • PPV - positive predictive value
  • PTCP - pseudothrombocytopenia
  • RBC - red blood cell
  • SOP - standard operating procedure
  • WBC - white blood cell
  • hematology
  • complete blood count
  • platelets
  • platelet count
  • EDTA

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