Plasma and serum are not the same. Tapping the broken glass microhematocrit tube onto the glass window of the refractometer will scratch your instrument.
I think either is correct when used in this way. You can use nonheparinized micro hematocrit tube if filling from LTT, or a heparinized tube if filling from a fresh sample in syringe (or bleeding nail) and you’ll either end up with plasma or serum, right? The packed red blood cells % would be the same after centrifugation in either case...
Deirdre Bodrick it’s looking for signs of infection or dehydration by measuring hydration and blood proteins. Some blood proteins increase if infection is present for example.
Plasma and serum are not the same. Tapping the broken glass microhematocrit tube onto the glass window of the refractometer will scratch your instrument.
I think either is correct when used in this way. You can use nonheparinized micro hematocrit tube if filling from LTT, or a heparinized tube if filling from a fresh sample in syringe (or bleeding nail) and you’ll either end up with plasma or serum, right? The packed red blood cells % would be the same after centrifugation in either case...
What is this machine looking for is it looking for like an infection
Deirdre Bodrick it’s looking for signs of infection or dehydration by measuring hydration and blood proteins. Some blood proteins increase if infection is present for example.
@@amywalker2720 dayum u really know
write the requirement of protein for calves
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Ok good