Lactate Blood

Sample type

Whole blood (fluoride oxalate)

Uses

1-Monitoring of metabolic acidosis, lactic acidosis

Precautions

1-No training the day of your test.

2-Come well hydrated and avoid caffeine and other stimulants that can affect your heart rate.

3- health care practitioner may request that you don’t exercise for several hours before the test or refrain from eating or drinking anything other than water for 8 to 10 hours prior to the test

Interferring factor

1-Methodologic interference (e.g., ascorbic acid).

2-Proper specimen collection and processing techniques are critical for reliable results. Use of tourniquet or clenching hands increases lactate

Pre analytical errors

1-Taking vit C without telling laboratory specialist this effect the result

The corrective action

the history of the patient should be taken correctly

2- Using tourniquet for long time effect result

The corrective action

After talking sample turn off tourniquet

Post-analytical errors

1- Write another patient’s name on the report

The corrective action

Make sure you write the correct name on the report

2-Writing a wrong result in the report

The corrective action

If the report is not delivered to the patient and this error is discovered the correct result must be written, but if the report is delivered to the patient, must communicate with him and tell him that an error has occurred and replace the report with the report in which there is the correct result

Reference range

0.3–2.4 mmol/L