A healthy, active 10 year old boy with no prior history of i…

A healthy, active 10 year old boy with no prior history of illness, comes to the lab after school for a routine chemistry screen for summer camp. After centrifugation, the specimen was creamy. Based on the following results, what is the most likely explanation? Blood glucose – 240 mg/dLCholesterol – 285 mg/dLTriglycerides – 620 mg/dL

A clean catch urine is submitted to the laboratory for routi…

A clean catch urine is submitted to the laboratory for routine urinalysis and culture.  The routine urinalysis is done first, and  6 hours later after sitting on the UA bench, the specimen is sent to the microbiology department for culture. The specimen should: