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I had a blood test for Potassium levels at lunchtime. I then received a call from a GP to say I needed to go to A&E immediately as the level was high. However at the hospital the level was normal. The hospital said it could have been the way the blood test was taken and tested. As this is the third time this has happened to me I feel the operatives should receive more training on how to take the tests more carefully, and the samples processed more carefully too, as the potassium level can be directly affected by too vigorous handling.
I can't complain at the speed of the response to the high reading or the treatment I received at the hospital but I am aware of the fact that I was taking up time and resources when I did not need to.
"More training required for blood test operatives."
About: Herts & Essex Community Hospital Herts & Essex Community Hospital Bishop's Stortford CM23 5JH
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