Multiple Choice
A phlebotomist collects a patient sample for potassium using a syringe because the patient's veins were too small and fragile to allow collection with evacuated tubes. After the collection is complete, the phlebotomist realizes that he or she is behind schedule to collect some timed specimens in another unit. To save time, he or she forces the blood out of the syringe rapidly into each specimen tube. Which of the following test results is most likely to be influenced by this action?
A) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
B) Glucose
C) Potassium
D) Sodium
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