Platelet counts and differential blood smears should be the first tests collected by skin puncture because:

Platelet counts and differential blood smears should be the first tests collected by skin puncture because:



A. there is less tissue contamination
B. hemolysis is reduced
C. platelet clumping is less just after puncture
D. it is easier to get round drops of blood


Answer: C. platelet clumping is less just after puncture


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