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Haemolysis : Non-haemolysis
haemolysis(or hemolysis)
I am trying to understand the difference between haemolyitic and non-haemolytic reads on the urine tests.
It appears that test for blood checks for haemoglobin from both broken and intact cells and to further complicate the matter 'UriTest'cliam the sticks are equally sensitive to myoglobin.
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Origin: from the Greek Hemo-, meaning blood, -lysis, meaning to break open.- the lysis or the breaking open of red blood cell (erythrocyte) causing the release of haemoglobin into the surrounding fluid.
biology-online.org2.
The destruction or dissolution of red blood cells, with release of hemoglobin. Also called erythrocytolysis, erythrolysis.
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