Skin Cancer Foundation. http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/about.cfm. The ABCDEs of melanoma skin cancer are: 1  Asymmetry. One half doesn't match the appearance of the other half.  Border irregularity. The edges are ragged, notched, or blurred.
Effects of Hemolysis on Clinical Specimens. Hemolysis due to the breakdown of red blood cells is important to the laboratory because it can have an effect on laboratory results. The effects can be the result of products liberated from the red cells themselves, or due to interferences with laboratory analyzers.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Hemolysis. Hemolysis is defined as the rupture of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin and the cellular constituents into the plasma, or liquid portion of whole blood. The release of hemoglobin causes the serum or plasma to appear pale red to cherry red in color. Hemolysis can be intravascular or extravascular.