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.
There is no advantage to one method of measurement since hemolysis is a process that can interfere with the plasma sample and, consequently, coagulation results. Using a result that may not truly represent a correct result can be dangerous in the diagnosis and management of a patient. Lipemia.