PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P D Nicholls
TI  - The erroneous haemoglobin-hyperlipidaemia relationship.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.30.7.638
DP  - 1977 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 638--640
VI  - 30
IP  - 7
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/30/7/638.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/30/7/638.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1977 Jul 01; 30
AB  - Hyperlipidaemia, whether primary or secondary to parenteral feeding with intravenous lipid emulsions, causes the haemoglobin level to be erroneously high when measured spectrophotometrically. Contrary to a previous report, evidence is presented which suggests a relationship between the amount of the false rise in the haemoglobin level and the type and degree of hyperlipidaemia.