A Coagulation Screen Is Ordered on a Patient Who Is

A coagulation screen is ordered on a patient who is a difficult draw.A 5-mL blue top tube is drawn but fills only halfway.What would be the appropriate next step?

A) Draw another half-filled 5-mL blue top tube, and combine the two tubes.
B) Discard the first tube, and attempt to draw a filled 5-mL blue top tube.
C) Draw a red top tube, and add blood to completely fill the blue top tube.
D) Send the half-filled blue top tube to the coagulation laboratory.

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