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Anonymous number added to tube so patient cannot be identified ________________________________ From: David Ricketts Sent: 09 February 2011 17:06 To: David Ricketts; [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: Light green serum ________________________________ From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Ricketts Sent: 09 February 2011 16:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Light green serum Lfts are normal and undergoing surgery for breast lump, patient in her 70's. Cardiac drugs but do not have a list. I will ask for urine. I have seen green biliverdin before; this is a lime colour, very unusual. Thanks for the ideas David ________________________________ From: Jonathan Kay [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 09 February 2011 16:23 To: David Ricketts Cc: Jonathan Kay; [log in to unmask] Subject: Light green serum http://journals.lww.com/anesthesiology/Fulltext/2008/04000/Green_Plasma_ Revisited.35.aspx http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM196907242810407 What drugs please? Oral contraceptives? Plasma bilirubin? Serum ceruloplasmin? Colour of urine? I've seen yellow/ green urine from eosin used in sweets, not seen that in plasma. Jonathan On 9 Feb 2011, at 16:14, David Ricketts wrote: Any ideas, the patient is on some cardiac drugs but no chemo. We have spun the sample down and have a lime green/light green serum. Ideas (and abuse) welcome. 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