You determine that a blood gas sample that requires analysis has been sitting in ice slush for 90 min. What should you do?
A) Go ahead and analyze the sample (because it was on ice) .
B) Warm the sample to room temperature before analysis.
C) Readjust the blood gas analyzer temperature to 0° C.
D) Discard the sample and notify the appropriate clinician.
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