A phlebotomist is asked to draw a prothrombin time (PT) on a patient. The phlebotomist has a difficult time collecting the specimen. She brings you a Na citrate tube with 3 mL of specimen the tube is calibrated for 4.5 mL of blood. What would you do next and why?
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