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alright well I know it has been standard practice to prime the blood tubing with saline...i was always told that you have to fill the saline past the mesh filter in the chamber because if not, the rbc's are ruined my the mesh filter....is this correct?.....what is the rationale behind "having" to fill the saline up past the mesh filter??

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so...let me get this straight...saline has to be primed above the filter in order for the cells to have a softer landing..otherwise they become damaged...(?)...If saline is not primed above the filter...is the filter not working properly to filter the blood?....

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