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ACCOUNT EXPERIENCING GETTING DISCREPANT RESULTS FOR MULTIPLE PATIENT SAMPLES FOR FREE T4 AND FOLATE. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES WERE PROVIDED. REPEAT TESTING OCCURRED IN 2008. FREE T4: SAMPLE 1, INITIAL GAVE 2.96 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.19 NG/DL. SAMPLE 2 INITIAL GAVE 2.54 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 0.977 NG/DL. SAMPLE 3, INITIAL GAVE 5.57 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.11 NG/DL. SAMPLE 4, INITIAL GAVE 2.67 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.03 NG/DL. SAMPLE 5, INITIAL GAVE 2.91 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.16. SAMPLE 6, INITIAL GAVE 2.50 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 0.926 NG/DL. SAMPLE 7, INITIAL GAVE 2.47 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.00 NG/DL. SAMPLE 8, INITIAL GAVE 3.10 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.34 NG/DL. SAMPLE 9, INITIAL GAVE 2.22 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.00 NG/DL. SAMPLE 10, INITIAL GAVE 3.08 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.37 NG/DL. SAMPLE 11, INITIAL GAVE 2.71 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.15 NG/DL. SAMPLE 12, INITIAL GAVE 2.13 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 0.961 NG/DL. SAMPLE 13, INITIAL GAVE 2.96 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.30 NG/DL. SAMPLE 14, INITIAL GAVE 2.44 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.11 NG/DL. SAMPLE 15, INITIAL GAVE 2.08 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 0.823 NG/DL. SAMPLE 16, INITIAL GAVE 2.52 NG/DL; REPEAT GAVE 1.14 NG/DL. FOLATE: SAMPLE 1, INITIAL GAVE >20 NG/ML; REPEAT GAVE 11.70 NG/ML. SAMPLE 2, INITIAL GAVE >20 NG/ML; REPEAT GAVE 11.30 NG/ML. NO ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INCORRECT RESULTS. THE FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE. PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE PERFORMED.