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From: Robert Swotinsky MD
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Date: 09 Nov 2006
Time: 10:27:40 -0800
Remote Name: 65.206.105.12
If the first specimen has an out-of-range temperature, a second specimen should be collected under direct observation and (in my opinion) both specimens should be sent to the lab for analysis. I believe this approach parallels the approach from the federal drug testing rules. Also, whenever the specimen's integrity is in doubt, one is going to get better data by using laboratory-based validity testing than by whatever validity tests might be available at the collection site.