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Why are labs still running a test for inflammation with a 4-hour time limit?

Why are labs still running a test for inflammation with a 4-hour time limit?
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Every blood sample begins degrading the moment it’s drawn, and most of what can go wrong with a laboratory result goes wrong before the specimen ever reaches an analyzer. This is the preanalytical phase — collection, handling, transport, storage — and it is estimated to account for the large majo...

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