we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it
#lab-requests 2025-09-16
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Highlights from this day
- dana_titrates — chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup, someone check my working 18:07
- thyroid_thea — a code and a lot number on the syringe in permanent marker. that is the whole labelling requirement 18:34
- dana_titrates — ok so do you want the vial reconstituted or as powder 18:40
- thyroid_thea — i coordinate the round, collect the codes, and post every result including the dull ones, i could be wrong 19:15
- truncation_tru — quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not 19:58
powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup, someone check my working
what happens if a submission gets lost in transit
i keep half the sample back so there is something to send if the first one goes missing
a code and a lot number on the syringe in permanent marker. that is the whole labelling requirement
turnaround has been between 26 days and twice that depending on the queue
ok so do you want the vial reconstituted or as powder
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i coordinate the round, collect the codes, and post every result including the dull ones, i could be wrong
two labs on the same lot is a luxury but it is how we learned what inter-lab variance looks like
quantity is the test worth paying for. purity is usually fine and fill usually is not
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a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial
we publish the raw report. summaries hide the thing you needed to see
declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is
whats the current turnaround, last one took 18 days
we have never had a lab mix up a sample. we have had members mix up their own labelling twice
queue is posted
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