TrialNerd_Beth said:PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.
Right, and the exception is worth naming rather than left implied, because the exception is where people get into trouble.
NurseKim_ATL said:One addition: if the lab changes analytical platform between your draws, the comparison breaks and nobody tells you.
Bookmarking. The distinction being drawn above is the one nobody else makes.
TrialNerd_Beth said:PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.
Pushing back on TrialNerd_Beth here. Pushing back on the consensus forming here. Consistency is not the same as correctness, and a board that agrees with itself quickly is usually agreeing with the first person who sounded certain.
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