Notes from the Field

Notes from the Field

One case or one distinction that changed an outcome, a method worth knowing about, or a new substance added to a panel.

No. 1

Two tests, one phrase

An order said “a urine alcohol test within twenty-four hours.” That phrase covers two different tests, and only one looked back far enough to answer the question the order existed to answer. Plus: xylazine, new on our hair and nail panels.

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