On (b)(6) 2019, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat troponin cartridges that yielded a suspected discrepant troponin result on a (b)(6) year old female patient with shortness of breath, hyperventilation, diaphoretic, nausea.There was no additional patient information at the time of this report.Return product is available for investigation.(b)(6).At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on the limited information available that suggests the product was not performing within the variability of the assay.The patient was discharged to follow up with cardiologist.Based on the patient's clinical picture there is no evidence the patient suffered an mi.The investigation is underway.Per i-stat system manual: art: 714258-00q.Reportable range: 0.00 - 50.00.Reference range: 0.00 - 0.03 (represents the 0 to 97.5% range of results).Reference range: 0.00 - 0.08 (represents the 0 to 99% range of results).
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