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On 09-nov-2023, abbott point of care (apoc) was contacted by a customer regarding i-stat chem8+ cartridge that yielded discrepant potassium results on a 97 year old female patient with shortness of breathe, & wheezing.There was no additional patient information at the time of this report.Return product is available for investigation.Method, date, tested, result, sample; au, (b)(6) 2023, 01:20, 6.7 mmol/l, a.I-stat; (b)(6) 2023, 02:49, 4.1 mmol/l, b; au, (b)(6) 2023, 20:28, 7 mmol/l , c; i-stat, (b)(6) 2023, 20:22, 4.2 mmol/l, d.At this time there is no reason to suspect a malfunction exists.The reporting decision was based on the limited information available that suggested that product was not performing within the variability.The investigation is underway.
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