LABORATORY RESULTS & ANALYTICAL METHODS
Laboratory results should be read alongside the method, specimen, reporting conventions, and quality information available in the record. A reported result is the endpoint of a process; reviewing that process helps identify both its strengths and its limits.
Research in practice: Medetomidine testing, surveillance, and treatment timing applies two September 2026 papers to method coverage and specimen interpretation.
Method-specific research: CBD-to-THC conversion during GC-MS sample preparation explains a documented derivatization problem and the records needed to assess whether it applies.
The appropriate level of review depends on the referral question and materials available. The goal is not to overstate a result, but to explain what the analytical evidence reasonably supports.