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In a clinical chemistry laboratory, a daily quality control run yields a measurement for control material that exceeds the mean by more than 3 standard deviations (+3s). According to Westgard multirules, how should this QC result be interpreted and acted upon?

Interpret as a 1-3s rule violation; reject the analytical run and troubleshoot the assay Interpret as a 1-2s rule violation; report patient results but flag the control Interpret as an R-4s rule violation; recalibrate only the lowest calibrator standard Interpret as a 10-x rule violation; double the patient sample volume and re-run

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Interpret as a 1-3s rule violation; reject the analytical run and troubleshoot the assay

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