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What Does Borderline Blood Test Result Mean?

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Posted on Mon, 6 Jan 2014
Question: Received call from VA where I took blood test for employment, they want me to retake blood test I results?ts shows borderline results?
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Answered by Dr. Sudhir (42 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Welcome to XXXXXXX Detailed Answer: Hello, Such screening test sometimes do produce false positive or ambiguous results and so retesting is needed. Medications can interfere the test results , so its better to let them know if you are on any medications I guess this will work out in your favor. Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts. Regards
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What Does Borderline Blood Test Result Mean?

Brief Answer: Welcome to XXXXXXX Detailed Answer: Hello, Such screening test sometimes do produce false positive or ambiguous results and so retesting is needed. Medications can interfere the test results , so its better to let them know if you are on any medications I guess this will work out in your favor. Hope this helps.Please ask if there are doubts. Regards