Quote Originally Posted by pizzmeoff
Hello, I am new to all this. I need help really fast . I diluted for a probation test by using stat royal flush and I know they will send it out for an ng.level.I have not smoked since 8/24. My question is, will a diluted test sent out to a lab still give you acurate ng. levels? I need to make sure my levels fall for this coming fridays test. They can not go up or they will think I am still using and re-voc my probation.Please, I know I should have been smarter.
A test is considered dilute when the creatinine level falls below 20 mg/dL but is testable down to 5 mg/dL. Between the range of 5-19 mg creatinine all labs follow the practice of testing and then reporting either negative dilute or positive dilute. Further, the measured level of THC (nanograms) can be measured in ratio to creatinine. This is called normalizing the sample. I'm assuming you are being monitored by THC concentration with the expectation of declining values? If so, the lab should be using the ratio but not necessarily so. If they are then the dilution has very little effect on the test.