quantity not sufficient


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quan·ti·ty not suf·fi·cient

(kwahnti-tē not sŭ-fishĕnt)
Charting notation indicating that the amount of specimen submitted to a laboratory is determined to be inadequate to perform test(s) requested.
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of collectors was restricted to 5 8 Weekly meetings were held to examine QNS rate Abbreviation: QNS, quantity not sufficient. Table 2.
Implementation of a Quality Improvement Program to Improve Sweat Test Performance in a Pediatric Hospital
Proposing benchmarks for "quantity not sufficient" (QNS) samples is difficult because different functional guidelines are established by some institutions, based upon their local environment and needs.
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