A nurse caring for patients with diabetes performed a fingerstick glucose on an Accuchek glucose monitor and obtained a value of 200 mg/dL. A plasma venipuncture sample was collected by the phlebotomist and performed by the tech and read 225 mg/dL. Are these results significantly different and explain your response.
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