A patient's glucose result is outside of the range of the analyzer, so the sample has to be diluted. 50 microliters of serum is added to 100 microliters of diluent and the diluted sample is re-analyzed. The glucose value of the diluted sample is 80 mg/dL. What is the glucose value in the original sample?

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A patient's glucose result is outside of the range of the analyzer, so the sample has to be diluted. 50 microliters of serum is added to 100 microliters of diluent and the diluted sample is re-analyzed. The glucose value of the diluted sample is 80 mg/dL. What is the glucose value in the original sample?

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