A patient from the dialysis unit has a vitamin D ordered along with BUN and creatinine. The laboratory request form that accompanies this sample states that the patient has received the drug Paricalcitol (Zemplar) within the past 12 hours. Should you continue with the testing of this sample?

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	Yes - BUN, creatinine, and vitamin D are not affected by this medication.
	No - BUN, creatinine, and vitamin D are all falsely elevated when this drug has been given.
	No - Dialysis will be taking place. All laboratory tests should be done post dialysis.
	The BUN and creatinine should be run at this time since this medication does not interfere with these tests; however, the vitamin D should be done at another time since this medication affects this test.