SQL Server 2008: TOP 10 and distinct together

Question

As the title says, I\'m using SQL Server 2008. Apologies if this question is very basic. I\'ve only been using SQL for a few days. Right now I have the following query:

Answer 1

I know this thread is old, but figured I would throw in what came up with since I just ran into this same issue. It may not be efficient, but I believe it gets the job done.

SELECT TOP 10 p.id, pl.nm, pl.val, pl.txt_val
INTO #yourTempTable
from dm.labs pl 
join mas_data.patients p on pl.id = p.id   
where pl.nm like '%LDL%' and val is not null

select p.id, pl.nm, pl.val, pl.txt_val
from #yourTempTable
where id IN (select distinct id from #yourTempTable)