Reference values based on hospital admission laboratory data.
JAMA
; 240(3): 270-4, 1978 Jul 21.
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| ID: mdl-351227
Laboratory values taken from more than 13,000 newly admitted patients to the University of Alabama Hospital were analyzed using a percentile ranking system, and histograms for 24 laboratory tests were prepared. The percentile system is a better way to express test results than the classic normal range. The ability to correlate a test result with a clinical problem rises proportional to the degree of deviation from the midrange. Minor deviations frequently are without explanation, even after intensive clinical investigation. Invariably, great deviations are explainable. If one limits the interpretation of results to three ranges--abnormally low, abnormally high, and normal--much of the value of laboratory test interpretation is lost.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JAMA
Año:
1978
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos