In message <[log in to unmask]>, Bruno
Forcina <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Altough I feeel that using the same reference range for S-K and P-K should
>make no significant difference on clinical grounds, the simplest and most
>correct solution to your problem is to have two different entries for s-K
>and p-K in your computer with their relevant reference ranges and manage
>your test requisitions for opt and ipt accordingly.
>regards,
>Bruno Forcina MD
>Laboratorio Forcina
>Italy
And then you have to explain to the clinicians why there are two
different ranges for potassium. This is designed to confuse! They have
problems understanding biochem. results as it is.
--
Michael Colley
Dr. C. M. Colley
Dept. Chemical Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon SN1 4 JU
email: [log in to unmask]
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