It may be a good idea to post this for the next month's ACB vote
Regards
Dr.S.Vivek
Department of Chemical Pathology
5th floor, Tower
Guy's Hospital
London SE1 9RT
UK
On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Ian Young wrote:
> I am surprised by this view about the usefulness of chloride
> measurement. I have always found it very useful (even
> essential) in patients with a metabolic acidosis, to help define
> normal and raised anion-gap groups. We have successfully taught
> generations of junior doctors (even surgeons!) to make use of
> it. I can't believe we are alone in this.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Ian Young
>
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:20:35 +0100 Nils Tryding <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Since 34 years we have stopped the analyses of chloride in the Central
> > Hospital of Kristianstad Sweden because of no need in clinical practice.
> > please see http://www.svls.se/sektioner/sfkk/keynumb/eng_index.htm
>
> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > > Perhaps the solution is to stop reporting the chlorides. I doubt that many (even any?) physician would notice their loss, and it is certain that no surgeon would.
>
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> Institute of Clinical Science
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