Dear all
Speaking of vitros. Anyone willing to do 60 or so enzymatic creatinines for
an internal study (properly recompensed, of course)?
Eric
Dr. Eric S. Kilpatrick
Consultant in Chemical Pathology
Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Rd
Hull HU3 2JZ
Tel: 01482-607708
Fax: 01482-607752
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Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:12 PM
Subject: To Vitros users
> Dear Vitros users
>
> Does anyone else have problems with measuring calcium, other than the
> temperature variation ones?
> We report adjusted calcium levels and have repeated isolated unlikely
> looking low measurments. Repeated results show higher (usually normal)
> adjusted calcium levels. Our albumin results are stable.
>
> I had a look at calcium repeats (30 in total) across a range (total
calcium
> 1.22 - 3.26mmol/L) on calcium samples assayed the day before. All repeats
> gave higher results which varied from 0.04 - 0.21mmol/L, obviously the
lower
> differences may be due to analytical variation, but the higher ones are
> concerning.
>
> Has anyone had similar experiences and if so, have you done anything about
> it?
>
> Thanks in anticipation
>
> Paul A Robinson
> Royal Berkshire Hospital
> Reading
>
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