Re: Growth Hormone-OGTT cut-off and
uncertainty
The fact that there's no such thing as absolute certainty cannot
be used as a justification for misrepresentation.
Roger Ekins
"There is no such thing as absolute certainty,
but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human
life." John Stuart Mill
I am not certain that any standards are "truth"
(irrespective of the units used), nor am I certain that cut-offs used
in dynamic function tests are "truth" for all patients at
all times. We have to work with uncertainty. So thanks to
Trainer PJ Barth J. Sturgeon C and Wieringer G for
standardising the GH assay (even though they may not be messengers of
absolute truth).
Cogito, ergo sum. I'm almost certain of
that!
Martin Myers
--
With best wishes,
Roger Ekins
Prof Roger Ekins, PhD DSc FRS
Windeyer Institute
University College London
London W1T 4JF
Phone +44 20 7679 9410
Fax +44 20 7679 9407
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