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Why can't we just measure ionised calcium on our main analysers and ditch total calcium methods and their equations?

 

Simon

 

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Kay
Sent: 18 June 2013 14:28
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Subject: Re: Population based algorithms

 

Yes, what matters is clinical behaviour, not the laboratory report. That's why we should change direction and report "Best estimate of ionised calcium".

 

Jonathan

 

 

On 18 Jun 2013, at 14:07, Anders Kallner wrote:



Dear Rita

A pertinent question may be if laboratories shall calculate, correctly, what we  know is wrong or leave it to the clinicians to wrongly calculate what is wrong anyway. It is not always that two negatives cancel.

Best regards,

Anders

 

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