An examination of the usefulness of repeat testing practices in a large hospital clinical chemistry laboratory

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-25

  Deetz, Carl O ^a   Nolan, Debra K ^b   Scott, Mitchell G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical value; Laboratory error; Laboratory management

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; ELECTROLYTE; FERRITIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; THYROTROPIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; URIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PH MEASUREMENT; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; TURNAROUND TIME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84855274290     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPWPBF62YGEFOR     Document Type: Article

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