The critical value concept in clinical laboratory
ABSTRACT The critical value is a laboratory result representing a pathophysiological state that offers risk to a patient's life. The communication of these results is a laboratory responsibility and, according to the literature, 95% of physicians consider it useful in decision-making and patien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442016000100017&lng=en&tlng=en |