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Children's Medical Center · Clinical
Laboratory Laboratory Guide: |
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Children's Medical Center · Clinical
Laboratory Laboratory Guide: |
The definition of a “Critical
Value”, according to the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) is “A pathological
state at such variance with normal as to be immediately
life-threatening unless something is done promptly and
for which some corrective action must be taken.”
The laboratory is required by law to call critical values
to the patient’s caregiver and document the call.
Critical values for this laboratories are listed below:
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