Changing reference intervals for haemoglobin in Denmark: Clinical and financial aspects

Changing reference intervals for haemoglobin in Denmark: Clinical and financial aspects

INTRODUCTION Based on international experiences and altering demography the reference intervals (RI) for haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations in blood were changed in Denmark in 2013 from 113 - 161 g/L to 117 - 153 g/L for women and from 129 - 177 g/L to 134 - 170 g/L for men. The aim of this study was to determine the derived change in prevalence of anaemia and the change in yearly health care cost...

Reference Intervals: Practical Aspects

Arguably, one of the most important elements of a laboratory test is the reference interval, the values that help clinicians interpret their patients’ test results. Interestingly, though, laboratorians spend surprisingly little time formally addressing the issue of reference intervals. Typically, they adopt the intervals given them by manufacturers, neither establishing the intervals themselves...

Clinical use of conventional reference intervals in the frail elderly.

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Reference intervals provided by the laboratory are commonly established by measuring samples from apparently healthy subjects in the ages 18-65 years, excluding elderly individuals with chronic diseases and medication. The aim of our study was to establish whether current reference intervals for immune parameters and chemical biomarkers are valid for older individ...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

Laboratory Reference Intervals in Africa