Reference Range Medical Definition

Reference Ranges and What They Mean - Testing.com

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A reference range is a set of values that includes upper and lower limits of a lab test based on a group of otherwise healthy people. The values in between those limits may depend on such factors as age, sex, and specimen type (blood, urine, spinal fluid, …

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Reference ranges are based on the normal test results of a large group of healthy people. The range helps show what a typical normal result looks like. But not everyone is typical. …

Reference range - Wikipedia

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reference range Lab medicine A set of values established as normal maximums or minimums for a given analyte. Cf Decision levels, Panic values. McGraw-Hill Concise …

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Reference values (intervals) for blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), stool, and other fluids (eg, gastric acid) and commonly used panels are included. (NOTE: The reference …

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For an FDA approved test method, the clinical laboratory can adopt the manufacturer’s stated reference range if its patient population gives similar results …

Determining what is “normal” with reference range …

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Reference ranges are determined by the individual laboratory performing the test taking into account factors such as age, gender, race, etc. It is the responsibility …

Reference interval - MedCalc

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A Reference interval (Reference range, Normal range) can be calculated using the following 3 methods: (a) using the Normal distribution (b) using a non-parametrical percentile …

Reference Values Types of Reference Ranges

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The most common definition of the Reference Range is the range of values containing the central 95% of the “healthy” population, i.e. the Reference Limits are the values at 2.5% …

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A platelet count that's lower than usual is known as thrombocytopenia. If it's higher than usual, it's known as thrombocytosis. Either can be a sign of a medical …