When it comes to lab tests, interpreting the clinical importance of an out-of-range result depends on how much experience a physician has, suggests new research. The study also points to the need to ...

When it comes to lab tests, interpreting the clinical importance of an out-of-range result depends on how much experience a physician has, suggests research from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Medscape Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Editorial Director David Danar, MD, interviewed George D. Lundberg, MD, about the history of the concept of critical values and his perspective on the past ...

"We tried all night to reach her." Yesterday, during a routine day of practice, there were multiple patients seen who ended up having critical lab values, results on their testing that led to a call ...

A majority of surveyed physicians said they were alerted to a potential medication error or critical lab value by an electronic health record, finds a new study. A ...

Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context rather than applying fixed cutoffs theoretically.