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laboratory error |
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laboratory error, any error made by the personnel in a clinical laboratory in performing a test, interpreting data, or reporting or recording the results. Laboratory error must always be considered a possible explanation for findings that are at variance with the composite clinical condition of the patient or are widely divergent from previous laboratory tests. The general procedure is to repeat the test when an abnormal result is found. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Our infant mortality rate is the highest; our waiting time to see a doctor when sick or in need of medical attention is the longest with the exception of Canada's; our medication and laboratory error rates are the highest; and--most telling of all--our life expectancy at birth is the lowest? She was cleared of wrongdoing, the positive later ruled a laboratory error. Several groups, including the College of American Pathologists (CAP)1 and an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality consortium,2 have developed standardized correlation tools in an attempt to benchmark laboratory errors and improve practice. |
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