Healio

Adolescent-specific thyroid reference ranges may avoid misdiagnosis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reference ranges for thyroid function among adolescents differ substantially from those for adults, according to ...
Nature

Isolated elevated blood neutrophil concentration at altitude does not require NICU admission if appropriate reference ranges are used

The Intermountain Healthcare hospitals use a clinical pathway algorithm for early-onset infection, which is based on the 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for perinatal ...
The Conversation

Rethinking blood test reference ranges could make medicine fairer – and safer

HARP Doctoral Research Fellow and Haematology Registrar, Queen Mary University of London Stephen Hibbs receives funding from the Wellcome Trust through a HARP doctoral research fellowship. Kari ...
CMAJ

Levothyroxine prescribing and laboratory test use after a minor change in reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone

BACKGROUND: Prescribing of levothyroxine and rates of thyroid function testing may be sensitive to minor changes in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that ...