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cobas b 123 POC system 4 Theoretical foundations
Reference and critical values
Critical ranges
Normal values depend, among other factors, on the patient, age, gender, lifestyle
habits (e.g. smoking), underlying disease (e.g. asthma), and therapy (e.g. state after an
infusion). This especially applies to critical ranges, as these are based on the normal
values. Therefore, critical ranges can only be approximated and need special
attention if used for therapy decision. By default, critical values are not contained in
the default setting. Laboratories have to adjust critical ranges to fulfill their own
requirements.
u To edit a reference or critical range for a parameter (p. 119)