Effects of Physiologic Variables
Jul.21, 2009 in
Various Factors Affecting Laboratory Test Interpretation
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Physiologic differences between groups of persons may affect test results. These deviations may be attributable to normal metabolic alterations in certain circumstances. Some examples are age (e.g., an increase in alkaline phosphataselevels in children compared with adult values), sex (e.g., higher values for serum uric acid in males than in females), race (e.g., higher values […]