
|Articles|March 9, 2011
Today's Daily Dose: Describing laboratory values
Why you shouldn't state that the values are abnormal.
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“Be specific. Describe the exact laboratory values and other relevant diagnostic information—don't state that they're normal or abnormal. The specific results are observations; stating that they're normal or abnormal is an interpretation.”
-Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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