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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 2/2007

01-02-2007 | Review

Essentials of laboratory medicine for the nephrology clinician

Authors: Tarak Srivastava, Uttam Garg, Y. Raymond Chan, Uri S. Alon

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

The purpose of this review is to compile and bring to the attention of the pediatric nephrology community various aspects of laboratory medicine pertinent to nephrology. The review addresses different aspects in laboratory medicine that should be taken into account during interpretation of a test result, such as methodological and analytical issues, statistical considerations and the biological interpretation of a test result in the context of the clinical setting. An understanding of the considerations and limitations in laboratory medicine will be helpful to the pediatric nephrologist when ordering and interpreting biochemical tests.
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Metadata
Title
Essentials of laboratory medicine for the nephrology clinician
Authors
Tarak Srivastava
Uttam Garg
Y. Raymond Chan
Uri S. Alon
Publication date
01-02-2007
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-006-0233-0

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