What are pediatric reference intervals?
Children are not small adults. Their developing bodies require accurate, age-specific laboratory tests and reference intervals tailored to their unique needs.
Pediatric reference intervals (PRIs) refer to the range of normal test values appropriate for a healthy child and are vital for the proper interpretation of medical test results and accurate diagnoses.
The problem? Although adults have a wide availability of samples that make it easy for labs to establish quality reference intervals for them, children do not.
In fact, many samples that labs have for the youngest demographics are taken from patients who are tested for a medical condition or illness, which means that these samples are not representative of healthy populations.
Join us in asking Congress to fund efforts to obtain samples from healthy children so that labs can develop more precise PRIs. Use your #LaboratoryVoice to contact your representative at the link below — it only takes two minutes of your time!
#ChildrensHealthMonth
https://myadlm.org/advocacy-and-outreach/laboratory-voice
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What are pediatric reference intervals?
What are pediatric reference intervals?
Children are not small adults. Their developing bodies require accurate, age-specific laboratory tests and reference intervals tailored to their unique needs. Pediatric reference intervals (PRIs) refer to the range of normal test values appropriate for a healthy child and are vital for the proper interpretation of medical test results and accurate diagnoses. The problem? Although adults have a wide availability of samples that make it easy for labs to establish quality reference intervals for them, children do not. In fact, many samples that labs have for the youngest demographics are taken from patients who are tested for a medical condition or illness, which means that these samples are not representative of healthy populations. Join us in asking Congress to fund efforts to obtain samples from healthy children so that labs can develop more precise PRIs. Use your #LaboratoryVoice to contact your representative at the link below — it only takes two minutes of your time! #ChildrensHealthMonth https://myadlm.org/advocacy-and-outreach/laboratory-voice
http://socialpresskit.com/facebook/2343-52616