Laboratory Critical Values
"Laboratory Critical Values" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Test results which deviate substantially from normal ranges of REFERENCE VALUES or other qualitative results. They trigger CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES to place a special alert to ensure PATIENT SAFETY.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.828 E05.200.828
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| Concept/Terms |
Laboratory Critical Values- Laboratory Critical Values
- Critical Value, Laboratory
- Critical Values, Laboratory
- Laboratory Critical Value
- Laboratory Alert Values
- Alert Value, Laboratory
- Alert Values, Laboratory
- Laboratory Alert Value
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Development and validation of an electronic medical record-based alert score for detection of inpatient deterioration outside the ICU. J Biomed Inform. 2016 12; 64:10-19.