ea0019s47 | Measuring hormones: what does your result mean | SFEBES2009
Wieringa Gilbert
How do we distinguish normal from abnormal? Are reference ranges the gold standard? Who do they identify? Where have they come from? For clinical practice that is increasingly dictated by guidelines and consensus statements accurate reference ranges are key to safe practice. Using examples of, amongst others, growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone and parathyroid hormone this talk will highlight the need for greater collaboration between laboratories, physicia...