Clinical Education Center

Category: Webinar

Description: Jon Nakamoto, MD, PhD, Laboratory Medical Director for the Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and a pediatric endocrinology by training, discusses several of the key differences between diagnostic testing for adult and pediatric patients, including reference ranges, specimen requirements and more.
Learning Objectives:
o Define "observed ranges," "reference intervals (reference ranges)," and "clinical thresholds"
o Outline the typical process by which reference intervals (reference ranges) are generated
o Discuss at least three major obstacles facing those who wish to generate accurate pediatric reference intervals
o Describe how mutual discussions between clinical laboratory experts and clinicians can be critical to obtain truly useful reference intervals