title: Goals for clinical biochemistry analytical imprecision: a graphic approach.
abstract: Analytical performance standards for the imprecision of commonly requested clinical biochemistry tests are proposed in the form of goal graphs. The goals delineated in graphic form are a consensus of published performance standards. The graphs define acceptable and unacceptable performance standards for levels of analyte commonly encountered in clinical laboratory practice. The graphic approach allows a flexible presentation of goals that is easy to interpret. The disadvantage of goal graphs is their necessarily empirical foundation.
mesh_terms: D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D011786:Quality Control; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D004573:Electrolytes; D004798:Enzymes; D006728:Hormones; D008055:Lipids; D001663:Bilirubin