Background Reflective testing incorporates the clinical judgement, knowledge and experience of an individual biochemist to request additional tests appropriate to the clinical scenario. Despite being vigorously debated within the biochemistry profession, little is known about how the clinicians directly involved in patient care feel about it. We have conducted a survey to elicit our service users' opinion of reflective testing.
The effects observed on the Roche Modular serum index measurements with Patent Blue raises the novel concept of interference in methods routinely used to detect interference. Despite Patent Blue having no direct effect on chemical analysis, failure to reliably detect potential interference, particularly haemolysis, may lead to misleading results being issued.
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