Managing Laboratory Results in the Nursing Home Setting: Looking for Waldo or Seeking Wisdom

Lawhorne, Larry Wayne

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2008.12.052

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“…NH hold records of their residents' physiological (vital) signs, but timely access to laboratory support is scant. The usefulness of laboratory tests for routine patient care in the NH has been a debated issue, 33,34 but in acute medical situations they might be more relevant for risk stratification purposes, especially from a hospital perspective. The present study aimed to identify simple clinical and laboratory predictors of negative outcomes (i.e.…”

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