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reference range

[′ref·rəns ‚rānj]
(engineering)
Range obtained from the radar coverage indicator for a given penetrating aircraft.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Urine analysis showed microscopic hematuria; serum albumin was decreased to 37.5 g/L (reference range 40-55 g/L) with an otherwise normal liver.
Within 3 weeks, liver cytolysis decreased to [less than or equal to] 4 times the upper limit of the reference range. However, [approximately equal to] 2 months after symptom onset, liver enzyme levels again increased (ALT >1,000 IU/L) (Figure).
Moreover, it has been suggested that using different age-specific PSA reference ranges for different ethnic groups may improve the diagnosis and prognosis of PC in the members of those groups.
Platelets were 738,000 (reference range 150,000-400,000 x109/L), ESR was 65 mm during first hour.
"These findings validate those of the Rotterdam Study in a much larger dataset and may have important clinical implications, including a redefinition of the reference range and the target-free [T.sub.4] levels for thyroxine replacement therapy," observed Dr.
age, sex and race on human brain weights to establish a suitable reference range for the eThekwini region.
CSF studies found 21 white blood cells/[mm.sup.3] (no reference range) with 91% lymphocytes (no reference range), 1 red blood cell/[mm.sup.3] (no reference range), glucose of 39 mg/dL (50-70 mg/dL), and protein of 188 mg/dL (15-45 mg/dL).
This revealed hyperthyroidism with a TSH of <0.01 mU/L (reference range: 0.40-4.00 mU/L), T4 of 44 pmol/L (reference range: 9-19 pmol/L), and T3 of 25 pmol/L (reference range: 3.0-5.5 pmol/L), suggesting a diagnosis of TPP.
The serum level of IgG4 was complementarily analyzed and noted to have been slightly elevated to 148 mg/dL (reference range <135 mg/dL).
In the male to female individuals, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), potassium and creatinine remained within the male reference range (20).
* Hyper thyroid women should postpone pregnancy until a stable, euthyroid state (defined as two sets of normal thyroid function, within the reference range, measured at least one month apar t, without any change in therapy bet ween tests) is achieved.
The CBC results revealed a severe leukocytosis (158.9 X [10.sup.3] cells/pL; reference range, 7-22 X [10.sup.3] cells/pL) with marked heterophilia (95%; reference range, 40%-60%), mild anemia (packed cell volume [PCV] 45%; reference range, 47%-55%), and lymphopenia (3%; reference range, 36%-60%).
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