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Access changes to test request protocols from this page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical action limits are markedly significant result values that indicate a potentially life-threatening situation for the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urgent notification of a critical value to the appropriate healthcare professional is therefore necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pathology laboratories are required to develop policies and put into practice organised processes for communicating critical values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protocol<\/th>Introduced<\/th>More Information<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Changes to Wellington SCL Protocols for Reporting Critically Abnormal Results<\/td>April 2014<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Infectious Diarrhoea Update<\/td>February 2014<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Think First Before Ordering Vitamin B12 Testing<\/td>January 2014<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Expiry of Laboratory Request Forms, Change to ESR Test Request Protocol<\/td>December 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rollout of Harmonised Biochemistry Reference Intervals<\/td>December 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Changes to Testing in Thyroid Antibodies<\/td>October 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Changes to Testing for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Serology<\/td>September 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Changes to Testing for Systemic Autoimmune Disease<\/td>August 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Improved Turn-around times for Urinalysis<\/td>July 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Changes to Calculation of Estimated GFR and Corrected Calcium <\/td>March 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Thrombophilia Test Request Protocol<\/td>May 2011<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Vitamin D Test Request Protocol<\/td>May 2010<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ESR test request protocol<\/td>Introduced: January 2010, Updated: December 2013<\/td>Read the protocol<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Access changes to test request protocols from this page.  Critical action limits are markedly significant result values that indicate a potentially life-threatening situation for the patient. Urgent notification of a critical value to the appropriate healthcare professional is therefore necessary. 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