ROLE OF INTERPRETATIVE REMARKS IN CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY-A PERSPECTIVE OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMIST
SELVAKUMAR KANDASWAMY1, SUGANTHI MURALIDHARAN2, MEDHAVI NATARAJAN3
1Department of Clinical Laboratory Services, Billroth Hospitals, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600030, Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Nallur, Chennai 600067, Tamil Nadu, India
3Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Review Article
SALT Journal of Scientific Research in Healthcare, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 37-44, Published on 13th Dec 2023, https://doi.org/10.56735/saltjsrh.ms2303023744
ABSTRACT
It is a professional requirement for clinical biochemists to provide Interpretative Remarks (IR). Few clinical labs give any comments at all, and the majority of laboratories just employ pre-written remarks on the report. In addition to physicians, other medical professionals, and occasionally even patients themselves, seek laboratory experts for guidance on data interpretation. The quality of interpretative remarks is impacted by the unavailability of the patient’s medical record, restricted communication with the doctors, and a lack of professional experience. The purpose of this paper is to highlight how crucial it is to provide interpretive commentary in the context of responsibility for medical biochemists. In a similar vein, this paper offers guidance to those who offer interpretations.
Keywords: Interpretative remarks, Critical alerts, QMS, Biochemistry reporting, Medical decisions
