|
Routine Chemistry |
|
Test or Analyte |
Acceptable Performance |
|
Alanine aminotransferase |
Target value ± 20% |
|
Albumin |
Target value ± 10% |
|
Alkaline phosphatase |
Target value ± 30% |
|
Amylase |
Target value ± 30% |
|
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) |
Target value ± 20% |
|
Bilirubin, total |
Target value ± 0.4 mg/dL or ± 20% (greater) |
|
Blood gas p02 |
Target value ± 3 SD |
|
Blood gas pCO2 |
Target value ± 5 mm Hg or ± 8% (greater) |
|
Blood gas pH |
Target value ± 0.04 |
|
Calcium, total |
Target value ± 1.0 mg/dL |
|
Chloride |
Target value ± 5% |
|
Cholesterol, total |
Target value ± 10% |
|
Cholesterol, high dens. lipoprotein |
Target value ± 30% |
|
Creatine kinase |
Target value ± 30% |
|
Creatine kinase isoenzymes |
MB elevated (present or absent) or Target value ± 3 SD
Creatinine |
|
Creatinine |
Target value ± 0.3 mg/dL or ± 15% (greater) |
|
Glucose |
Target value ± 6 mg/dL or ± 10% (greater) |
|
Iron, total |
Target value ± 20% |
|
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) |
Target value ± 20% |
|
LDH isoenzymes |
LDH1/LDH2 (+ or -) or Target value ± 30% |
|
Magnesium |
Target value ± 25% |
|
Potassium |
Target value ± 0.5 mmol/L |
|
Sodium |
Target value ± 4 mmol/L |
|
Total protein |
Target value ± 10% |
|
Triglycerides |
Target value ± 25% |
|
Urea Nitrogen |
Target value ± 2 mg/dL or ± 9% (greater) |
|
Uric acid |
Target value ± 17% |
