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Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 131 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · correction exercise Limit of the answer in “Certificate of analysis: ...
Case 36 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparis...
Case 32 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the r...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: distinguish the discussion point “Report sample size, potential confounders…” from it...
Case 46 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”...
Case 51 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Two laboratories, two pe...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 3 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument,...
Reader check for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: distinguish the discussion point “Retain units, method, laborator...
Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Case 34 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: ...