Define lab normals
Once you have added a laboratory to your site, you can define the standard values that lab applies to collected lab results. These values are also known as lab normals.
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If a lab normal is not relevant in your study, you can leave it empty. In turn, that empty lab normal row is displayed as a grayed out form table cell in the lab form.Lab normals are typically numeric values or predefined options that you need to set for lab units, low and high data ranges, normal text results, and so forth. You must define lab normals for every lab test collected for a subject. For example, if you need to collect results for a creatinine test, you must define lab normal ranges, including the lab unit, low range and high range, as well as the gender, age, and effective date for that lab test.
Lab normals are defined within the context of a laboratory. Values used for lab tests, lab units, normal text values, gender, and race are all defined by the study designer. When you define lab normals, these values appear in the drop-down for each column.
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Parent topic: Manage labs and lab forms