Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here. A large fraction of the apparent disagreement in these threads is two people using different units and both being right.
One thing that is still open after chris_chi24’s answer:
Was that from a primary source or from a summary of one?
kate.chem said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
I read this differently. The confidence in this thread is running ahead of the evidence, and I would rather the uncertainty were stated than smoothed over because it is unsatisfying.
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Shop Reference Standardskate.chem said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
Correct as far as it goes. The part it does not cover is what to do when the honest answer is "not enough data", which is more often than anyone likes.
Ask again with the specifics and you will get a better answer than this one.
kate.chem said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
That reframing is the part I needed. Sending this to two other people who asked me the same thing last week.