One concrete data point for the thread. 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 SarahChen_PharmD’s answer:
What did you change at the same time, and can you separate the two now?
lisa_labSD said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
I read this differently from lisa_labSD, on substance rather than tone. I think the framing smuggles in the conclusion. Ask it the other way round and the obvious answer reverses, which usually means the question is doing the work.
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Shop Reference Standardslisa_labSD said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
Agreed, with the usual condition: that holds for the average and this board is a collection of individuals. A population claim and a personal prediction are different things and get quoted interchangeably.
lisa_labSD said:Worth stating the units and the reference range whenever you post a number here.
Genuinely useful, thank you. I had the facts and not the framework. I will report back once I have actually tried it.