Why EQA results fail, analyte by analyte.
Each page is one analyte's monograph from the knowledge base EQAWarden ships with: the RCPAQAP allowable performance specification, the known ways a result goes wrong in external quality assurance, how each one shows itself, the checks to make in order, and every source. Written for chemical pathology laboratories. More analytes are added each week.
Creatinine
4 known EQA pitfalls, 6 investigation checks, 10 references.
Ferritin
11 known EQA pitfalls, 5 investigation checks, 21 references.
PSA (total)
11 known EQA pitfalls, 6 investigation checks, 21 references.
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
9 known EQA pitfalls, 5 investigation checks, 18 references.
Troponin I
12 known EQA pitfalls, 6 investigation checks, 25 references.
Platform details on these pages are for the Siemens Atellica, the platform EQAWarden's first release covers. About the knowledge base · How an EQA investigation runs