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Australian Prescriber Vol. 28 No. 5 2005

Interpreting test results in children

Children are not small adults. If they have a blood test the result may not be the same as in adults.

As children grow their metabolism changes. This means that test results change with age.

It is very important that test results are judged by the child's age. A result that would be abnormal in an adult may be normal in a child.