Table 1.

Overview of laboratory data that were presented in each patient case

Patient case	No. of results	No. of samples	No. of tests	Tests
Simple	10	3	4	P: alanine aminotransferase, C reactive protein, creatinine, potassium
Emergency	35	3	15	P: alanine aminotransferase, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, bilirubin, C reactive protein, creatinine, γ-glutamyl transferase, glucose, PT-INR, potassium, sodium
				B: hemoglobin, platelet count, white blood cell count
Chronic	101	26	4	P: C reactive protein
				B: hemoglobin, platelet count, white blood cell count
Complex	233	23	15	P: alanine aminotransferase, C reactive protein, creatinine, γ-glutamyl transferase, glucose, magnesium, potassium, sodium
				B: basophil granulocyte count, hemoglobin, neutrophil granulocyte count, platelet count, white blood cell count
				VB: bicarbonate, carbon dioxide partial pressure

Not all tests were run for each sample.

B, whole blood; P, plasma; PT-INR, prothrombin time/ international normalized ratio; VB, venous whole blood.