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'''Critical values''' is a concept which comes to anatomical pathology from clinical pathology.<ref name=pmid17491125>{{cite journal |author=Allen TC |title=Critical values in anatomic pathology? |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=131 |issue=5 |pages=684–7 |year=2007 |month=May |pmid=17491125 |doi= |url=http://arpa.allenpress.com/arpaonline/?request=get-document&issn=0003-9985&volume=131&issue=5&page=684}}</ref> | '''Critical values''' is a concept which comes to anatomical [[pathology]] from clinical pathology.<ref name=pmid17491125>{{cite journal |author=Allen TC |title=Critical values in anatomic pathology? |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=131 |issue=5 |pages=684–7 |year=2007 |month=May |pmid=17491125 |doi= |url=http://arpa.allenpress.com/arpaonline/?request=get-document&issn=0003-9985&volume=131&issue=5&page=684}}</ref> | ||
In the context of surgical [[pathology]], it is, perhaps more appropriately, called '''critical diagnosis'''. | In the context of surgical [[pathology]], it is, perhaps more appropriately, called '''critical [[diagnosis]]'''. | ||
The general consensus is that these findings require a phone call and/or discussion with the clinician to ensure the situation is managed appropriately in a timely manner.<ref name=pmid16680772/> | The general consensus is that these findings require a phone call and/or discussion with the clinician to ensure the situation is managed appropriately in a timely manner.<ref name=pmid16680772/> | ||