Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8651864 | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In adults with a normal basic metabolic panel, plasma potassium and bicarbonate levels are not normally distributed and may be bimodal. Thus, statistical methods to evaluate these 2 plasma electrolytes should be nonparametric tests and not parametric ones that require a normal distribution.
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Authors
Mark MD, Beverly MD,