Medical Laboratory Observer

1. Why we need passage of HR 1175.
So much in life is about politics, legalities, and money. These same factors also significantly affect our profession. We absolutely need to be more politically ...
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2. Support for older instruments.
Q Several of my lab customers use a specific model of instrument on which the manufacturer claims the new version of software, due out within ...
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3. Critical values from reference labs.
Q When the result of a test sent to a reference lab meets that lab's critical-result criteria but is not critical under the reference range ...
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4. Change produces resistance.
Q We are a hospital-based lab-outreach program with seven sites and courier services that serve 17 counties. Our vice president (VP) has required us to ...
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5. Prepare for a major disaster: the laboratory and beyond.
The world has changed. The Oklahoma City bombing, the World Trade Center attacks, and the proliferation of terrorist organizations intent upon inflicting massive innocent loss ...
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6. Immunology in the 21st century: innovative tools in T-cell immunology.
One of the most exciting developments in immunology of the last decade has been the commercialization of major histocompatibility (MHC) tetramers, which provide direct measurement ...
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7. Intrinsic factor antibody assay: access family of immunoassay systems.
Overview Intrinsic factor (IF) is a single glycoprotein chain of 340 amino acids with carbohydrate residue and a molecular weight of about 44 kDa. Secreted ...
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8. Prion biology in transfusion medicine: implications for lab testing.
CONTINUING EDUCATION To earn CEUs, see test on page 24. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to: 1. Define ...
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9. "Somethings" gotta give.
My ongoing efforts to de-clutter my life are designed to free up my time to do those "somethings" that I have always wanted to do ...
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10. Fast TAT, less operator exposure.
The UniCel DxC 600i--pending release in 2006--will combine chemistry and immunoassay on one workstation, further expanding the UniCel product line. The system will feature closed-tube ...
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