Recently added articles from Clinical Laboratory Science:
Laboratory Reimbursement-Competitive Bidding and After
Oct 01, 2008; ... Will 2008 be considered a watershed year for clinical laboratory Medicare reimbursement? Early in the year laboratories faced a dismal reimbursement future with a competitive bidding demonstration project scheduled to begin in San Diego in July, along with a soon-to-be announced second site ....
The Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science: A View of Clinical Practice Development
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABBREVIATIONS: ASCLS = American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science; CLS = clinical laboratory science; DCLS = doctorate in clinical laboratory science; NAACLS = National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. INDEX TERMS: clinical doctorate; clinical laboratory ...
Functional Assessment of Hospital Laboratory Packaging and Shipping Preparedness in New York State
Oct 01, 2008; ... The 2006-2007 New York State (NYS) Hospital Laboratory Drill Series was implemented in order to test notification, referral and packaging and shipping (P&S) procedures at acute care hospital facilities (statewide, excluding New York City) that submit suspect bioterrorism (BT), chemical ...
Septicemic Arthritis with Antibiotic Resistance: A Case Study
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABBREVIATIONS: ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; CAZ = ceftazidime; CLA = clavulanic acid; CTX = cefotaxime; DIC = disseminated intravascular coagulation; ESBL = extended spectrum βlactamase; MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration; PT = prothrombin time; PTT ...
Inherited Bleeding Disorders: A 14-year Retrospective Study
Oct 01, 2008; ... Congenital bleeding disorders comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases that reflect abnormalities of blood vessels, coagulation proteins, and platelets. A 1 4-year retrospective study (1991-2005) was conducted for patients referred to the coagulation section of the Hematology Department (King ...
Evaluation of Lancets for Pain Perception and Capillary Blood Volume for Glucose Monitoring
Oct 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess patient pain perception and capillary blood volume of four currently marketed lancets [BD Micro tainer Contact-Activated Lancet, Low Flow (Contact- Activated Lancet); LifeScan OneTouch SureSoft Gentle (OneTouch SureSoft Gentle); BD Genie Blue; ...
A Quality Improvement Cycle: Hemolyzed Specimens in the Emergency Department
Oct 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To determine the cause of and possible solution for an excessive number of hemolyzed specimens received from the emergency department (ED) of a large medical center. DESIGN: The clinical laboratory staff collected data on hemolyzed specimens for all departments of the medical ...
Occurrence and Detection of Iron-deficiency Anemia in Infants and Toddlers
Oct 01, 2008; ... Infants and toddlers are particularly vulnerable to developing iron deficiency, which can cause irreversible deficits in neurodevelopment. Children at highest risk include premature and low birth weight infants, those who are fed cow's milk rather than breast milk or formula prior to age one, ...
Anemia in an Aging Population
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABBREVIATIONS: ACD = anemia of chronic disease; CBC = complete blood count; CHr = reticulocyte hemoglobin; EPO = erythropoietin; HGB = hemoglobin; HCT = hematocrit; IDA = iron deficiency anemia; MA = megaloblastic anemia; MCV = mean cell volume; MCH = mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC = mean cell ...
Pathophysiology of Compound Heterozygotes Involving Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABBREVIATIONS: Ala = alanine; Arg = arginine; Asn = asparagine; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; Gln = glutamine; Glu = glutamic acid (glutamate); Gly= glycine; Hb = hemoglobin; HPLC = high performance liquid chromatography; IVS11-74 5 = intervening sequence at codon 745; Leu = leucine; Lys = ...
Continuing Education Questions
Oct 01, 2008; ... FALL 2008 To receive 2,0 contact hours of intermediate level P.A.C.E.® credit for the Focus: Anemia in Selected Populations questions, insert your answers in the appropriate spots on the continuing education registration form that follows, then mail a photocopy of the form as ...
Clinical Laboratory Practitioners Speak Out on Capitol Hill
Jul 01, 2008; ... Clinical laboratory professionals representing many levels of practice and a variety of institutions and organizations converged on Washington DC March 17-18, 2008 to attend the 20th Annual ASCLS Legislative Symposium. The symposium, which was co-sponsored by ASCP and CLMA, provides an ...
RE: CLIN LAB SCI 21(1) FO DELWICHE
Jul 01, 2008; ... Letters to the Editor April 8, 2008 I was pleasantly surprised to see the FOCUS article series on Informatics in the Winter 2008 edition of Clinical Laboratory Science. The articles about Medline and PUBMED, as well the performance of literature searches on research study ...
RE: CLIN LAB SCI 21(2) DD BECK
Jul 01, 2008; ... May 20, 2008 I have been an ASCLS member ever since I graduated in 2005, and I have been following the progress of the DCLS. I believe the DCLS concept will meet resistance not only from other health professions but also from other doctoral members of the laboratory community. CLIA ...
The Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science: An Executive Summary
Jul 01, 2008; ... This article describes, in informational bullets, the concept of the doctorate in clinical laboratory science. The intent of the article is to support the marketing of these new practitioners and to provide the conceptual frame and links to data for proposals required to implement educational ...
Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference 2008 Technology Demonstration Abstracts
Jul 01, 2008; ... The 2008 technology demonstration abstracts from the Clinical Laboratory Educators'Conference, February 21-23 in Savannah GA, were omitted in error from the Spring 2008 issue of Clinical Laboratory Science. The abstracts follow. ASCLS and Clinical Laboratory Science sincerely regret the ...
ASCLS 2008 Annual Meeting: Official Abstracts of Submitted Papers, Case Studies, and Posters
Jul 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON DC The following abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the 2008 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Annual Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Exposition to be held July 29 through August 2, 2008 in Washington DC. The preliminary meeting program was ...
The Effects of Over-anticoagulated Blood on Hematocrit Values by the Microcentrifuge Method
Jul 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To determine equivalency of hematocrit results by three methods. DESIGN: A total of 101 whole blood samples in EDTA tubes were analyzed in this repeated measures study. SETTING: East Carolina University's clinical laboratory science program, Greenville ...
Growth Inhibition of Human Colon Cancer Cells by Plant Compounds
Jul 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: Evidence is accumulating that compounds of plant origin (phytochemicals) exert anti-cancer effects. The purpose of this study was to determine if resveratrol, cinnamaldehyde, and piperine (from red grapes, cinnamon, black pepper respectively) have anti-proliferative effects on colon ...
Validation Study: Clarity Multistrip Urocheck
Jul 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To test the interchangeability of a previously untested urine reagent strip, Clarity (RAC Medical), with the gold standard, Multistix (Bayer). DESIGN: Seventy-six urine samples were tested with both the comparator and the gold standard urine reagent strips. Pairs of reagent ...