doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.384pmid: N/A
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doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.388pmid: N/A
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, De Cresce, Robert;Lifshitz, Mark, S.
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.395pmid: N/A
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Nielsen, Leonard, G.;Thompson, Debbie, D.;Adamson,, Katherine;Bamdad,, Parivash
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.400pmid: N/A
Abstract The Sigma Diagnostics™ Hexokinase glucose reagent was evaluated as an alternate to Abbott A-Gent™ Glucose-UV reagent for use on the ABA-100 analyzer. When examined under identical conditions, the performance of the Hexokinase reagent was at least equal to that of the A-Gent Glucose-UV reagent in precision, accuracy, recovery, and linearity. A high degree of correlation (r = .995) was found between the results of the two reagents. The authors conclude that either reagent is reliable for routine glucose analysis with the ABA-100 analyzer. Of the two reagents, the Hexokinase glucose reagent demonstrated significantly longer stability and was cheaper to use. This content is only available as a PDF. © American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Fessia,, Sandra;Cocanour,, Barbara;Ryan,, Sharon
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.404pmid: N/A
Abstract Peritonitis is a major complication resulting from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in patients with end-stage renal disease. Since peritonitis is potentially lethal, its early detection is crucial to the treatment of patients with CAPD. Therefore, the rapid screening of the peritoneal dialysate is very important in diagnosing the causative organisms. Our preliminary studies on 30 patients suggest that a fluorescent acridine orange stain allows better visualization of bacteria than the Gram's stain and maybe useful as a rapid screening test for microorganisms in peritoneal dialysate fluid. This content is only available as a PDF. © American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Shulman, Ira, A.;Kiyabu,, Milton;Nelson, Janice, M.;Okamoto,, Mitzi;Lam,, Hwai-Tai;Meyer,, Elisabeth
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.407pmid: N/A
Abstract A recent proposal in the Federal Register would prohibit the use of pooled reagent antibody screening red cells for pretransfusion compatibility testing within the United States. To evaluate the appropriateness of this proposal, 206 fresh serum samples known to contain potentially clinically significant red cell antibodies with Rh, Kidd, Kell, and/or Duffy blood group specificity were tested with pooled reagent antibody screening red cells; 9.7% of the sera that reacted with unpooled reagent antibody screening red blood cells failed to react with pooled screening cells. On the basis of these findings, pooled reagent antibody screening red blood cells should not be used for the pretransfusion compatibility testing of serum samples. This content is only available as a PDF. © American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Blagg, James, D.;Gaspartich,, Joan;Guiles,, Jesse
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.409pmid: N/A
Abstract Several authors have suggested that including noncognitive variables in the admissions process of certain educational programs would provide a more reliable means of fully assessing the potential abilities of individuals in the applicant pool. The ability to predict whether an applicant will be successful is particularly important now that medical technology programs are faced with a continuing decline in the number of applicants. This study was designed to determine whether two personality variables—cognitive style and leadership style—contribute significantly to the ability to predict clinical grade point average (GPA) and ASCP Board of Registry scores of medical technology students. The results indicated that personality variables provided a small but statistically significant amount of additional information about student clinical internship grades and much more additional information about student Board of Registry scores. In those students whose preprofessional GPA was less than 3.0, personality variables provided a large amount of information about clinical internship grades and Board of Registry scores. Therefore, including personality variables into the admissions process provides additional information about applicants that significantly contributes to predicting student success in a medical technology program. This content is only available as a PDF. © American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Rolen-Mark, Harriet, B.;Castleberry, Barbara, M.
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.415pmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Harriet Rolen-Mark is Chairman of the Board ot Governors of the ASCP Board of Registry. Barbara Castleberry is Vice President of the Board of Registry. © American Society of Clinical Pathologists
doi: 10.1093/labmed/17.7.419pmid: N/A
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