Medical Laboratory Professional Pin

This stylish gold-plated cloisonné pin showcases your credentials in a professional way! It features our custom-made “Medical Laboratory Professional” Caduceus emblem and an easy-to-use tack pin attachment.

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Medical Laboratory Professional Lapel Pin

Source: Advance Healthcare Shop

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External Quality Assessment for the Pre-analytical Phase

With the total testing cycle divided into preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phases, most errors have been suggested to occur in the preanalytical phase. These errors - such as ordering of inappropriate tests and transport delays - are often invisible yet can lead to significant divergence in test results.

These new preanalytical EQA schemes provide a unique means to assess a larger part of the total laboratory testing process and not just the commonly surveyed analytical phase. Managing all phases of the total testing cycle is equally important to ensure patient safety.

Altogether four preanalytical schemes are launched as part of the first release. In these schemes, real life scenarios are used as case studies. A questionnaire probing the preanalytical phase is filled out by the participants to learn about their way of working. The goal is to provide a comprehensive view on the appropriateness of the preanalytical phase to the participants.

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Preanalytical schemes - Labquality

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DNA PIZZA

A perfect pizza for the laboratory scientists

Source: Factworld

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Granulocyte Morphology

Is this patient male or female?

Image credits: Juha Wahlstedt

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Blood Draw of the Year

Interesting packing after a blood draw
 

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UK Standards for Respiratory Viruses Open for Consultation

The consultation process has now been refined so that UK SMI users can comment easily of they see no requirement for amendments to the document out for consultation. This information is as important to the consultation process as comments and users are encouraged to make use of
this new feature.

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UK Standards for Microbiology Investigation open for consultation

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Treatment Discovered for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinemia

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinemia (PNH) is a rare form of cancer characterized by episodic rupture of red blood cells and the danger of blood clots forming in the vascular system. The condition results in red blood cells becoming vulnerable to attacks by the body's own complement immune system and can lead to complications such as anemia, kidney disease and fatal thromboses.

In a clinical study published today in PLOS ONE, the UBC team, led by Prof. Patrick McGeer, applied aurin tricarboxylic acid (ATA), a non-toxic drug, to blood samples of five patients with PNH who were undergoing standard treatment with antibodies administered through biweekly infusions.
The researchers found the addition of ATA restored blood cell resistance to complement system attacks, while the antibodies alone did not offer full protection.

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Treatment discovered for rare blood cancer  

 

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