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Hypomagnesemia

Dawn Allen Hauser, MSIT, MLS(ASCP)CMHTCM September 13, 2022 No Comments

Introduction We’ve all heard, time and again, the importance of electrolytes to help keep our bodies running like a well-oiled machine. Sodium, potassium, chloride, andView More

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Performing Dilutions for Laboratory Analysis

Tracy Frankowski, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM July 13, 2021 No Comments

Introduction A particular laboratory calculation that confuses us when we’ve not done it for a while is dilution. Accurate dilutions are essential to accurate medical laboratoryView More

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Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and the Role of the Clinical Laboratory

Sara Zaucha, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, NYSCLT December 1, 2020 No Comments

What is Point of Care Testing (POCT)?  Point of care testing is testing that is typically performed near the site of patient treatment. Point-of-care testsView More

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Cardiac Biomarkers

Tracy Frankowski, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM October 6, 2020 No Comments

What are cardiac biomarkers and why do we use them? In the clinical laboratory, evaluating sudden onset chest pain and shortness of breath includes analyzingView More

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