Focus for excellence laboratory practice / Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Pathology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Laboratory Investigation is a big tool for biological and medical work around the world. The present concept of laboratory investigation is to provide the best analysis. This covers several facets and all phases of the laboratory cycle. In this book, concept and scenarios on excellent laboratory practice will be discussed and presented.

Contents:

Intro

FOCUS FOR EXCELLENCELABORATORY PRACTICE

Contents

Preface

Quality Process for LaboratoryAnalysis: Introduction

Abstract

What Is Quality in Laboratory Medicine?

Quality Cycle in Laboratory Medicine

Quality Control and Assurance

1. Introduction

2. Materials and Methods

3. Results

4. Discussion

Example on Report on Result of CounselingUnit Service for Laboratory Medicine

3. Result

Summary of Concept

References

Minimizing Errors in LaboratoryMedicine and Effect on Patient Care

Introduction

Natural History of Errorsin Laboratory Medicine

1. Epidemiology

2. Fade of Error

Preanalytical Error

Pre-Preanalytical Error

Analytical Error

Post-Preanalytical Error

How to Manage the Problem of Error

Effect of Laboratory ErrorControl on Patient Care

Developing Patient SafetyCulture in Clinical Laboratory

1.1. Specimen Collection

1.2. Transportation

Conclusion

Quality Management:Example by ISO System

Application of ISO for Medical Laboratory

Cost Study in Laboratory Medicine:Example

Example 1: Comparative Study of the Cost-Effectiveness between Macroscopic Slide CellAgglutination and Microscopic AgglutinationTest for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

5. Conclusion

Example 2: Cost Effective Analysisof Cultivation Method for Trichomoniasis

1. Basic Information on Trichnomoniasis

1.1. What Is the Importance of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection?

1.2. Diagnosis for Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection

1.3. Culture Media for Trichomonas Vaginalis.

2. Materials and Methods

Problems of Phlebotomist

Tuberculosis among the Phlebotomist,an Experience from Thailand

A Case Study on Needle StickInjury on a Phlebotomist

2. Case Study

3. Discussion

Preventive Medicine for Venipuncture

1. General Information on Occupational Exposureto Blood Borne Pathogens [11 - 12]

2. Methods of Compliance [17]

2.4.1. Immediate First Aid

2.4.2. Report Incident

Interesting Aberration ofLaboratory Results: Case Stu

Blood Group, Is It Still a SpecificLaboratory Result for Each Individual?

2. Case Studies

A Case Study on Abnormal Low Activated PentialThromboplastin Result due for Analytical Error

2. Case study

Problematic Cases in Clinical Chemistry inLaboratory Medicine

Case Studiesof Total-Partial Determination

2. Case studies

Problems with Low Density LipoproteinCholesterol (LDL-C) Determination:2 Case Studies

Interference Effect: Case Studies

2. Cases

Automation in Laboratory:What Are New Things?

Autmation in Hematology: From ClassicalTechnology to Flow Cytometry

Electrochemiluminescence: A New AnalyticalMean in Clinical Chemistry and Immunology [4]

What Is the Future Trend of Automationin Medical Laboratory

1. Total Laboratory Automation

2. Point-of-Care Testing

Monitoring of Lipid Profileby Bed-Side Device

1. Introduction to Lipid Profile Monitoring

2. Measurement of Lipid Profile in Clinical Laboratory.

3. Monitoring of Lipid Profile by Bed-Side Device

Biochip: New Generation of Automation

2. Developmental Process of a Biochip

3. Important New Types of Biochips

Opinion Survey of Targeted Physicians forUsing of New Urinalysis Service by AutomatedAnalyzer, IQ-200: An Example

Laboratory Information System:A Problematic Case Studies

Case Studies

Discussion

Ethics in Laboratory Medicine:Some Aspects

High Risk Laboratory Report:Problem and Prevention

1. Problem

2. Prevention

Right Not to Know theInvestigation Result

When a Medical Student Refuseto Get Procedure Training

Violation on Medical Personnelin Laboratory: A Case Study

Conflict of Interest

1. What Is Conflict of Interest?

2. Conflict of Interest in Medicine

3. Conflict of Interest in Laboratory Medicine

Urine Strip Examination, InterestingProblematic Cases inLaboratory Medicine

Case Reports

Reference

Light Microscopy:Past, Property and Procedure

Origin of Light Microscope:Past History [1-7]

Important TechnicalProperties of LightMicroscope

Light Microscope Procedure

A. Examination Procedure

B. Cleaning and Care of the Microscope

Concerns on Vacuum Tube

Preanalytical Concerns on the Monosed-SR for the New Microsed-SR ErythrocyteSedimentation Rate Analyzer

Comparison between Evacuated Blood CollectionSystem and Classical System for ProthrombinTime Determination

References.

Blood Glucose Determination inDiabetic Care: A Concernin Laboratory Medicine

Dangers of PreanalyticalError on Diabetes Care

A. Errors in Patient Preparation

B. Errors in Patient Identification

C. Errors due to Wrong Specimen Additivesand Order of Collected Sample

D. Errors in Specimen Transportation

E. Errors due to Biological Variability

How to Control the Preanalytical Errorin Diabetic Laboratory Investigation

A Case Study on Pre-Analytical FactorInterference for Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

A Conceptual Study on the Effect of PoorControlled Diabetes Defined by Hemoglobin A1CTest via Hemoglobin Cranston Model

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60741-413-9

OCLC:

923658509