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Hematology

Image: A histopathology of a glomerulus from a patient with preeclampsia revealing a pronounced bubbly appearance in the consolidated areas, caused by swollen endothelial cells and podocytes (Photo courtesy of Dr. Vivette D’Agati, MD).

New Test Rapidly Diagnoses Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia can lead to kidney damage in many affected women and the only therapy currently available is delivery of the baby, but this often means that infants are born prematurely and may have medical problems related to their early delivery. More...
09 Aug 2017

Revision of Guidelines Beneficial for Assessing Orthostatic Hypotension

Researchers have found that measuring blood pressure to test for the presence of orthostatic hypotension (OH; a form of low blood pressure) should be performed within one minute of standing after a person has been lying down, instead of three minutes after. More...
07 Aug 2017
Image: The Coulter LH 780 hematology analyzer (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

Antimicrobial Therapy Biomarker Enumerates Eosinophil Count Changes

Eosinopenia as a criterion of sepsis has been the subject of debate for decades and the pathophysiology of eosinopenia is related to the migration of eosinophils to the inflammatory site, presumably as a result of chemotactic substances secreted during the acute phase of inflammation. More...
01 Aug 2017
Image: Clinical scientists analyzed the platelet counts of 249 patients with thalassemia, which were compared with the international reference method (IRM) for platelet counting in patients with thalassemia (Photo courtesy of Mahidol University).

Platelet Counts Compared for Thalassemia Patients

Platelet count is the component of complete blood count that is used to diagnose quantitative defect in platelets. Accuracy of platelet count is essential for determining bleeding risk in patients and impedance platelet count is widely used in many clinical laboratories for routine patient testing. More...
13 Jul 2017

FDA Approves New Diagnostic Tool for Leukemias and Lymphomas

A test for use with flow cytometry to aid in the detection of several leukemias and lymphomas, including chronic leukemia, acute leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) has been authorized. More...
11 Jul 2017
Image: The Sekisui CP3000 automated coagulation system seamlessly integrates with Abbott’s suite of informatics solutions (Photo courtesy of Abbott).

Fully Automated Coagulation System Launched

Coagulation tests measure the blood’s ability to clot and clotting disorders may be a sign of liver disease, thrombophilia (excessive clotting), or hemophilia (inability to clot normally). Coagulation tests are also performed to monitor patients who are taking medications that can affect clotting. More...
04 Jul 2017
Image: The next-generation Alinity hq hematology analyzer (Photo courtesy of Abbott Diagnostics).

Next-Generation Hematology Analyzer Introduced

Hematology is a medical specialty dedicated to studying the physiology of blood, and the cause, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. In diagnostics testing, hematology tests look at blood composition, which includes the identification and quantification of different types of blood cells. More...
04 Jul 2017
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The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.
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