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Hematology

Image: A unit of typed platelets for transfusion (Photo courtesy of Seth Eisenberg, RN).

Guidelines Issued on Appropriate Use of Platelet Transfusion

Platelet transfusions are administered to prevent or treat bleeding in patients with quantitative or qualitative platelet disorders and new guidelines have been issued that specify clinical situations in which platelet transfusion is recommended in adult patients.  More...
23 Nov 2014
Image: Immunochromatographic strip test for Hb Bart’s in blood samples of α0-thalassemia heterozygote and individuals double heterozygous for homozygous Hb E and α0-thalassemia and α0β-thalassemia double heterozygote (Photo courtesy of Mahidol University).

Immunochromatographic Strip Endorsed for α-Thalassemia Screening

Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive inherited genetic disorder of the red blood cells causing by reduction or absence of one or more globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb) molecules.   More...
19 Nov 2014
Image: Quotient manufactures a range of reagent red cells for use in both patient and donor testing applications. All panels are manufactured from pre-selected donors, thus providing consistent high quality products (Photo courtesy of Quotient Limited).

New Reagent Red Cell Products Unveiled at Annual Blood Banking Meeting

Four new reagent red cell diagnostic products were unveiled at a blood banking meeting.  More...
03 Nov 2014
Image: Photomicrograph of a hypocellular bone marrow biopsy, due to lack of hematopoietic cells, from a patient with aplastic anemia (Photo courtesy of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas).

Gene Mutation Discovered in Blood Disorder Aplastic Anemia

A gene mutation has been discovered that causes aplastic anemia, a serious blood disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce normal amounts of blood cells.  More...
07 Oct 2014
Image:  The CoagMax PT/INR system – the first to incorporate solid-state, MEMS technology into a disposable diagnostic test strip – enables rapid-test monitoring of blood clotting speed in an easy-to-use, portable format. Left: The CoagMax reader with inserted strip; Right: Two PT/INR sensor strips (Photo courtesy of Microvisk).

First in Diagnostics – Solid-State Technology Device Accredited in EU

The CE marking has been given for healthcare professional use of a new PT/INR blood-testing disposable diagnostic strip as part of the world’s first accredited diagnostic device based on a micro-electromechanical system.  More...
06 Oct 2014
Image: The new Proxima in-line patient-dedicated arterial blood gas analyzer incorporates the Proxima Sensor (in foreground) and a dedicated bedside monitor (Photo courtesy of Sphere Medical).

Blood Gas Analyzer Supports Rapid Critical Point-of-Care Measurements

A novel miniature, patient dedicated in-line blood gas analyzer improves critical care by providing near real-time measurements at laboratory analyzer accuracy.  More...
02 Oct 2014
Image: The rapid, automated, highly sensitive “STA-Liatest D-Di” – the first D-dimer assay for exclusion of pulmonary embolism to meet the FDA’s approval requirements now based on the new, higher standards established by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (Photo courtesy of Diagnostica Stago).

D-dimer Assay for Exclusion of Pulmonary Embolism First to Meet Advanced Standards

For the first time a D-dimer assay for exclusion of pulmonary embolism meets the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval requirements now based on the new and more restrictive standards established by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute.  More...
01 Oct 2014
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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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