Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 12/14
Editors: Donna E. Hansel, MD, PhD, chief, Division of Anatomic Pathology, and professor, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego; John A. Thorson, MD, PhD, associate professor of...
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From tumor board, an integrated diagnostic report
Karen Titus December 2014—The handling of molecular information bears a certain resemblance to Wall Street’s bundling of mortgages in recent years. You can slice ’em, dice ’em, and repackage them in...
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Standardization of biospecimen collection using biospecimen kits
December 2014—Following is one section of the chapter, “Flow of Biospecimens: From the Clinic or Operating Room To and From the Biospecimen Repository,” in the new CAP Press book titled Developing and...
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Biorepository book helps programs follow guidelines
Bridget Kuehn December 2014—Securing financial support and setting up a quality management program are two of the biggest challenges to creating a successful biospecimen repository, says Nilsa C....
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Massive transfusion: a question of timing, detail, a golden ratio
Kevin B. O’Reilly December 2014—Here it was, the kind of massive postpartum hemorrhage case for which the team at Duke University Medical Center had spent months preparing. The multidisciplinary group...
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Amid Ebola preparation, an EV-D68 outbreak
Karen Lusky Labs ramp up for Ebola patients, specimens December 2014—In addition to preparing for Ebola patients, many clinical laboratories and hospitals in recent months faced outbreaks of...
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From the President’s Desk: Are we there yet?, 12/14
Gene N. Herbek, MD December 2014—At this time of year, when we are inclined to reminisce, I often recall holiday travel with small children. I mention this to explain my headline—an existential...
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Study: elevated vancomycin MICs no cause for concern
Ann Griswold, PhD December 2014—Elevated vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations do not increase the risk of death in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, according to the findings of a...
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Anemia: classification challenge and clinical questions
Karen Titus December 2014—Anemia is in the eye of the classifier. While that’s not as elegant as the “beauty-beholder” saying, it’s much more important. To be able to effectively treat and diagnose...
View Article32 analyzers in focus, from menu to special features
Access interactive guide December 2014—Two new analyzers and a new workcell automation solution are in this year’s product guide to hematology analyzers. Sysmex’s newest offering is its XN-1000 R...
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January 2014—Why one pathologist champions social media—In an era when one angry tweet or provocative selfie can crash a career, the potential pitfalls of social media might be more obvious than their...
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January 2014—I read a question and answer in the April 2001 CAP TODAY about platelet clumping on EDTA and whether vortexing is an acceptable procedure. A common solution suggested was to redraw the...
View ArticleLab’s respiratory panel found to curb antibiotic use
January 2014—Fewer children with respiratory disease symptoms hospitalized from the ED without a diagnosis, less antibiotic use, and a favorable ratio of reimbursement to expense. That’s what the...
View ArticleFrom the President’s Desk: In policy matters, no pause in the cause, 1/14
January 2014—The landscape for physician payment is changing and all of medicine is feeling a persistent downward pressure on reimbursement, so this month’s column is a reality check and a call to...
View ArticleCytopathology and More | Evidence emerging for HPV-negative cervical cancer
January 2014—Some studies indicate that nearly all cervical cancers are high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV)-related. Recent studies suggested hrHPV testing had a very high sensitivity; therefore,...
View ArticleThe perils of overlooking lesser-known STIs
January 2014—When it comes to sexually transmitted infections, most clinicians and laboratories are well versed in diagnosing those caused by chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and syphilis. But a host of...
View ArticleGetting to the point in fragile X syndrome
January 2014—Can one equal 600? Is it possible for a mutation in a single nucleotide base in the FMR1 gene to be as potent as a run of more than 200 triplet repeats in causing fragile X-like symptoms?...
View ArticleLabs weighing pros, cons of micro TLA
January 2014—Sleek specimen processing instruments, often with sophisticated robotics, are features of many larger microbiology laboratories, despite the longstanding belief that microbiology is too...
View ArticleMedicare physician fee schedule: Advocacy pays off, though 2014 CMS cuts will...
January 2014—A grassroots effort that mobilized pathologists around the country, and subsequent pressure from pathologists’ congressional representatives, beat back plans to limit non-hospital Medicare...
View ArticleIntroducing patients to their pathology reports
January 2014—Meaningful use standards are fostering increasing patient access to medical records, including pathology reports. Yet pathology reports can be challenging even for clinicians, much less...
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