performing many tests in order to help the doctors to give diagnosis to the patients. They also participate in the investigation of new clinical techniques (Pitocco). Clinical laboratory science can be separated into several divisions which include hematology‚ microbiology‚ immunology‚ chemistry‚ cytogenetics and histocompatibility. Among all these different divisions‚ clinical chemistry is the area that interests me the most. In this paper‚ I will introduce the role of clinical chemistry in the health
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Biomedical scientist From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs attention from an expert in Medicine. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. WikiProject Medicine or the Medicine Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (February 2009) A biomedical scientist (biomedician‚ biomedical doctor‚ medical scientist‚ clinical scientist) is a scientist trained in biology‚ particularly in the context of medicine. These scientists
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Estwick D‚ Peddi R. G6PD deficiency: its role in the high prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Ethn Dis 2001;11:749-54. PMID 11763298. Nabavizadeh SH‚ Anushiravani A. The prevalence of G6PD deficiency in blood transfusion recipients. Hematology 2007 ; Vol. 12 Issue 1‚ p85-88.
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Samantha Corp Medical Assistant Externship Medical Assistant Practicum Report In my externship‚ I split my time between the lab at the hospital and the office. A typical day for me began at 7 in the morning. I started at the lab drawing blood out of patients. Usually on Mondays‚ it was the busiest. An order would come in through the window‚ once the patient had registered. On this order‚ there was the patient’s hospital ID number and their demographics‚ which included: name‚ address‚ insurance
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years‚ and 561 children between 7 and 15 at Vadu. The control group was given identical‚ wheat-based‚ control meal with no fortificant or iron‚ while the treatment group was the iron-fortified consumers. Tools used were sound-protected cubicles‚ hematology analyzers‚ Elecsys analyzer‚ hematofluoremeter. The anemia frequency decreased in the treatment group by 20.5 to 14.1% percent. In the control group it increased from 19.2 to 24.4%. Iron fortification decreased frequency of iron deficiency anemia
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1.Discuss the significance of Amira’s laboratory findings. The patient‚ Amira’s lab values is as follows; Hematology: hemoglobin 10.1 g/dL; hematocrit 25%; platelets 50‚000/mm3; white blood cell count 2‚000/mm3; differential: neutrophils 20%. The chemotherapy treatment‚ causes a variety of side effects. One of the adverse effect is called as myelosuppression‚ where the bone marrow activity is decreased resulting in fewer red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets (National Cancer
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Adams 1 Dwayne Adams Instructor: Croshaw Medical Terminology 1 18‚ April 2013 Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle-cell Anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin molecules in which the red blood cells loose their disc-shape and become crescent shaped. The shape also known as “hemoglobin S”. unlike normal red cells which are usually smooth and malleable‚ tend to collect after releasing oxygen‚ and cannot squeeze through small blood vessels. The
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The NCLEX-RN® Cram Sheet This cram sheet contains the distilled‚ key facts about the licensure exam. Review this information just before you enter the testing center‚ paying special attention to those areas where you feel you need the most review. You can transfer any of these facts from your head onto a blank sheet provided by the testing center. We also recommend reading the glossary as a last-minute cram tool before entering the testing center. Good luck. GENERAL TEST INFORMATION 1. Minimum
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‚ and Erinle (2004). Anti-inflammatory properties of Amaranthus spinosus. Pharmaceutical Biol. 521-525. Olufemi‚ B.E.‚ Assiak‚ I.E.‚ Ayoade‚ G.O.‚ and M.A. Onigemo (2003). Vol. 6. Studies on the effect of Amaranthus spinosus leaf extract on the Hematology of growing pigs. African Journal of Biomedical Research‚ 149-150. Plate‚ A.Y.A.‚ and J.A.G. Areas (2007). Cholesterol lowering effect of extruded amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus Lin.) in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Food Chemistry‚ 76‚ 1-6. Quershi
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NUT 724.4.3-01-08 (name) Western Governors University NUT 724.4.3-01-08 Health care costs are rising‚ quality of care is declining‚ lines and waiting times are getting longer which is causing more errors in healthcare. But the healthcare reform is working on changing all of that and bringing the countries healthcare into the 21st century. This paper will explore how computerized healthcare systems increase quality of care‚ keep patient information accessible yet safe‚ the challenges
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