Improving patient safety by repeating (read-back) telephone reports of critical information.

abstract：:Infusible platelet membranes (IPMs) prepared from fresh or outdated human platelets have been shown to correct prolonged bleeding times in thrombocytopenic rabbits. In previous trials, IPMs did not seem to be immunogenic and lacked dose-limiting toxicity. The present study was undertaken to explore whether the platele...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Graham SS,Gonchoroff NJ,Miller JL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the histogenesis of and determine the most useful markers for diagnosing anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC), 32 cases, including 2 with numerous osteoclast-like cells, were stained with a battery of antibodies to epithelial (keratin, epithelial membrane antigen [EMA], carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA]), mesenchy...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ordóñez NG,El-Naggar AK,Hickey RC,Samaan NA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty-three patients with endometrial carcinoma had both immunohistochemical and biochemical analysis of estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) content of the tumor. Biochemical analysis was done on a homogenate of uterine curettings; immunohistochemical stainings were done on formalin-fixe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chambers JT,Carcangiu ML,Voynick IM,Schwartz PE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of an anterior mediastinal mass arising in a 64-year-old woman that showed on histologic, immunopathologic, and ultra-structural examination features of a poorly differentiated (insular) thyroid carcinoma. The tumor in this patient most likely arose from ectopically displaced thyroid tissue on the ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dominguez-Malagon H,Guerrero-Medrano J,Suster S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a more efficient method of processing liquid-based cervical cytology specimens for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing by Hybrid Capture II (HCII). Aliquots were made from 701 specimens in the following sequence: 4.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.5, and 1.5 mL. The 4.0-mL aliquot was processed by the standard method (S...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Castle PE,Garcia-Meijide M,Holladay EB,Chuke R,Payne J,Long A,Siefers H,Demuth F,Lorincz AT

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that extensively keratinized squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) are difficult to grade precisely by identifying 100 Papanicolaou smears with a keratinizing SIL that had been originally judged difficult to grade. Of these, 65 were confirmed as low-grade SIL (LSIL) or high-grade SIL (HSIL) ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Faquin WC,Brown FM,Krane JF,Renshaw AA,Cibas ES

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the 1977 College of American Pathologists (CAP) Comprehensive Chemistry Survey and other programs have been analyzed in an interlaboratory comparison of the measurements of serum uric acid. The majority of clinical laboratories utilize some form of phosphotungstic acid (PTA) oxidation-reduction technic for t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Geisinger KR,Batsakis JG,Bauer RC

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Same-day turnaround of pathology specimens is desirable in this era of managed care, and rapid microwave tissue processing produces histologic features of a quality equivalent to overnight processing. We studied whether microwave-assisted rapid tissue processing adversely affects the quality of immunohistochemical sta...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Emerson LL,Tripp SR,Baird BC,Layfield LJ,Rohr LR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-month-old girl, whose parents are first cousins, was hospitalized following a series of severe infections. Results of functional granulocytic tests permitted the diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease (lack of nitroblue tetrazolium dye reduction, impaired bactericidal activity for Staphylococcus aureus but no...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Corberand J,De Larrard B,Vergnes H,Carrière JP

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of primary Ki-1 lymphoma of the brain. The patient was a 4 1/2-year-old black girl who presented with a 4- and 5-day history of headaches, nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness, and difficulty in walking. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed two discrete densities in the left occipita...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Havlioglu N,Manepalli A,Galindo L,Sotelo-Avila C,Grosso L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are wide variations in the preparation of histologic sections from endoscopic esophageal biopsy specimens. We evaluated serial step sections from 261 esophageal or gastroesophageal junction biopsies at 4 levels to determine the first level at which goblet cell metaplasia (GCM) was detected. Deeper step sections ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chitkara YK,Eyre CL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic expert system for colonic lesions (DESCL) was designed to discriminate colonic adenoma and adenocarcinoma from normal colonic tissue. Although it was originally developed for use in conjunction with a machine vision analytic system, the DESCL has evolved into a teaching tool and a model for conceptual m...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Graham AR,Paplanus SH,Bartels PH

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptive reports of liver histologic features in celiac disease (CD) are sparse, and the effect of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on the course of liver injury is poorly understood. We reviewed liver biopsy specimens in 30 patients with CD and performed immunostains for IgG, IgG4, IgM, and IgA. Subsequent liver biochemic...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mounajjed T,Oxentenko A,Shmidt E,Smyrk T

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of the Coulter STKS (Coulter, Hialeah, FL) was evaluated in a busy computerized teaching hospital laboratory. The STKS was compared with a Coulter S Plus IV and manually performed 400 white blood-cell differentials. The measured blood-count parameters (i.e., white blood cells [WBCs], red blood cells [R...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Warner BA,Reardon DM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute toxic hepatic necrosis is common and may be fatal. Predicting clinical outcome may be aided by following serum markers that could indicate recovery or may signify massive (substantial) destruction of functional liver mass. Previously, in a published case of chloroform poisoning, we serially assayed serum biomark...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Horn KD,Wax P,Schneider SM,Martin TG,Nine JS,Moraca MA,Virji MA,Aronica PA,Rao KN

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkable improvements have been made in blood safety since the onset of the HIV epidemic. However, the current paradigm does not prevent all transfusion-transmitted infections and is reactive to new agents, thus accepting that some patients may be harmed before preventive measures are introduced. Several methods are...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： McCullough J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was designed to improve reference information and to evaluate the influences of sample distribution and age on the derived reference intervals. Specimens from 127 men were collected after a 12- to 14-hour fast and analyzed by 60 different laboratory procedures. Differences in the reference intervals...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ash KO,Clark SJ,Sandberg LB,Hunter E,Woodward SC

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet refractoriness is caused by HLA antibodies and platelet-specific antibodies. Current methods used to detect antiplatelet antibodies have limitations. Solid phase red cell adherence (SPRCA) lacks sensitivity and requires a second assay using chloroquine-treated intact platelets to specify the response due to a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vongchan P,Nawarawong W,Linhardt RJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory Branch Complement Fixation and FIAX (fluorescence immunoassay) were compared for the detection of antibodies to herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus in human sera. Of 68 sera with no antibodies to herpes simplex virus by complement fixation, one specimen was positive by FIAX (specificity, 98.6%). Of 75 ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Segar JE,Smith TF,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a four-month period, methanol was found in the blood of 18 patients among 687 sequential emergency room admissions screened for alcohols by gas chromatography. In the patients with positive results, blood ethanol ranged from 6 to 570 mg/dL (1.3-123.7 mmol/L), blood methanol from 2.3 to 4.0 mg/dL (0.72-1.25 mmol/L...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wargotz ES,Werner M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred consecutive isolates of viridans streptococci were identified to the species level in an effort to determine their distribution and incidence in routine clinical specimens. Viridans streptococci accounted for significant percentages of streptococcal isolates from urine, wounds, body fluids, and blood. The...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ruoff KL,Fishman JA,Calderwood SB,Kunz LJ

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with normal cytogenetics represents approximately 40% to 50% of de novo AML. This heterogeneous AML subgroup constitutes the single largest cytogenetic group with an intermediate prognosis. Previous studies have suggested that the Fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 internal tandem duplication (FLT...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rausei-Mills V,Chang KL,Gaal KK,Weiss LM,Huang Q

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under carefully controlled conditions in a clinical research ward, conjugated primary bile-acid concentrations were measured by a 125I-radioimmunoassay every eight hours for four days in seven healthy control subjects and ten patients with hepatic disease (five with cirrhosis, three with primary biliary cirrhosis and ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Engelking LR,Dasher CA,Hirschowitz BI

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:GATA3 is a transcription factor regulating luminal cell differentiation in the mammary glands and has been implicated in the luminal types of breast carcinoma. The prognostic significance of GATA3 in breast cancer remains controversial. METHODS:In this study, we assessed the prognostic value of the molecule...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： McCleskey BC,Penedo TL,Zhang K,Hameed O,Siegal GP,Wei S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A column chromatographic method for the simultaneous single-eluate isolation of CPK-MB and LDH 1,2 has been evaluated. The method is rapid in that the entire isolation is completed in less than an hour and subsequent analysis can be performed using presently available spectrophotometric methods and reagents without th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lederer WH,Gerstbrein HL,McClintock WC

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied the performance of four measures of laboratory turnaround time: the mean, median, 90th percentile, and proportion of tests reported within a predetermined cut-off interval (proportion of acceptable tests [PAT]). Measures were examined with the use of turnaround time data from 11,070 stat partial th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Valenstein PN,Emancipator K

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of acinar cell cystadenoma of the pancreas in a 52-year-old man treated for pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The lesion, located in the body of the pancreas, was revealed incidentally by abdominal computed tomography during follow-up for a pulmonary neoplasm. A left pancreatectomy was performed. The...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chatelain D,Paye F,Mourra N,Scoazec JY,Baudrimont M,Parc R,Flejou JF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lean methodologies have been applied in many industries to reduce waste. We applied Lean techniques to redesign laboratory workstations with the aim of reducing the number of times employees must leave their workstations to complete their tasks. At baseline in 68 workflows (aggregates or sequence of process steps) stu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yerian LM,Seestadt JA,Gomez ER,Marchant KK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five patients with dermatopathic lymphadenopathy, 12 with (9 patients and 3 follow-up) and 23 without associated mycosis fungoides, and 7 controls with 26 lymph nodes were studied by light microscopic examination and immunostaining for S-100 protein. Fourteen of these cases were examined ultrastructurally. The ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Herrera GA

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a frequent and virulent pulmonary pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis. If colonization is not prevented, P aeruginosa becomes permanently established and nearly always mutates into a mucoid strain. The alginate-containing matrix of the mucoid strain is thought to allow the formation of ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pritt B,O'Brien L,Winn W

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00