Abstract：
:Cyclosporine (CsA) monitoring has remained controversial since the advent of the use of CsA in organ transplantation in the early 1980s. This article attempts to clarify for the clinical laboratory worker many of the vagaries associated with CsA monitoring by considering choice of sample matrix, the nature of metabolites, the technical specifications of the assay techniques used for therapeutic monitoring of CsA, comparison of results assessed by the various assays, and the pharmacokinetic considerations associated with choice of sampling time. Expectations for the degree of clinical usefulness achievable for CsA levels through further improvement in assay methodologies are also discussed.
journal_name
Clin Lab Medjournal_title
Clinics in laboratory medicineauthors
Napoli KL,Kahan BDsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
671-91issue
3eissn
0272-2712issn
1557-9832journal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Advances in computing speed and power have made a pure digital work flow for pathology. New technologies such as whole slide imaging (WSI), multispectral image analysis, and algorithmic image searching seem poised to fundamentally change the way in which pathology is practiced. This article provides the practicing pat...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2012.07.006
更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Revolutionary changes in the computer industry brought about in part by the introduction of personal computers are now reaching into clinical laboratories everywhere. Although the true justification for any computer tool may be an intangible one such as improvement in service, such tools can typically be cost justifie...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Melanoma represents a substantial source of risk within dermatology and dermatopathology. This article seeks to provide general pathologists, dermatologists and dermatopathologists with an overview of the basics principles of medical malpractice litigation, a review of the essentials of reporting and the importance of...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2007.12.006
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:With the US Food and Drug Administration's recent label change of warfarin to include genetic testing for warfarin sensitivity, manufacturers are developing assays, and laboratories are offering testing. This article describes the genetic variants for which testing is available. Current technologies and assays are com...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2008.09.001
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is the most common cause of severe thrombocytopenia in the healthy newborn, occurring in 1 in 1000 live births. NAIT is analogous to rhesus alloimmunization in pathophysiology; however, it often presents unexpectedly in first pregnancies. Presentation of NAIT varies from mil...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2013.03.024
更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cytomorphological examination of aspirate smears remains the basic method to diagnose hematologic disorders and to evaluate treatment-related changes. Last-generation hematological analyzers can count, besides cells normally circulating in peripheral blood, some types of immature and abnormal cells, such as erythrobla...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2014.10.001
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The principles, technique of measurement, and clinical significance of free drugs are reviewed. Albumin, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, and lipoprotein are the main drug-binding proteins in blood. Variations of the concentrations of these proteins owing to disease would result in changes in the free drug levels. These lev...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The mean platelet volume measurement can reflect changes in either the level of platelet stimulation or rate of platelet production. The controversy related to whether platelets change volume or density in the circulation is still not clearly resolved, and although the relationship between platelet number and size and...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Screening tests may help or harm the healthy subject and, therefore, must be selected and used carefully. Criteria for selection include characteristics of the disease(s), of the potential screening tests, and of the population(s) to be screened. An understanding of methods used to evaluate tests will allow the invest...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article focuses on current clinical laboratory testing to diagnose Alzheimer disease and monitor its progression throughout its disease course. Several clinically available tests focus on analysis of amyloid and tau levels in cerebrospinal fluid as well as autosomal dominant and risk factor genes. Although the cu...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2020.05.003
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2018.11.003
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:DNA testing has revolutionized the forensic sciences. Forensic testing has continued to evolve, and now several methods are in use. The predominant methods of forensic DNA analysis are described, and their application in casework is summarized. The legal acceptance of this testing also is discussed. ...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Market forces and service demands are driving a segment of laboratory testing away from centralized laboratories and closer to the patient's bedside. Placed into a historical perspective, this should be neither surprising nor distressing. Terminology is being clarified and professional societies are beginning to take ...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The era of prenatal screening for serious birth defects began in the 1970s with the discovery that amniotic fluid and maternal serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were increased in pregnancies affected by fetal open neural tube defects. Since then, prenatal screening has become a part of routine obstetric care. In...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0272-2712(03)00032-5
更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chromosome analysis is the genetic technique useful in evaluating endocrine disease. Indications for cytogenetic studies include suspected sex chromosomal aneuploidies as well as repeated fetal wastage. In patients with ambiguous genitalia, cytogenetic studies are mandatory, not only to provide information for assigni...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In marked contrast to their historical classification as relatively harmless, common cold-causing, respiratory pathogens, human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are associated with more severe clinical complications, as emphasized by the discovery of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated CoV (SARS-CoV) in 2003. Still, the...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2009.07.007
更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pet guinea pigs are presented to veterinary clinics for routine care and treatment of clinical diseases. In addition to obtaining clinical history and exam findings, diagnostic testing may be required, including hematological assessments. This article describes common blood collection methods, including venipuncture s...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2015.05.012
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To date, CRP remains the single standard biochemical marker for predicting the severity of AP. Because the combination of clinico-physiological scores and CRP provides good information at 48 hours, research has focused on the predictive ability of various markers when applied in the initial 24 hours after admission to...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2004.12.003
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Image processing has traveled to the lunar surface and back, finding its way into the clinical laboratory. Advances in digital computers have improved the technology of image analysis, resulting in a wide variety of medical applications. Offering improvements in turnaround time, standardized systems, increased precisi...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article reviews cytomorphology of rare malignant tumors of the breast: squamous carcinoma, metaplastic carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, apocrine carcinoma, secretory carcinoma, lipid-rich carcinoma, and carcinoma with choriocarcinomatous features. It is important to bear in mind the cytomorphology and diagnos...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2005.08.004
更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors describe a system for collecting usage metrics from widely distributed automation systems. An application that records and stores usage data centrally, calculates run times, and charts the data was developed. Data were collected over 20 months from at least 28 workstations. The application was used to plot...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2006.12.001
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Granulocytic sarcoma is a variant presentation of acute myeloblastic leukemia, occurring in extramedullary locations. It is uncommon, but it may occur at any site and at any age, which necessitates its inclusion in the differential diagnosis of all undifferentiated tumors. Histology, touch-imprint cytology, cytochemis...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:From the inception of TBS in 1988, it has been well received by the pathology and clinical communities. The need for a unifying system of nomenclature was so great that most of the laboratories in the United States, as well as in numerous countries worldwide, quickly adopted TBS. By 1991, only 2 years after the initia...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 共识发展会议,杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0272-2712(03)00053-2
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Direct-to-consumer genetic testing came on the scene 2 decades ago as a means for allowing consumers to access their genetic information without the involvement of a physician or genetic counselor. Results are delivered directly to the consumer, often leading to misinterpretation and needless medical interventions or ...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2019.11.003
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A formal therapeutic drug monitoring consultation service (TDMCS) will enhance the clinical benefits of drug level determinations. It can result in decreased length of stay and improved risk management posture. The successful implementation of a TDMCS requires the coordinated efforts of a multidisciplinary team that m...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Yellow fever (YF) is a viral disease, endemic to tropical regions of Africa and the Americas, which principally affects humans and nonhuman primates and is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitoes. Yellow fever virus (YFV) can cause devastating epidemics of potentially fatal, hemorrhagic disease. Despite mass v...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2010.01.001
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:With a focus on low-cost and low-power consumption, a miniature laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection system was assembled using a 635 nm red diode laser as the excitation source and a photodiode element coupled with an operational amplifier for signal collection. The primary elements of the miniature system, nam...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2006.12.010
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:"Bath salts" has attracted young adults primarily due to its stimulatory and hallucinogenic effects akin to amphetamines and cocaine. Although other designer amines have been incorporated to newer generation "bath salts", synthetic cathinones remain to be their major component. This article discusses our current under...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2012.07.010
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important enteric pathogens worldwide, causing diarrhea with or without blood visibly present and hemolytic uremic syndrome. STEC are unique among diarrheogenic E coli in producing Shiga toxin type 1 and type 2, the virulence factors responsible for bloody diarrhea and...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2009.11.001
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Several major pet-food and human-food safety incidents occurred worldwide between 2003 and 2008, causing illnesses and deaths in children, cats, dogs, and pigs. During the 2007 outbreak of renal failure in dogs and cats in the United States, veterinary diagnostic laboratories helped identify melamine and melamine anal...
journal_title：Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cll.2010.10.003
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
