Bubbles in samples for blood gas determinations. A potential source of error.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Long-term follow-up is important for determining performance characteristics of thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA). METHODS:Histologic or 3 or more years of clinical follow-up was used to calculate performance characteristics of thyroid FNA before and after implementation of The Bethesda System for Report...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sauter JL,Lehrke H,Zhang X,Al Badri OT,Rodriguez-Gutierrez R,Delivanis DA,Singh Ospina N,Donegan D,Hamidi O,Iñiguez-Ariza N,Sharma A,Kittah NEN,Tamhane SU,Hurtado Andrade MD,Kotwal A,Jenkins SM,Spears G,Rivera M,Dean

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 127 renal specimens reflecting a wide spectrum of renal pathology was evaluated with a direct immunoperoxidase technic in which frozen tissue was first reacted with anti-Ig(G,A,M) and anti-C3-peroxidase conjugates and subsequently counterstained with periodic acid-Schiff-hematoxylin (IMPAS). This technic p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tubbs RR,Gephardt G,Valenzuela R,Deodhar S

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the impact of genetics specialists on identifying test order errors and improving reimbursement for genetic testing. METHODS:Forty-four cases in which whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed but not reimbursed were reviewed by a genetic counselor through simulated prospective and retrospec...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Conway ME,Kalejta CD,Sternen DL,Singh IR

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing a bacterial-agar overlay technic incorporating the methionine-requiring bacterium Leukonostoc mesenteroides, little or no bacterial growth was seen surrounding the megaloblasts and proerythroblasts of eight patients who had severe untreated pernicious anemia. Similarly, scant bacterial growth was observed in...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kass L

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-and-a-half-year old boy suffering from streptococcal pneumonia developed hemolytic-uremic syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). His red blood cells (RBC) were shown to be T- and Tk-activated; serial testing showed his mature RBCs as well as neocytes remained T-activated at 40 days. Anti-T ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beattie KM,Lewis PE,Briski JE,Strauch BM

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount of trapped plasma in the microhematocrit red blood cell column of samples from 25 normal individuals and 102 patients was investigated. The mean value for the normal individuals was 1.53%, and the mean values for the samples from the patient groups ranged from 1.41% to 1.82%. These groups included patients ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pearson TC,Guthrie DL

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiences of the CAP Survey Program in reticulocyte counts and morphologic identification of reticulocytes from 1971 to 1974 are reviewed. Problems of morphologic identification are reflected in an excessive variance of reticulocyte counts. Statistical sources of variations in counting are identified. The older, ori...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gilmer PR Jr,Koepke JA

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in the diagnosis of breast carcinoma is established. We evaluated whether the degree of cellular dyscohesion and the nuclear grade in FNA material of breast carcinomas are reliable prognostic predictors for ipsilateral axillary lymph node metastasis. FNA specimens from 98 women...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schiller AB,Tadros TS,Birdsong GG,Grossl NA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the distribution of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-1) (H4) in normal, ischemic, and necrotic myocardium using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technic, the authors studied formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human (n = 11) and canine (n = 28) myocardium. All normal control myocardium showed positive immunos...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Herscher LL,Siegel RJ,Said JW,Edwalds GM,Moran MM,Fishbein MC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman with a primary carcinoid of the common bile duct is presented. The tumor showed argyrophilia; and, by immunohistochemical studies, chromogranin, serotonin, and somatostatin were demonstrated. The patient has no symptoms 42 months after surgical treatment. To the authors' knowledge, this is the firs...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Angeles-Angeles A,Quintanilla-Martínez L,Larriva-Sahd J

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Timely reporting of immunosuppressant (ISP) drug level results is needed for transplant patient management. This study characterized the local ISP testing process, identified bottlenecks and implemented process improvements to meet turnaround time requirements. METHODS:Laboratory information time stamps, di...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barakauskas VE,Bradshaw TA,Smith LD,Lehman CM,Johnson-Davis KL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single oral dose of tetracycline deposits in bone and is readily identified with fluorescence microscopy. Two such time-spaced labels can be used to determine bone dynamic features. This is as accurate as conventional three-day labeling periods. The simplicity, improved compliance, and substantial reduction in time ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sherrard DJ,Maloney NA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micropapillary lung adenocarcinoma (MPA) has been reported as an aggressive variant of adenocarcinoma, frequently manifesting at high stage with a poor prognosis. We analyzed the clinical and molecular profile of 15 primary MPAs for K-ras, EGFR, and BRAF mutations and performed fluorescence in situ hybridization for E...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： De Oliveira Duarte Achcar R,Nikiforova MN,Yousem SA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake and storage of 5-hydroxytryptamine by human platelets from normal donors and patients with the carcinoid syndrome are reported. When platelets were incubated in the presence of 3H-5-hydroxytryptamine (50 microM), an initial phase of rapid uptake was observed until 5-hydroxytryptamine levels of 1--2 microgra...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lewis JC,Moertel CG

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prednisolone is the most common immunosuppressive agent used in renal transplantation, an accurate formulation of the optimal dose regimen remains to be established. A sensitive and precise radioimmunoassay was developed for this purpose. Fifty microliters of 1:20 dilutions of serum or 1:200 dilutions of urin...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Woo J,Floyd M,Master G,Cannon DC

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network performs phase II and III clinical trials, which increasingly rely on the submission of diagnostic formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks for biomarker assessment. Simultaneously, advances in precision oncology require that clinica...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Makhlouf H,Watson MA,Lankes HA,Weil C,Dickler M,Birrer M,Moskaluk C,Ramirez NC,Okby N,Alonsozana E,Barnes M,Goldman EB,Enos R,Lubensky I

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A new disposable bleeding time device (Hemalet) was tested in 20 normal individuals and 11 patients with various bleeding disorders. The results were compared with those of Simplate II. The mean bleeding time for normal individuals was 5.4 +/- 1.5 (mean +/- 1 SD) minutes by Hemalet and 5.8 +/- 1.4 (mean +/- 1 SD) minu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Toomey KC,Kim HC,Kosmin M,Saidi P

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of three patients who had clinical courses and hematologic data consistent with plasma-cell leukemia or a terminal leukemic phase of multiple myeloma are presented. A double Bence Jones protein was demonstrated in the urine of two of the patients. Immunoelectrophoresis and immunofluorescence studies demonstr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pedraza MA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on women who had an abnormal Papanicolaou smear and a subsequent colposcopic examination negative for a cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion. Cervical swabs obtained during the initial colposcopic examination were analyzed for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA, and these results were correlated wit...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nuovo GJ,Moritz J,Walsh LL,MacConnell P,Koulos J

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal method of heparinization should achieve therapeutic concentrations (0.2-0.5 IU/mL) in the artificial kidney and the least possible amount of heparin in the patient. Total heparinization using a bolus dose (8400 IU) followed by continuous infusion of heparin (20 IU/min), initially showed 1.4-2.4 IU/mL in the ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Talstad I,Kjelby K

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly (PPHA) has been documented in association with transplant medications and other drugs. This iatrogenic neutrophilic dysplasia is reversible with cessation or adjustment of medications but is frequently confused with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) based on the conventional concept that PPHA i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang E,Boswell E,Siddiqi I,Lu CM,Sebastian S,Rehder C,Huang Q

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of intercellular adhesion facilitates tumor invasion. To clarify the relation between altered expression of cell adhesion molecules and progression of T1 superficial bladder tumors, 101 cases (71 T1 tumors, 30 T2/T3 tumors) were examined immunohistochemically for E-cadherin and alpha-, beta-, and gamma-catenins. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Clairotte A,Lascombe I,Fauconnet S,Mauny F,Félix S,Algros MP,Bittard H,Kantelip B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) increases with the number of needle passes, but needle passes are also associated with increased risk of adverse events. The trade-off between needle passes and adequacy has not been well characterized. Clinical studies are limited because of their inherent variability...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schmidt RL,Kordy MA,Howard K,Layfield LJ,Hall BJ,Adler DG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of spurious red blood cell parameters caused by serum cold agglutinins has been well characterized for the Coulter counters but not the Ortho ELT-8. The pattern consists of a spurious increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV), a discrepancy between the hemoglobin and the hematocrit, the latter falsely redu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Solanki DL,Blackburn BC

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematogones (HGs) comprise a B-lineage lymphoid precursor cell population in the bone marrow (BM) that may simulate acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma. Increased numbers of HGs have been noted in children, but few reports describe their occurrence in adults. We identified 13 adult patients with significant numbe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Davis RE,Longacre TA,Cornbleet PJ

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the Affirm VPIII molecular test (Becton Dickinson, Burlington, NC) with morphologic identification used in routine Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening in the detection and identification of Candida species, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Gardnerella vaginalis, we identified 431 cases with a concomitant Pap test a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Levi AW,Harigopal M,Hui P,Schofield K,Chhieng DC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In lung transplant recipients, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is mainly performed to detect infectious agents. However, in addition to microorganisms, epithelial cell atypia may be identified, and determination of its significance is necessary. Specimens obtained at BAL in lung and heart-lung transplant recipients (LTRs...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ohori NP

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD163, a hemoglobin scavenger receptor, is expressed in monocytes and macrophages. Recent work has shown that this marker is specific for neoplasms of histiocytic differentiation. Our aim was to test the ability of CD163 to separate cutaneous histiocytomas from their morphologic mimics. We tested the expression of CD1...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sachdev R,Robbins J,Kohler S,Vanchinathan V,Schwartz EJ,Sundram UN

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to bone was studied using immunoperoxidase methods for Factor VIII-related antigen, producing positive staining in the tumor cells. Electron microscopy proved the squamous nature of the tumor, and, subsequently, a pulmonary primary tumor was found. Testing of additional tum...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wilson AJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00