Cost analysis of point-of-care laboratory testing in a community hospital.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many nonpathologists and some pathologists consider utilization review essential to laboratory quality improvement, but (1) confusion surrounding the definition of "appropriate" laboratory utilization, (2) the reliance on manual chart review, and (3) a lack of leadership have contributed to its unstandardize...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hauser RG,Shirts BH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer software package written in Dibol for a PDP 8/E computer is described that is designed for the needs of the cytology department of a moderate-sized private medical laboratory. Computerized accessioning of cases, report preparation and printing, historical filing, activity summary reports, and direct patient...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ashworth CT,McConnell TH,Ashworth RD,Nielsen CR,Sanford J

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter fetus subspecies jejuni has recently been recognized as a significant cause of enteritis in humans. The organism has been previously postulated to cause illness by direct invasion of the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, but this has not been documented. Reported is a case of Campylobacter enteritis ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Duffy MC,Benson JB,Rubin SJ

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, has explored various management of organizational approaches over the past seven years. The Centralized Processing Area supported by a computerized information system has evolved from these efforts. Despite a decrease in U.W. hospital usage since 1968-69...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nussbaum B,Minckler T,Roby R,Ackerman E

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cytogenetics defines disease entities and predicts prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Conventional karyotyping provides a comprehensive view of the genome, while fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) detects targeted abnormalities. The aim of this study was to compare the utility of karyotyping a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： He R,Wiktor AE,Hanson CA,Ketterling RP,Kurtin PJ,Van Dyke DL,Litzow MR,Howard MT,Reichard KK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal transferase (TdT) activity and antigen have been measured in 267 specimens of human bone marrow and peripheral blood by using a biochemical assay for enzymatic activity and an immunofluorescence test for antigen. Oligo p(dA)50 and dGTP were used as reagents in the biochemical assay and either rabbit anti-calf...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cibull ML,Coleman MS,Nelson O,Hutton JJ,Gordon D,Bollum FJ

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen tubular carcinomas occurred among 211 consecutive mastectomies (7.6%). The relative frequencies of multicentric involvement in the ipsilateral breast (56%), history of bilateral mammary cancer (38%) (P less than .01), and family history of mammary cancer in a first-degree relative (40%) (P less than .05) wer...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lagios MD,Rose MR,Margolin FR

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old previously healthy woman presented with acute meningitis. Cultures of the cerebrospinal fluid yielded a serotype 1/2a isolate of Listeria monocytogenes that was biochemically typical in all respects, other than the reproducible lack of catalase production. During therapy, the patient developed oculomotor...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Swartz MA,Welch DF,Narayanan RP,Greenfield RA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the first comprehensive morphometry analysis of normal thyroid, adenomas, and follicular and papillary carcinomas. The mean nuclear volume and the mean nuclear surface increased, while the volume densities of rough endoplasmic reticulum and dense bodies decreased from normal thyroid through adenoma...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johannessen JV,Sobrinho-Simóes M,Finseth I,Pilström L

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristically, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) expresses surface immunoglobulin (sIg), CD19, CD20, and CD5 and lacks CD10 and CD23. Rare CD5-MCL variants have been described. This report describes a case of leukemic MCL with morphologically and immunophenotypically distinct classic MCL and blastoid-variant MCL (BV-MCL...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morice WG,Hodnefield JM,Kurtin PJ,Hanson CA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryostat sections from fully developed papular lesions of lymphomatoid papulosis (histologic subtype A or B) have been examined by immunoenzymatic staining with 24 monoclonal antibodies against lymphoid cells and their subsets. The lesions demonstrated essentially identical cellular compositions and consisted of T-lym...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ralfkiaer E,Stein H,Wantzin GL,Thomsen K,Ralfkiaer N,Mason DY

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：:Vitamin E has been reported to increase serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Given the known inverse relationship between HDL-cholesterol and risk of developing coronary artery disease, these preliminary results require verification or refutation. In the present study, 39 volunteers were given 600 U of vi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Howard DR,Rundell CA,Batsakis JG

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) exhibit similar but distinct immunophenotypic profiles. Many cases can be diagnosed readily by flow cytometry (FCM) alone; however, ambiguous cases are frequently encountered and necessitate additional studies, including immunohistochemical staining for c...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zare H,Bashashati A,Kridel R,Aghaeepour N,Haffari G,Connors JM,Gascoyne RD,Gupta A,Brinkman RR,Weng AP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy is a well-established therapeutic approach for several malignancies, but its clinical efficacy is often limited by its related cardiotoxicity, which leads to cardiomyopathy, possibly evolving into heart failure. To detect cardiac damage, the adopted diagnostic approach is the estimation of left ventricula...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dolci A,Dominici R,Cardinale D,Sandri MT,Panteghini M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of patients with lymphoid malignancies have suggested a relationship between survival and the presence of more than 40% hard-mirror cells in the bone marrow. This report represents the first detailed study of a patient with American Burkitt's lymphoma with numerous hand-mirror cells in the bone marrow...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schumacher HR,Rainey T,Davidson L,Simon D,Strong M,Creegan WJ,Holloway ML,Stass SA

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastomycosis generally results from inhalation of Blastomyces dermatitidis conidia following exposure to contaminated soil in an endemic area. Primary infections commonly involve the lungs, although secondary dissemination to other body sites may occur. We describe 2 cases of osseous blastomycosis in people living ou...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Veligandla SR,Hinrichs SH,Rupp ME,Lien EA,Neff JR,Iwen PC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of large cell lymphoma (LCL) (ten B and ten T), Hodgkin's disease (15 cases), and true histiocytic lymphoma (two cases) was undertaken, using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections, a panel of eight antibodies, and one lectin to determine if any particular antibody or immunologic profile ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Meis JM,Osborne BM,Butler JJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PT-LPDs) occurring in T-cell depleted (TCD) allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients seem to be different from those that arise in solid organ recipients in their early development, the high incidence of extensive dissemination at presentation, and their aggressiv...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Orazi A,Hromas RA,Neiman RS,Greiner TC,Lee CH,Rubin L,Haskins S,Heerema NA,Gharpure V,Abonour R,Srour EF,Cornetta K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of bcl-2, CD10, and CD20 was examined by multicolor flow cytometry in 78 samples including lymph node or other tissue biopsy specimens containing follicular lymphoma (FL; n = 17), reactive hyperplasia (RH; n = 28), or other malignant lymphomas (n = 20), as well as bone marrow aspirates (n = 13). The pre...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cook JR,Craig FE,Swerdlow SH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blast-like cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of neonates have been identified and previously suggested to be of germinal matrix origin. Twelve additional CSF specimens with blast-like cells collected at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, between 1985-1992 were analyzed. The cytological features of...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jaffey PB,Varma SK,DeMay RM,McLucas EJ,Campbell GA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor core laboratory performance that causes delays in diagnosis and treatment is an impediment to optimal patient care, particularly in high-volume patient care areas such as the emergency department (ED). To evaluate the impact of laboratory performance on patient care outcomes, we obtained data from 11 hospitals re...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holland LL,Smith LL,Blick KE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid, convenient immunologic assay technic for fibrinogen is reported. Basically a latex agglutination, the assay technic, called kinetic latex agglutinometry, quantitates the increase in light transmission that occurs in a stirred suspension of anti-fibrinogen-coated latex beads after the addition of a plasma or w...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Babson AL,Opper CA,Crane LJ

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of changes in cytology laboratory costs, including the costs of new technologies, on the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention has not been studied. Using University of Iowa laboratory detection rates and costs, a decision model determined the cost-effectiveness of the laboratory with and without...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raab SS,Zaleski MS,Silverman JF

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic adenoiditis is defined as the presence of numerous brightly fluorescent IgE mast cells (FIEMC) demonstrated in formalin-fixed adenoid tissue by the trypsin-immunofluorescent method. A prospective study of 606 routinely accessioned cases seen during a 39-month period revealed 98 positive cases. Correlation wit...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Loesel LS

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen cases of low-grade B-cell lymphoma involving unusual extranodal sites have been studied in comparison to cases reported or observed arising in typical mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues. In every case, histopathologic features conformed to those characteristic for lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pelstring RJ,Essell JH,Kurtin PJ,Cohen AR,Banks PM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the anti-estrogen receptors (ER) SP1, 6F11, and 1D5 antibodies in breast carcinoma cases with different ranges of positive cells to evaluate whether this could generate different therapies for patients. We selected 66 cases of breast cancer, each of which was immunostained with the 3 antibodies. 1D5 was le...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bogina G,Zamboni G,Sapino A,Bortesi L,Marconi M,Lunardi G,Coati F,Massocco A,Molinaro L,Pegoraro C,Venturini M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated calcium method based on o-cresolphthalein complexone chemistry and designed to be used in conjunction with the Beckman ASTRA systems (Beckman Instruments, Inc., Brea, CA) was evaluated. Day-to-day reproducibility studies yielded coefficients of variation ranging from 1.2 to 3.1%. Linearity was 5.0-15.5 mg...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hartmann AE,Lewis LR

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have examined the cellular distribution of lipocortin-1 (L-1) in the normal and diseased central nervous system (CNS) using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique with a polyclonal antibody specific for L-1. L-1 immunoreactivity was evaluated in the frontal cortex, parahippocampal gyrus/lateral vent...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johnson MD,Kamso-Pratt JM,Whetsell WO Jr,Pepinsky RB

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A flow cytometric technic was developed to detect platelet surface-bound immunoglobulin in patients with thrombocytopenia. Elevated platelet surface IgG and/or IgM was detected in 90.9% of patients with immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). False positive results occurred in 9.3% of patients with nonimmune thrombocyt...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rosenfeld CS,Nichols G,Bodensteiner DC

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00