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Rules and Algorithms November 6, 2009 6:26 AM by Scott Warner: Just the other day a question of how to alert physicians of laboratory reflex rules came up. After all, everyone's rules are slightly different. Examples: if the dipstick is positive for blood or leukocyte esterase, perform a microscopic examination of Read More...
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Teachable Moments October 14, 2009 6:25 AM by Scott Warner: Much was made of the President's "beer summit" last July, a meeting between a black professor and the white policeman who arrested him, something the Wall Street Journal labeled a "teachable moment." Aside from wondering what kind of beer goes best with Read More...
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I Got My Answer From the Nurse January 28, 2009 3:02 PM by Scott Warner: A hospital receptionist concerned about a lab report on her son came into the lab asking what a "bicarb" level meant. I printed a page from Lab Tests Online , a resource I often use for patients. When I walked it down the hall to her desk, she was putting Read More...
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Understanding Tests April 28, 2008 1:20 PM by Scott Warner: It is the laboratory scientist's responsibility to make a test choice clear for the physician. We can be expected to reasonably interpret an order that doesn't match a menu name (AST for SGOT, for example). Other times, a questionable order is a methodology Read More...
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