Intranet only. There was a big to do about it when we started but I'm hearing from others in the organization that they never look at it anyway. No virtual tour, just basic information and updates but my impression is that everyone is so busy they have little time to browse the Intranet unless they need to look up something important, such as a ...

''coag tubes with 1:2 dil'' ?? The coag tubes used in most laboratories dilute blood 1:9 with citrate. In many cases collection of blood in citrated plasma may prevent platelet clumping . . . this technique is industry standard.What is the 1:2 dilution you refer to? To my knowledge, the standard coag tube available from BD, Greiner and others is ...

Third EditionCUVIELLO REFERENCE MANUAL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGYFOR MT AND MLTby Patrick V. CuvielloTOPICS COVERED IN VOLUME I INCLUDE:Microscopy UrinalysisSerology HematologyParasitology BacteriologyTOPICS COVERED IN VOLUME II INCLUDE:Clinical Chemisty Quality ControlImmunohematology A number of current articlesCuviello’s reference manuals have been ...

In house we stock and use the Becton Dickinson K2 EDTA tubes for our CBC's. Some of our reference lab accounts send us the K3 tubes which they may have gotten by using another reference lab in the past or if they buy their own tubes. We notice no difference in the number of clotted specimens, MCV changes or specimen integrerity with either type of ...

''$70,000+'' Maybe when you're close to retirement. Look for something different. I agree with the above comments from my comrades.  LR 

I am a MT(ASCP) technical supervisor. My wife is a staff nurse at the same hospital. Her base pay is $8/hr. more than mine. She works 0.6 FTE, I am full time. Her check is equal to mine most pay periods although I carry the benefits, (health and dental insurance) so those are deducted from my check. And there are so many opportunities for male ...

Paying the money to get your sticker and keep your membership current is not required by anyone that I know of. The advantages are discounts to ASCP workshops and programs, supporting the ASCP via a financial contribution and a subscription to Laboratory Medicine. If you attend ASCP workshops on a regular basis the annual membership fee is well ...

''By the way, we haven't received a raise of any kind in 15 years.'' Great that you love your job but very honestly you are doing yourself a disservice by staying in a job that offers no reward for such a long time. Your employer is taking advantage of you. I personally can't imagine it. LR 

I used this reference for the procedure I wrote for my lab: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_199708/ai_n8774857  The range referenced in the article is: ''The pH of gastric contents is usually 0 to 4.0. However, if the patient is receiving acid-inhibiting agents (such as histamine2-receptor antagonists or omeprazole), the ...

From talking to folks who work in various labs and people that have contact with many different labs via customer service the satisfaction rate for almost all LIS vendors is very low. Most LIS vendors got into the business in the 60's or 70's when it became the norm to computerize the medical laboratory. The systems were built on a DOS core that ...