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Lab Letter – Issue 24: Summer 2012
Cancer Somatic Mutation Panel
Ruling Out Cushing’s Syndrome is Now a Late Night Affair
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Brief Updates
- Shirley H. Weber, MHI, MHA , MT (ASC P) is the new Administrative Director of the SHC clinical laboratory
- New tests:
• Adenovirus Quantitative PCR , Plasma
(test code: LA BAD VQT)
• Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1
(test code: LA BB2GP1)
• Biotinidase Sequencing Assay
(test code: LA BBIO SA))
• CFTR Deletion/Duplication Analysis By ML PA
(test code: LA BCFML PA)
• Cystic Fibrosis Diagnostic Sequencing Assay
(test code: LA BCFDS)
• HH V-6 Quantitative PCR , Plasma
(test code: LA BHH V6QT)
• Human Papillomavirus DNA Probe High Risk,
Cervical-16/18 Reflex (test code: LA BHPVHRT )
- Sendout Test Ordering Enhancement
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Lab Letter – Issue 23: Fall 2011
Laboratory Send-out Testing: a Proposal For Improved Utilization
Revised Interpretive Criteria for β-lactams and Enterobacteriaceae
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Brief Updates
- John Christopher Promoted to Director of Laboratory Finance and Business Operations
- Dave Myrick, CLS, Promoted to Manager of Lab Quality
- New tests:
• Heavy Metals Screen, Blood (test code: LABHMET)
• HPV 16/18 PCR on paraffin embedded tissue (test code: LABHPVPCR)
• HPV 6/11 PCR on paraffin embedded tissue (test code: LABHPV6PC)
• Enterovirus by PCR, CSF (test code: LABEVPCR)
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Lab Letter – Issue 22: Winter 2011
BRAF - Role and Implications in Cancer Biology
Repeating C. Diff Testing May Not Make a Diff
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New Manager of Clinical Virology
Brief Updates
- College of American Pothologists Inspection a Success
- Additional Respiratory Virus Testing Available
- New tests:
• BRAF Mutation Analysis (test code: BRAF)
• Clostridium Difficile Toxin B Gene, Qualitative Real-Time PCR (test code: CDTPCR)
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Lab Letter – Issue 21: Fall 2010
BK Viral Load and Teriflunomide Testing
Screening for Severe Sepsis with Procalcitonin
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New Manager of PreAnalytical Services
Brief Updates
- Transfusion Service Wins Innovation Award
- Lamellar Body Count
- New tests:
• BK virus (test code: LABBKVPC for plasma, LABBKVPCU for urine)
• Leflunomide metabolite (test code: LABLEF)
• Procalcitonin (test code: LABPROCT)
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Lab Letter – Issue 20: Winter 2009
Vitamin D Testing Now In-House
Using Hemoglobin A1c To Diagnose Diabetes
| News you can use: |
New Director of Operations
Brief Updates
- Influenza A Molecular Testing
- hsCRP & LpPLA2 for
Cardiovascular Risk
- Clostridium difficile toxin testing
- Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping |
Lab Letter – Issue 19: Summer 2009
READ MY LIPIDS:
LDL Cholesterol: Calculated vs. Direct
H1N1 PANDEMIC UPDATE
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New Administrative Director
Joint Commission Survey of SHC
Brief Updates
- HCV Viral Load
- Mycophenolic acid
- Sirolimus
- Vancomycin
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Lab Letter – Issue 18: April 2009
SERUM FREE LIGHT CHAIN for Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Detection and Management
KRAS MUTATION TESTING
IN COLON CANCER
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New Tests Implemented
Group B Strep Testing by PCR
PSA Reference Range Changed
Successful POCT Survey
Quality Improvement Projects |
Lab Letter – Issue 17: February 2009
CRITICAL TESTS - When “STAT” just isn’t fast enough
CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLING - Critical results from the core laboratory
| News you can use: |
Defining Critical Tests
and Critical Results: The
Laboratory’s Contribution to
Critical Care
New Tests Implemented:
ADAMTS-13
New Tests Implemented: MRSA
Screening
Rapid RSV Testing Discontinued |
Lab Letter – Issue 16: December 2008
RECENT ADVANCES IN MYCOBACTERIAL DIAGNOSTICS - Rapid Identification & Susceptibility Testing
SCREENING FOR CELIAC DISEASE WITH A NEW COMBINATION OF TESTS
| News you can use: |
New Tests Implemented
Laboratory Accreditation Renewed
Dr. Dan Arbor Named Medical Director
Rapid Respiratory Virus Testing Again Available
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Lab Letter – Issue 15: October 2008
GETTING THE LEAD "IN" - Blood Lead Test Now In-House Using ICP-MS
BETTER DIAGNOSIS OF
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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New Tests Implemented In Special Chemistry Section
Stanford Clinical Lab May Still Serve Community Physicians
Capillary Blood Glucose Improvements
Laboratory Information System Upgraded
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Lab Letter – Issue 14: August 2008
OLIGOCLONAL BANDS - Markers of Neuroimmunological Disorder
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New Tube Needed for HIV-1 Viral Load
ABO/Rh Initiative Launched
Rapid Testing On Vacation
Tuberculosis Testing Now Done in Primary Tube
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Lab Letter – Issue 13: April 2008
Increasing Positive Predictive Value for Pre-Cervical Cancer Lesions... with HRDNA and HPV E6, E7 mRNA | Cytogenetics: New Assays
Q&A: The Role of Prealbumin as a Marker for Nutritional Status
Lab Letter – Issue 12: February 2008
Update on Consensus Management Guidelines for Abnormal Pap Tests | Protein S Antigen, Protein C Antigen Heparin Therapy Monitoring Updates
Q&A: Autoverification
Lab Letter – Issue
11: December 2007
New ELISA Screening for Syphilis | Syphilis Changes and eGFR Update
Q&A: Respiratory Viral Testing
Lab Letter – Issue
10: October 2007
PSA Update: Lower Cut-off and Use of Complexed PSA | Tumor Marker Updates
Q&A:
Changes to Tumor Marker Assays: Ensuring Continuity of Clinical Care
Lab Letter – Issue
9: August 2007
eGFR and the Diagnosis of Early Renal Failure | Cystatin C & Cardiac Risk Assured
Q&A:
Asking About Antibodies: New Formats for Serology Testing
Lab Letter – Issue
8: May 2007
Special Edition: The Future is Now, Pictorial tour of the new laboratory facility at Hillview Avenue in Palo Alto
Q&A:
Executive Viewpoint
Lab Letter – Issue
7: December
2006
Antibiotic Susceptibility
of Bacteria | Whooping Cough is Back |
Q&A:
Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
Lab Letter – Issue
6: September
2006
Cardiac Risk Assured | Changes
to Random Urine Chemistry Testing |
Q&A:
Red My Lipids: New Ways to Determine Cardiac Risk
Lab Letter
- Issue 5: June 2006
Recent Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening | New ("Old")
PTH (Parathyroid Hormone) Assay |
Q&A: B-type natriuretic peptide - NP-proBNP vs. BNP Assay
Lab
Letter - Issue 4: April 2006
Screening for Allergic Disorders | New website www.stanfordlab.com |
Q&A: Critical/Panic Values
Lab
Letter - Issue 3: February 2006
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) | New Free
PSA & Sirolimus Tests | Q&A: Testing for Latest Tuberculosis
Lab
Letter - Issue 2: December 2005
Female Genital Tract | Rush Testing Regional
| Rapid Response Laboratories |
Q&A:
Clearview ULTRA FOB Test
Lab
Letter - Issue 1: September 2005
Helicobacter Pylori Testing | Hepatitis Testing
| Q&A: Tumor Markers
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