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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

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)

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)

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)

Lab Letter – Issue 20: Winter 2009
Vitamin D Testing Now In-House
Using Hemoglobin A1c To Diagnose Diabetes

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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

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

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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

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New Tests Implemented
Laboratory Accreditation Renewed
Dr. Dan Arbor Named Medical Director
Rapid Respiratory Virus Testing Again Available

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

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

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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