Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development April 2012

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development July 2012

To define whether a patient’s results are considered ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ reference intervals are needed. In this article the prerequisites for reference intervals and different approaches for determination of those are described. Sysmex provides a list of scientific publications that inform about the reference intervals for Sysmex analysers, which can be found in this article.

Monocytes are a type of white blood cells that perform an important role in the immune defence of the organism. The count of the monocytes can be challenging due to their characteristics. Here we explain why and some possible solutions for the lab.

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development February 2012

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development January 2012

Cerebrospinal fluid as sample material requires particular attention at all times, from sample collection and transport to laboratory diagnostics. Upon arrival at the laboratory, the CSF sample must be processed quickly with great care and expertise so that the analysis results provide the information needed by the physician for treatment decisions. In this article you find a summary of all lab procedures with a focus on cell count and differentiation.

Once the analysis results have been technically validated and considered reliable, they can be looked at from a clinical angle to search for suspect results. The task of biomedical validation is to recognise abnormal or conspicuous quantitative results. Based on the findings compiled by the GFHC, there is a new rule set implemented in Extended IPU looking at things such as cut-off values, assessment of previous values or additional patient information. Check out the recommendation from GFHC.

The first part of this SEED article informs about haematopoietic stem cells, their aetiology and sources as well as the clinical background of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).