Abbott Architect ci4100 is an automated diagnostic analyzer that integrates i1000SR immunoassay and clinical c4000 chemistry testing on one platform. This improves the performance and efficiency in the lab. This Architect Analyzer has a maximum throughput of up to 800 chemistry and 100 immunoassay tests per hour. An on- board reagent capacity of 55 chemistry, and 25 immunoassay kits. Load capacity of up to 180 samples that can be continuously loaded and unloaded during the testing process with an expansive test menu, while maintaining quick and consistent immediate turnaround times and reliable results of excellent quality,and unique technology of identifying clots and bubbles; with no cross contamination, and gives high accuracy and reproducibility. This Architect Analyzer has on- board software that performs many functions, like the robotic sample handler that ensures that STAT samples are assigned to the highest testing priority, being moved to the front of the queue over routine samples already loaded in the sample bays for this system. The software shuttles the STAT samples to whichever module, clinical chemistry or immunoassay, will produce a test result in the least amount of time. This analyzers software also tracks routine operational information such as reagent usage, and reagent volume, displays the current and limited number of calibration curves, and can provide graphical displays of long- term historical data. The Architect Analyzer software also recognizes typical analytical problems such as the prozone (prezone) effect for immunoassays and rejects results that are generated under prozone conditions and automatically orders a dilution and retest of the sample. Architect Analyzer patient sample processing is done by first loading the patient sample onto the robotic sample handler and initiating a run on the system control center monitor. The robotic
The analysis is therefore one of the most effective methods of ensuring that each drug being prescribed to patients is safe. It also ensures that all drug components are understood in terms of their structure and chemical behavior. This understanding is very important in the manufacture of drugs and other pharmaceutical products.
Depending on the function of the unit, Black Box testing would also be performed at this stage. For certain units, equivalence partitioning and boundary values would be tested. This would be included for units such as those associated with financial transactions, the calendar systems for appointment units, and limitations on patient records such as allowable characters for information fields (no letters in the phone numbers field), ranges of birth dates, or any other portion of patient records that were not free form.
First, this text will discuss some background on Labcorp to form a better understanding of the business, and the practices used. Labcorp is one of the largest clinical Laboratories in the world, which includes many wholly owned subsidiaries. The Laboratory Corporation of America (2013) website LabCorp has over 220,000 clients and process over 400,000 samples per day. LabCorp uses an innovative clinical laboratory processing, referral, and specimen testing information systems to create fluent, and easy to use specimen processing and testing. This process has developed through time, and LabCorp has grown into a robust multi- laboratory testing facilities through the buyout, and absorption of numerous specialty laboratories. As the buyout of subsidiaries has been a large part of the growth of this business, information technology had to grow along side, as the connection between all sites became critical for survival, to keep the stance of a premier multifunctional Laboratory tycoon (Laboratory Corporation of America, 2013).
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...e data from the camera is fed to the processing unit in a computer (PC). The raw data is processed and the heart rate and the PPG waveform are displayed on the screen.
In this test the person is exposed to a suspected allergen under controlled circumstances. It may be included in the diet or by breathing in the allergen. This should be done only by a doctor as it may provoke severe allergic reactions.
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Alternative methods are sometimes more reliable, more accurate, cost-effective, practical, and expedient Alternative testing can be used for in preclinical studies .These methods are vitro methods (human cells and tissues), silico models (advanced computer-modeling techniques), studies with human volunteers (microdosing, advanced brain imaging and recording techniques), stem cell, genetic testing methods, computerized patient-drug databases ,virtual drug trials and human-patient simulators can be used for the assessment of the safety of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, medical devices, consumer and investigational products.
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HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) is an analytical technique which separates a complex mixture of components into its specific individual components. It is a powerful tool in analysis, as it combines high speed with extreme sensitivity compared to traditional methods of chromatography because of the use of a pump which creates a high pressure and forces the mobile phase to move with the analyte in high speed. It is been used as a principle technology in various automated analyzers used for diagnostic purpose.
Today, there are more advanced lab tests to help doctors classify ALL so they no longer have to rely on just the cell’s characteristics. These new lab tests aid in the grouping of ALL based on the type of lymphocyte the leukemia stems from (B cell or T cell) and how mature the cancer cells are (American Cancer Society, 2013)54.... ... middle of paper ... ... Diseases & Conditions - Medscape Reference.
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Its history is long and successful. Additionally, its sensitivity and simplicity, spatial and temporal resolution have all played a part in its importance that has led to its persistence as the gold standard in disease detection (Kiernan, 1999; Boekelheide, K. & Schuppe-Koistinen, I. 2012)
BioSence is a management information system (M.I.S.), which sits on top of each individual hospital’s information system (I.S.). Physician(s) in each hospital enter patient data into their information system. The BioSence management information system extracts the relevant data required such as age, sex, location information, symptoms, medication etc.
stains on sputum’s and body fluids, and have completed a few AFB cultures. Apart from