Coagulation: Coagulation is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot. It potentially results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair.
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APR 15, 2024 | 12:00 AM
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Every area of the laboratory has specific issues with pre-analytical errors causing unreadable or false results on samples, from mislabeling to samples being forgotten on the floors to drawi...
Inflammation is associated with cognitive decline and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, although exact pathways remain elusive. To further explore the role of inflammation, we uti...
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Summary: Internal quality control is an integral process of laboratory testing. A clinical laboratory's coagulation quality control (QC) program is a critical component of its quality as...
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Preanalytical errors and unsuitable samples can account for up to 70% of lab errors. 1 These errors can be attributed to improper specimen collection, specimen transportation, and specimen p...
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In clinical laboratory settings, tests for coagulation factors are regularly run to test for inherited or acquired deficiencies in patients suspected of ongoing bleeding risk. Available test...
MAY 25, 2023 | 10:00 AM
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Free light chains, kappa (κ) lambda (λ), are produced by plasma cells and known to be an important marker in patients with Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. The precursor con...
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Date: April 26, 2023 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Von Willebrand disease is one of the most common bleeding disorders that affects both men and women equally. However, th...
Date: June 21, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cell. Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies that help to pro...
Date: September 14, 2021 Time: 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST A conventional thermal cycler has long been a commodity product in the lab and end-point PCR techniques can be completed almost wit...
Overview and learning objectives: Lupus anticoagulants are consistently present in patients at risk of thrombosis as a result of underlying antiphospholipid syndrome (aPS), a dangerous disor...
DATE: February 24, 2021 TIME: 10am PST Automated lab instruments such as liquid handlers and cell sorters are increasingly common in all types of laboratories, driving fast results for labor...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 and has spread globally, causing a pandemic of respiratory illness designated coronavirus disease 20...
DATE: December 2nd, 2020 TIME: 08:00am PDT, 11:00pm EDT Bioreactors and shakers are used to cultivate microorganisms, plant, insect, and mammalian cells in different volumes. Upscaling of pr...
DATE: November 18, 2020 TIME: 08:00am PDT We develop and implement technologies to solve some of the major bottlenecks in biomedical research. In particular, we establish new imaging approac...
DATE: November 3, 2020 TIME: 6:00am PDT Susceptibility profiles of anaerobes to antimicrobials have become unpredictable, thus reliable and user-friendly methods for routine susceptibility t...
DATE: September 3, 2020 TIME: 09:00am PT, 12:00pm ET xxx Learning Objectives: xxx Webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing after live event. LabRoots is approved as a provi...
DATE: July 23, 2020 TIME: 10:00 am PDT The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has taken a toll on many sectors of the medical community. As the pandemic took a grip on the laboratory, the need for diagnost...
Cytokine storm is suspected of producing the overzealous immune response driving the severe cardiopulmonary complications that fuel high morbidity and mortality rates in certain COVID-19 inf...