Laboratory methods
Errors from Expired Culture Media in Bacteriology
Analysis of a bacteriology department error: consequences of using expired culture media and reagent quality control in the laboratory.
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Quality Control
Laboratory methods
Laboratory Errors in Analyzer Calibration: Risks and Consequences
Consequences of improper analyzer calibration in clinical diagnostic laboratories: distorted test results, diagnostic errors, and laboratory personnel accountability.
Hemostasis
Laboratory Control Errors in Warfarin Therapy
A clinical case of severe bleeding due to laboratory control errors in warfarin therapy amidst staff shortages and overload.
Education
Internal Quality Control: Analysis of Common Errors
A practical lesson on quality control in clinical diagnostic laboratories: analyzing reasons for QC failures, interpreting control charts, and correcting analytical errors.
Laboratory methods
Precision and Accuracy in Laboratory Quality Control
Definitions of precision and accuracy in clinical diagnostic laboratories according to GOST R 53133.2-2008: impact of random errors and deviation assessment.
Lab test interpretation
Critical Hypoglycemia & Errors in Biochemistry Reports
We discuss critical blood glucose levels, the consequences of severe hypoglycemia, and post-analytical errors in biochemical analysis reports.
Clinical cases
Rh Factor and Antibody Misidentification in Transfusion
A clinical case detailing severe consequences of Rh factor and anti-erythrocyte antibody misidentification before blood transfusion, and legal liability.
Laboratory methods
Ethical Rules in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Key ethical standards in clinical diagnostic laboratory work: analysis confidentiality, informed consent, and pre-analytical safety.
Education
Laboratory Medicine Forum at MONIKI: Standards & Technologies
Join the Laboratory Medicine Forum on November 19 at MONIKI, Moscow, for discussions on standards, service organization, technology exhibition, and CME credits.