{"title":"Stress and job satisfaction of clinical laboratory scientists.","authors":"D A Rogers","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fifty-eight medical technologists currently working in laboratories in upper South Carolina hospitals were randomly selected and surveyed to determine job satisfaction and stress levels. Of the 27 (47%) technologists who reported job satisfaction, 3 (5%) were neutral and 29 (48%) were dissatisfied with their jobs; a total of 18 (31%) reported stressors checklist scores of 36 or more, which implies high stress levels. Since almost half (48%) of those surveyed reported job dissatisfaction, this study supported other studies showing that there is a high level of job dissatisfaction among clinical laboratory scientists. The chi-square probability distribution correlation of job stress and job satisfaction showed a significant relationship between the two within the profession. The results of this study indicate that management should implement strategies to increase the job satisfaction and decrease the job stress of clinical laboratory scientists.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 3","pages":"183-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17889183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hematology problem: chronic neutrophilic leukemia.","authors":"J Robb","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 3","pages":"189-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17629459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hemopoietic stem cell disorders.","authors":"M A Lichtman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The hemopoietic stem cell diseases are the result of an injury to a primitive cell pool which may function as the stem cell pool for blood cell production. The wide variability in the morphologic expression (phenotype) of hemopoietic stem cell diseases is related to the intrinsic capabilities of stem cells to take various commitment pathways and proceed through many levels of differentiation and maturation.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"97-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17629458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Childhood leukemia: the past, the present, and the future.","authors":"H J Cohen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"91-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17401087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proper identification of anisakine worms.","authors":"A C Olson, M D Lewis, M L Hauser","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Luminal, gastric, intestinal and mesenteric forms of anisakiasis are known and can be encountered where raw or undercooked marine fish or squid are eaten. Although the anisakine nematodes which cause infection in humans are usually identified after surgical removal, laboratory personnel should be aware of their similarities to other nematodes. Cases have been reported of detection of larval nematodes in the throats or mouths of patients who have vomited or coughed. When such specimens are submitted to the clinical laboratory, problems in identification can be minimized by proper fixation and clearing. Systems for study involving clearing in phenol-ethanol and dissection to observe presence or absence of a ventricular appendix or intestinal cecum to distinguish Anisakis-, Phocanema- and Contracaecum-type larvae are described. Distinguishing characteristics are illustrated. The recovery of a Phocanema-type larva from a California woman is reported; the presence of the larvae in fish sold for human consumption in San Diego is exemplified.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"111-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17888503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical and laboratory features of the myeloid and lymphocytic leukemias.","authors":"J M Rowe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper reviews the pertinent presenting features (clinical and laboratory) in the myeloid and lymphocytic leukemias, with emphasis on findings in the blood smear. Cell counts and their diagnostic significance are discussed. Data reported are derived from a study of patients seen at the University of Rochester Medical Center between 1970 and 1982.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"103-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17629456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blood and marrow morphology in acute leukemia patients receiving chemotherapy: a photo-essay.","authors":"J A Shafer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute leukemia patients are often treated with drugs which have effects upon bone marrow cell production roles and which can alter the morphology of blood cells. In this paper some typical morphology findings in the marrow and blood are illustrated; the causes of the altered cellular appearances are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"77-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17629457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A brief history of hemoglobinometry.","authors":"V Haight","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"127-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17401086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comprehensive retraining program for inactive medical technologists.","authors":"S S Ehrmeyer, R H Hansen, H L Stone","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Shortage of laboratory personnel appears to have created growing interest and activity in retraining inactive medical technologists. A recent three year program at the University of Wisconsin involving 63 individuals enrolled in one or more courses provides some results. Twenty-three are now employed, and nine are actively seeking employment. The development, presentation, evaluation and cost of the program are here reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"121-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17889179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meldola Blue for the cytochemical demonstration of leukocyte dehydrogenases.","authors":"M S Cannon, A M Cannon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The new electron carrier Meldola Blue was employed in the cytochemical demonstration of succinate, lactate, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases in leukocytes. A significant increase in dehydrogenase activity, with better localization and less diffusion of the reaction product, was observed when compared to enzyme reactivity carried out without Meldola Blue. Meldola Blue can facilitate the demonstration of both bound and soluble leukocyte dehydrogenases. Current methods which could yield better visualization of leukocyte dehydrogenases, particularly succinate, lactate, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases in neutrophils, suggest excellent use can be made of Meldola Blue in the clinical laboratory. Reliable histochemical determination of these enzymes can aid in differentiating younger from older neutrophils. In addition, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase might be used in conjunction with the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) test in separating persons with bacterial infections from those with nonbacterial illness. Furthermore, histochemical visualization of this enzyme may also prove beneficial in identifying glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 2","pages":"115-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17253940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}