{"title":"Infectious mononucleosis and syphilis testing: a similar history and future.","authors":"T R Fairbanks","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"489-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17374171","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":"Laboratory diagnosis of systemic rheumatic disease.","authors":"K T Maehara","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"477-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17259282","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":"Immunohematology problem.","authors":"S J Beck, R R Elkins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"519-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17680831","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":"The preparation of simulated spinal fluid for teaching purposes.","authors":"K G Lofsness, T L Jensen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A simulated spinal fluid can be prepared by adding red and white blood cells and bovine serum albumin to a commercially available balanced salt solution. Using this preparation as a substitute for actual cerebrospinal fluid enables teachers to provide adequate quantities of microscopically positive fluid, and at the same time eliminates the danger of potential contamination. The appearance of the red and white cells, both in the hemocytometer and in a centrifuged and stained preparation, is realistic. This simulated spinal fluid is useful in teaching not only cell counting and identification techniques, but also total protein and glucose analyses. The method for preparing this solution is simple, inexpensive, and requires only equipment that is readily available to the teaching laboratory.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"493-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17680828","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 laboratory scientists: alternative roles in industry.","authors":"M A Spalding","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industry represents a possible alternative career path for those clinical laboratory scientists who wish to leave the hospital environment. One of the attractions of a career in industry is that it allows the clinical laboratory scientist to utilize the skills accumulated over years, yet to do so in a very different setting. This paper explores some of the issues involved in a move from hospital to industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"501-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17680829","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":"Current status of pregnancy testing.","authors":"C Sheehan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"485-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17415041","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":"Managerial intervention to facilitate organizational change.","authors":"J R Snyder","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Facilitating change in the clinical laboratory is a constant managerial responsibility. Change is often met with resistance when staff members perceive it as threatening their convenience, interpersonal relationships, position, or economic security. This paper examines the application of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to assess individual concerns regarding change. The model views change as a process rather than an event and examines the various motivations, perceptions, attitudes, and feelings of individuals regarding an innovation. After an individual's concerns have been identified, the manager is better able to target intervention strategies to facilitate organizational change.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 7","pages":"513-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17680830","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":"Health care marketing and the clinical laboratory.","authors":"A F Shelley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The steps involved in marketing and program development include: analyzing competition, identifying and measuring consumer needs, undertaking feasibility studies, determining patient potential, identifying specific market segments, designing services, location, etc., determining services most likely to succeed, deciding on price, and implementing and adjusting programs. The ultimate goal of a good laboratory marketing program is to make a precise determination of what the consumer's needs are and devise strategies to provide them with their needs. For those laboratories wise enough to implement a marketing program, marketing offers a fresh perspective for securing the clinical laboratory's future.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 6","pages":"429-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17932172","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":"Counseling and performance appraisal: a planning perspective.","authors":"C M Day","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 6","pages":"415-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17932170","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":"Serum aminoglycoside monitoring by enzyme immunoassay, biological, and fluorescence immunoassay procedures.","authors":"A G Buchanan, E Witwicki, W L Albritton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aerobic gram-negative infections are treated with aminoglycosides, but it is difficult to achieve safe yet effective dosages in individual patients using a standard dosing formula. Serum aminoglycoside levels are monitored to determine dosage adjustments. We compared enzyme immunoassay, bioassay, and fluorescence immunoassay procedures for measuring gentamicin and tobramycin levels in patients' sera, and in pooled human sera containing added gentamicin and tobramycin. The enzyme immunoassay procedure provided the most acceptable method for monitoring serum aminoglycoside levels on the bases of precision, cost, and turnaround time.</p>","PeriodicalId":76595,"journal":{"name":"The American journal of medical technology","volume":"49 6","pages":"437-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17408703","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}