Laboratory Medicine 1994: Vol 25 Index

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1994 ANNUAL INDEX
Author Index Cook, Jim, Oct 678 Gulbranson, Ronald, May 313
Cookson, Brad T., Dec 803 Guthertz, Linda S., March 188
Cope, Frederic O., May 306 Guthrie, Paul, Sept 599
A
Counts, Frank, May 318
Akram, Muzaffar M., Dec 795 Crawford, Virginia M., Dec 791 H
Albert, Stewart G., Jan 32, March 189 Haessig, Lorene K., May 334
Crisan, Domnita, Oct 648
Anderson, Thomas, April 274 Hardt, N. Sisson, Aug 523
Curtis, Janet D., Dec 803
Arber, Daniel A., Jan 39 Harmening, Denise M., June 404, Dec 773
Armbruster, David A., March 187 D Harris, James L., Aug 535
Astion, Michael L., Dec 803 D’Alonzo, Gilbert, Sept 561 Hayes, Diane Davis, March 194
Dale, Beverly, Oct 637 Hayes, Steve, Nov 698
B
Davey, Diane D., April 248 Hefter, Larry, June 386
Bailey, Elizabeth, July 460
Davis, Gerald M., Aug 528 Held, Marilyn S., Nov 739
Baker, Doris J., Aug 509
Davis, James R., May 331 Henderson, Earl, April 262
Bankert, David A., May 323
DeBoy, John M., April 232 Henderson, Gregory S., Dec 800
Barone, Carol A., Nov 736
DeChristopher, Phillip J., Feb 96 Hendricks, James B., Aug 523
Batjer, Jonn D., Jan 22
Decker, David, Oct 648 Henson, Kim M., Dec 791
Beadling, Wendy, Nov 720
Dhanak, Ela, July 460 Herlick, Vivi, Sept 576
Beal, Lydia M., July 456
Dix, Douglas, Feb 126 Heyman, Joni, June 359
Beals, Ted F., April 234
Dracker, Robert A., Nov 720 Hickle, Julie, May 295
Beck, Carolyn E., Jan 27, Dec 791
Dragon, Elizabeth A., Oct 637 Hill, Kelly, May 318
Bedrossian, Ursula K., Feb 128
Drake, John E., Oct 615 Hodnett, Jan, Dec 768
Berardi, Victor, Jan 39
Dublin, Romeo, March 176 Hoffmann, Joseph, Jan 32, March 189
Bernbaum, Marla, Jan 32, March 189
DuBois, Polly M., Oct 618, Nov 715 Hoffstadter, Lynn K., Feb 110
Berte, Lucia M., Feb 118
Duffey, Paul S., March 188 Holmes, Ronald D., Oct 658
Best, Michele, April 217
Honda, Stacey A. A., March 176
Bhagavan, Nadhipuram V., March 176 E
Aug 535
Bick, Rodger L., Jan 11, March 148, Edwards, Jo Anne, Oct 678
Howard, Carol A., Dec 770
March 189 Eisenberg, Marcia, March 187
Huang, Bie-Yu, Sept 585
Blask, David E., June 372 Elevitch, Franklin R., Nov 737
Huang, Hong-So, Sept 585
Blazina, Janice, May 318 Elswick, Beverly R., Oct 677
Huang, Miau-Ju, Sept 585
Bloy, Harlan, June 380 Emmerich, Kenneth A., May 334
Hubbard, Joel D., March 156, June 402
Board of Registry, April 218
Hudson, M. Jane, Jan 27
Bock, Jay, Nov 705 F
Hults, Jorie A., Nov 729
Bolley, Hildo B., Sept 576 Fahey, Colleen, teb 128
Bonfiglio, Thomas A., April 245, Sept 598 Farkas, Daniel H., Oct 633 1
Boothe, Jeffrey F., Dec 807 Farnham, Robert, Jan 17 Inhorn, Stanley L., April 226
Branscomb, Robert, June 357 Fatheree, Lisa A., May 296 lyengar, Vasantha, June 386
Breyer, F. Jay, April 264 Feichter, Martha, Feb 69, March 140,
Brigden, Malcolm L., Feb 126 April 213, Aug 490 J
Brown, Karen A., Dec 800 Ferrentino, Frank L., May 323 Jackson, Rodney N., Feb 127
Brusca, Stephanie, Jan 32 Feuers, Ritchie, May 306 Jarboe, Barbara R., April 232
Buck, Charles E., March 187 Fiack, Jill F., Dec 800 Johnston, Anne M., Jan 39
Burdakin, John, Oct 648 Fidler, William J., April 248 Johnston, Sheryl L.G., June 380
Burdick, Claude O., Feb 126 Flegal, Ignacia, March 176 Jones, Carolyn D., June 403
Burke, M. Desmond, March 146 Flood, James, July 460 Jones, Marla K., Oct 618, Nov 715
Burton, Angela, Feb 71 Flourncy, Dayl J., July 456 Jordan, Scott W., April 257
Fritsche, Thomas R., Dec 803 Julius, Carmen, May 318
Cc
Calvo, Cara L., March 156 Fritsma, George A., Jan 22 K
Carson, Freida L., Sept 554, Nov 736 G Kaiser, Fran E., Jan 32
Carusone, Robert A., May 296 Gagnon, MariBeth C., April 221 Kalache, Georges R., Aug 535
Carver, Vivien C., Dec 784 Galen, Robert S., July 444 Kanabrocki, Eugene L., May 306
Cassidy, Pamela, Aug 483, Oct 610, Nov Gallaty, Robbin, March 176 Keffer, Joseph H., Sept 547, Nov 737
690, Nov 740, Dec 762 Ganjei, Parvin, Aug 502 Kellogg, James A., May 323
Castleberry, Barbara M., July 426, Nov Gatscha, Rose Marie, April 258 Kelly, Susan, Aug 535
696, Dec 773 Germain, Paul R., June 376, Oct 677 Keren, David F., May 313
Centers for Disease Control and Preven- Getchell, Jane P., March 143 Kertis, Randy, May 318
tion, March 168, Nov 709 Glenn, Dave, June 397 Kiechle, Frederick L., Oct 658, Dec 784
Cockerill, Rhonda W., Sept 576 Goddard, Jerome, May 298, June 365 Klaassen, Janice M., Aug 509
Cohen, Mylan C., Aug 494 Goodwin, Cheryl L., Jan 27 Klosinski, Deanna D., Oct 614
Collins, Carlyn, April 219 Gregory, Richard L., Nov 724 Knesel, Ernest A., Jr., April 272
Conn, Rex B., April 216 Grossman, Herb, Sept 598 Kortz, Mercedes, Sept 555
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Krugh, David, May 318 oO T
Kwak, Yun-Sik, July 444 Orkand, Adam R., Dec 803 Taschini, Pier A., Nov 729
Tetrault, Gregory, March 162
P
L Thomas, Jennifer L., Feb 69, March 140,
Pagliaro, Leonard, Dec 803
Lago, Paul K., May 298 May 292, July 424, Sept 599, Oct 616,
Park, Choong H., June 386
Lai-Goldman, Myla, March 187 Nov 701
Parks, David G., March 192, Aug 533,
Lammers, Daniel B., June 376 Thompson, Donald W., April 240
Oct 671
Landay, Alan, June 403 Thompson, Erika, July 449
Lapidus, Stanley N., April 270 Paterson, Mary A., Aug 509 Thomson, Richard B., Jr., June 362
Pehta, Joan C., Feb 102
Laposata, Michael, July 460 Thurmond, Amy S., Oct 618, Nov 715
Lauenstein, Karla, Nov 720 Pestaner, Joseph P., June 386 Tierno, Philip, April 277
Laughlin, W. Robert, Jan 11, March 189 Pink, George H., Sept 576 Tirabassi, Christopher P., Jan 8
Plott, Elizabeth, April 224
Lee, Henry C., Oct 679 Toalson, Larry D., Sept 573
Leith, John D., Sept 598 Pommier, Rodney F., Oct 618, Nov 715 Toomey, Carol A., June 362
Popovsky, Mark A., Feb 106
Lemery, Linda, March 187, July 422, Travers, Eleanor M., April 234
Potvin, Carol A., June 389
Oct 677
U
Leparc, German F., Dec 781 Q
Leroux, Michael, Sept 592 Quinlin, Bill, May 318 Umek, Robert M., Oct 679
Uthman, Margaret, June 399
Lewandrowski, Kent, July 460
Lewis, Charles, April 264 R Vv
Li, Kay-Lun, Sept 585 Raichle, Linda T., June 392 Valente, Philip T., April 254
Lias, Roger, March 189 Rainer, Patricia A., Jan 39 Vandel, Nancy M., June 386
Lin, Jen-Der, Sept 585 Ramsey, Glenn, Feb 90 Varnadoe, Lionel A., Feb 72
Linder, James, April 267, Oct 678 Rappaport, Edward S., Jan 39 Vasseur, Beverly, Oct 678
Liss, Jonathan, May 323 Reeves, Donna C., Oct 678 Vetto, John T., Oct 618, Nov 715
Liy-Auyon, Maria, May 331 Reiter, Russel J., July 438 Vukobratovich, Suzanne M., Sept 599
Long, Paul, May 340 Richard, Thomas J., June 402
Lunz, Mary E., April 259, Dec 773 Riddell, Kim, Jan 22 Ww
Rios, Carlos N., March 176 Wachtel, Mitchell S., Sept 566, Oct 618,
M Robinson, James V., Dec 800 Nov 715
Macon, William R., Dec 770 Wagner, Rebecca Serfass, Nov 739
Mahayni, Rula, Oct 642 s Walker, Richard H., Oct 654
Main, Rhonda Ingram, Dec 784 Saigo, Patricia E., April 258 Wang,‘Pei-Wen, Sept 585
Malaspina, Doreen, Oct 677 Schantz, H. Daniel, April 254 Warden, Beverly A., July 449
Malyska, Harry, Feb 81 Scheving, Lawrence A., May 306 Warren, Guadalupe P., April 258
Mango, Laurie J., April 264 Scheving, Lawrence E., May 306 Webber, Juanita J., Aug 492, Oct 615
Mattson, Joan C., Oct 648 Schmidt, Waldemar A., Oct 618, Nov 715 Weiland, Deborah, Feb 81
McGinnis, Joan, Jan 32 Scottolini, Alfred G., March 176 Wenk, Robert E., June 404
McGonagle, Lee Anne, Dec 803 Seaberg, Richard, Feb 127 Werner Jane C., Oct 664
McHugh, Chad P,, July 429 Seabolt, John P., June 383 Wertman, Bradley G., Jan 17
McKenzie, Rob, Dec 801 Seamans, James R., April 262 Westenfeld, Fred W., Sept 598
Miescher, Cheryl L., Aug 515 Seder, Richard H., Jan 39 Westhoff, Connie M., Sept 573
Miller, Deborah, Jan 32 Seshia, Mary M.K., Sept 592 Wiedbrauk, Danny L., Oct 664
Miller-Catchpole, Robin, June 362 Shapiro, Stanley H., Dec 795 Wilner, Freeman, Oct 648
Millward, Meredith, Feb 126 Shapiro, Steven L., May 323 Wingenfeld, Juanita R., Aug 488
Mooardian, Arshag D., Jan 32 Shaw, Ervin B., Jan 39 Wood, Donald, April 240
March 189 Sher, Paul Phillip, Aug 482, July 418 Woodbury, Wayne F., May 340
Morales, Azorides R., Aug 502 Sept 546 Wright, Jacquelyn, Dec 784
Morgan, Alan, Jan 5, Feb 69, March 140, Shulman, Ira A., April 277 Wright, Steven D., Feb 75
Sept 552 Simsir, Aylin, March 146, Nov 705 Wyrick-Glatzel, Janis, Aug 509
Morgan, Echo D., May 295 Sipherd, Belva D., Sept 573
Morgan, Linda M., Aug 515 Skoog, Donald P., Oct 680 Y
Morrison, Norine, May 313 Smith, Mary Carole, Dec 770 Yablonsky, Terri, July 419, Sept 557
Moulds, John J., Feb 86 Smith, Michael D., July 456 Dec 777
Muller, James E., Aug 494 Smolensky, Michael H., Sept 561 Yawn, David H., Oct 626
Snyder, Jack W., June 355 Yost, Judith A., April 237
N Snyder, John R., July 426, Nov 696
z
Nadji, Mehrdad, Aug 502 Solomon, Diane, April 262
Naito, Herbert K., July 444 Somrak, Theresa M., April 245 Zervos, Marcus, Oct 642
Nelson, Alan C., April 274 Sosler, Steven D., Feb 79, May 343
Newland, James R., March 188 Dec 802
Newton, Louise E., April 230 Spackman, Kent A., March 152
Nguyen, Andy N.D., June 399 Stager, Charles E., May 331
Nichols, Cheryl, Sept 598 Strouse, Marianne M., May 295
Nosanchuk, Jerome, May 343 Sugiyama, Cheryl E., March 176
Swanson, Paul E., Aug 520, Dec 801
812 Laboratory Medicine Vo2l5, N.o. 12 December 1994
Subject Index Ascites, elevation of cancer antigen 125 Clinical Practice, June 404; Managing
in patient with, March 146 Hazards in the Transfusion Service,
A Atherosclerosis, development of, April 277; Modern Blood Banking and
ABDs. See Arthropod-borne diseases
apolipoprotein E and, July 449 Transfusion Practices, Dec 802; Pocket
Acanthamoeba infection, cutaneous,
Author guidelines, July 467 Guide to Clinical Laboratory Instru-
associated with acquired immunodefi- Automated flow cytometric reticulocyte mentation, Nov 739; Rapid Methods
ciency syndrome, June 386
analysis, predicting bone marrow trans- and Automation in Microbiology and
AccuChek Easy, Dec 784 plant engraftment, Jan 22 Immunology, Nov 739; Right Test: A
AccuChek Ill, Dec 784
AutoPap 300 QC Automatic Pap Physician's Guide to Laboratory
AccuData GTS, Dec 784 Screener, April 274 Medicine, May 343; Signs of Life: The
AccuMeter, July 444
Language and Meanings of DNA, Oct
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome B
679; Study Guide of Clinical Hematol-
(AIDS): Nov 708; cutaneous Acan- Backward-chaining inference, June 399
ogy: Theory and Practice, Oct 680;
thamoeba infection associated with, Basophil counts, false on Coulter STKS
Transfusion Therapy: From Donor to
June 386; Mycobacterium avium com- hematology analyzer, June 376, Oct Patient, May 343
plex and, Nov 694 677 (Letter) Borrelia burgdorferi, Jan 38 (Letter), July
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytoge- B cells, immunomodulation of, Feb 90 429
netic analysis and, Sept 566 bcl-2 gene rearrangement analysis, Oct
Brain organization, and left- and right-
Acute myelogenous leukemia, cytoge- 648
handedness, Sept 550
netic analysis and, Sept 566 ber gene rearrangement analysis, Oct 648 Brain tumors, RU486 and, Aug 487
Acute myocardial infarction, chronobiol- Biopsy, fine-needle aspiration, Oct 618,
Breast cancer: fine-needle aspiration
ogy of, Aug 494 Nov 715; prostate, Aug 523
biopsy and, Oct 618; isolation of gene
Adenocarcinomas, classification based on Biotyping, Oct 642 causing, Nov 695; magnetic fields and,
CEA staining, Aug 502 Blood: allogeneic, strategies for limiting
Oct 612; potential immunocytochemi-
Aedes albopictus, July 429 patient exposure to, Feb 106; compo-
cal markers of prognosis in, Aug 502
Aedes sollicitans, July 429 nents, viral inactivation of, Feb 102;
Breast fine-needle aspiration biopsy,
Aedes taeniorhynchus, July 429 electronic crossmatching, Dec 781; Oct 618
Aedes vexans, July 429 substitutes, Nov 720
Agar processing, of bone marrow aspi- Blood bank information systems, Feb Cc
rate material, Jan 39 (Letter) 110, June 402 (Letter) Canavan leukodystrophy, Oct 658
Agency for Health Care Policy and Blood banking: electronic crossmatching, Cancer: antioxidants and, Sept 550;
Research (AHCPR), Nov 701 Dec 781; ensuring quality during intra- breast, See Breast cancer; cervical,
Agenda, Jan 17 operative blood salvage, Oct 626; challenges of diagnosing, May 292,
AIDS. See Acquired immunodeficiency search for clinically useful blood substi- Sept 599 (Letter); cytogenetics, Sept
syndrome tute, Nov 720 566; genetic markers of, Aug 502;
Alcohol, reducing risk of heart attack Blood banking specialist, July 426 ovarian, isolation of gene causing, Nov
and, Dec 766 Blood cultures, justification and imple- 695; prostate, prostate biopsy sample
Allergy, Helicobacter pylori and, Sept 551 mentation of policy requiring two assisting diagnosis, Aug 523; thyroid,
Allied Health Projects Grant Program, when one is ordered, May 323 new test providing early identification
June 359 Blood gas instruments, consolidated ap- of, Oct 613
Allogeneic blood, strategies for limiting proach to handling, May 334 Cancer antigen 125, elevation in patient
patient exposure to, Feb 106 Blood glucose devices. See also Glucose with ascites, March 146
Alveolar macronhages, in expectorated meters; self-monitoring, comparing, CAP. See College of American Patholo-
sputa, Juiy 456 Sept 585 gists
Alzheimer’s disease; apolipoprotein E Blood salvage, intraoperative, Oct 626 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), adeno-
and, July 449; estrogen and, Aug 486 Board of Registry: annual report, Feb 75; carcinoma classification and, Aug 502
Amphakine, memory enhancement and, digitized computer imaging transform- Carcinomas, immunocytochemical mark-
Sept 551 ing certification examinations, April ers for, Aug 502
ANA. See Antinuclear antibody 218; 1993 survey of educational pro- Career opportunities, in veterinary
Anticancer drugs, circadian rhythms and, grams, July 426 medicine and forensics, Dec 810
Sept 561 Body clock, drug therapy and, Sept 561 Case costing: in laboratory, Sept 547,
Antigen-antibody reactions, detecting, Bone marrow: aspirate material, agar 576, Nov 737 (Letter)
Feb 86 processing of, Jan 38 (Letter); trans- CBC analysis, hemoglobinopathies de-
Antigens, microwave retrieval in citrate plant engraftment, predicting by auto- tected by, March 176, Aug 535 (Letter)
buffer, Aug 520, Dec 800 (Letter) mated flow cytometric reticulocyte CDC. See Centers for Disease Control
Antinuclear antibody (ANA), substrate analysis, Jan 22 and Prevention
comparison study, Aug 515 Bones, mineralization, Dec 766 CDT latex agglutination test, Clostridium
Antioxidants, cancer and, Sept 550 Book Reviews: Body Fluids: Laboratory difficile toxin detection and, June 380
Apolipoprotein E, development of Examination of Cerebrospinal, Seminal, CEA. See Carcinoembryonic antigen
atherosclerosis and, July 449 Serous and Synovial Fluids: A Textbook Cell culture, for Chlamydia trachomatis,
Arthropod-borne diseases (ABDs), July 429 Atlas, June 404; Clinical Hematology March 168
Arthropods: direct injury from, June 365; Theory and Procedures, Nov 740; Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
identification of medically important, Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, April tion (CDC): cytology proficiency testing
May 298, Sept 598 (Letter); as vectors 277; DNA Topology, Oct 679; Hema- research and development at, April
of disease agents, July 429 tology: Pathophysiologic Basis for 224; emerging infectious diseases and,
Laboratory Medicine Vol. 25,No.12 December 1994 813
Nov 708 detection vs cytotoxin assay, June 380 new technology in, April 261; private
Centipedes, identification of medically Coagulation disorders, XPCOAG: teach- programs, April 239; quality assurance
important, May 298 ing software for laboratory diagnosis and, April 258; rational approach to,
Certification examination: digitized com- of, June 399 April 274; state and federal programs,
puter imaging and, April 218; labora- Coccidioidomycosis, Nov 708 April 223; validity and reliability of,
tory science programs and, June 392 College of American Pathologists (CAP), April 259
Cervical cancer, challenges of diagnosing, molecular pathology programs of, Cytomegalovirus, Oct 664; methods for
May 292, Sept 599 (Letter) Oct 654 detection of, May 331
Cervicovaginal cytology, College of Collodion bag cell block technique, Feb Cytopathology, ASCP educational and
American Pathologists interlaboratory 127 (Letter) proficiency testing programs in, April
comparison program in, April 248 Colloidal silver solution, immunoperoxi- 245
CE update examination; arthropods, July dase procedures and, Nov 729 Cytotechnologist, July 426
465; chronobiology, Sept 596; hema- Common cold, Aug 487 Cytotoxin assay, Clostridium difficile toxin
tology, March 183; 1994 exam sched- Communication skills, self-marketing detection and, June 380
ule, July 464; personal computers, and, July 397
D
March 185 Complementation analysis, Oct 658
DAB. See Diaminobenzidine
CGS19755, stroke and, Dec 767 Computers: assessing cytotechnologists’
Chemotherapy, tumor, circadian rhythms recognition and referral skills, April 264; DCLHb. See Diaspirin crosslinked
and, Sept 561 blood bank information systems, Feb hemoglobin product
Chlamydia infection, coronary artery dis- 110; digitized imaging transforming Dengue, Nov 708
Dentinogenesis imperfecta, Dec 766
ease and, Nov 708 certification examinations, April 218
Chlamydia trachomatis, recommenda- Consultant, laboratory, legal issues for, Department of Veterans Affairs,
tions for laboratory testing for, March Dec 807 cytopathology proficiency program at,
April 234
168 Continuing education update series:
Diabetes mellitus: atherosclerotic vascular
Cholera, Nov 708 arthropods, May 298, June 365, July
disease and, July 449
Chromosomal DNA typing, Oct 642 429, 465; bedside testing, Dec 784;
Chronic myelogenous leukemia; gene re- blood banking, Oct 626, Nov 720, Dec Diaminobenzidine (DAB), immunoperoxi-
dase procedures and, Nov 729
arrangment analyses in the diagnosis 781; chronobiology, May 306, June
and monitoring of, Oct 648; cytoge- 372, July 438, Aug 494, Sept 561, 596; Diarrhea, caused by Cyclospora, June 362
netic analysis and, Sept 566 cytology, Aug 502, Sept 566, Oct 618, Diaspirin crosslinked hemoglobin product
(DCLHb), Nov 720
Chronobiology: acute myocardial infarc- Nov 715, 734; hematology, Jan 11,
Dieting, and computer programs, Aug
tion and, Aug 494; chronopharmacol- March 148, 183; personal computers,
487
ogy, Sept 561; endocrine system and, Jan 17, March 152, 185
Diff-Quik stain, for Helicobacter pylori in
June 372; general principles of, May Contour-clamped homogeneous electric
gastrointestinal biopsies, June 389
306; melatonin and, July 438 field (CHEF) electrophoresis, Oct 642
Direct fluorescent antibody tests, for
Chronophar:nacology, Sept 561 Coronary artery disease, Chlamydia infec-
Chlamydia trachomatis, March 168
Chronotherapeutics, Sept 561 tion and, Nov 708
Discrimination, in laboratory: document-
Cigarette smoking, atherosclerotic vascu- Coronary thrombosis, theory of trigger-
ing the experience, March 192
lar disease and, July 449 ing, Aug 494
Circadian rhythms, June 372; drug ther- Corporation, forming and registering, DNA-DNA hybridization, Oct 642
apy and, Sept 561 Dec 807 DNA evidence, in courtroom, Oct 671
DNA probes: for Chlamydia trachomatis,
Clinical chemistry: apolipoprotein E and Corticosteroids, synthetic, chronotherapy
March 168; infectious disease diagnosis
development of atherosclerosis, July of, Sept 561
and, Oct 637
449; automated reagent strip urinalysis, Coulter STKS, false basophil counts on,
March 162; glucose meter use in nurs- June 376, Oct 677 (Letter) DNA profiling process, Oct 671
DNA technology, Oct 675
eries, Sept 592; hypercholesterolemia Cryoglobulinemia, Type |, Dec 770
Drinking water, safety of, Sept 551
screening in one step, July 444; labora- Cryptosporidiosis, Nov 708
Drug therapy, using body clock in, Sept
tory assessment of glucose meters/relia- Cyclospora, diarrhea and hypersensitivity
561
bility of clinical performance, Jan 32; reaction caused by, June 362
mandatory laboratory consultation, July Cytogenetics: acute leukemia and, Jan E
460 11; cancer and, Sept 566 Eastern equine encephalitis, July 429
Clinical laboratory. See Laboratory Cytologic glass slides, electronic capture Ectopic pregnancy, borderline serum
Clinical laboratory assistant, CLIA ‘88 and conversion of microscopy images HCG in, Nov 705
and, Nov 738 from, April 262 EDTA plasma. See Ethylenediaminete-
Clinical pathology. See also Pathology; Cytology: adequate sputum specimen in, traacetic acid
borderline serum HCG in ectopic preg- July 456; cancer cytogenetics, Sept Education: assessment of student affec-
nancy, Nov 705; diarrhea and hyper- 566; immunocytochemistry and, Aug tive behaviors in US medical technology
sensitivity reaction caused by 502; near-patierit testing using fine- programs, Jan 27; laboratory science
Cyclospora, June 362; elevation of can- needle aspiration, Oct 618; new tech- programs and certification examination
cer antigen 125 in patient with ascites, nologies and future of, April 272 performance, June 392; teaching diag-
March 146; Type | cryoglobulinemia, Cytology proficiency testing: April 213, nostic virology, June 383
Dec 770 219; Aug 535 (Letter); evaluation in Electronic media, potentials in cytology,
Clinical practice, guidelines in health care, workshop setting, April 254; fluid- April 267
Nov 701 based collection techniques and, April ELISA. See Enzyme-linked immunosor-
Clostridium difficile, tests for toxin 270; interim approaches, April 257; bent assay
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Encephalitis, eastern equine, July 429 March 189 (Letter); use in nurseries, Nov 736 (Letter)
Endocrine system, chronobiology and, Sept 592 HIV. See Human immunodeficiency virus
June 372 Glutamate receptor blocker, stroke and, Home testing market, Sept 550
Enzyme immunoassay: for Chlamydia tra- Dec 767 Hospital infection control, clinical labora-
chomatis, March 168; for Lyme disease GramStain Tutor, Dec 803 tory and, Oct 642
testing, Jan 38 (Letter) Gynecologic cytology, proficiency testing Hospital visitor, safety and, Aug 533
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in, April 240 HPLC hemoglobin A, analysis,
(ELISA), Aug 515; diagnosis of han- hemoglobinopathies detected by,
H
tavirus pulmonary syndrome and, Sept March 176, Aug 535 (Letter)
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Sept
557; immunoglobulin A and, Nov 724 Human herpesvirus 6, Oct 664
557, Nov 708
Epstein-Barr virus, Oct 664 Human immunodeficiency virus, arthro-
Health care, clinical practice guidelines in,
Erythropoietin, recombinant, Feb 106 pods and, July 429; entry into cells,
Escherichia coli 0157:H7 disease, Nov Nov 701 Aug 486; false basophil counts and,
Health Care Financing Administration,
708 June 376; home testing, Sept 550; in-
specialized reviews of cytology labora-
Estrogen, Alzheimer’s disease and, Aug fection, Nov 708. See also Acquired im-
486 tories and, April 237 munodeficiency syndrome
Health care reform: ABCs of, Sept 552;
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) Hypercholesterolemia, screening in one
building foundation for, Jan 5; national
plasma, advantages in transfusion ser- step, July 444
laboratory organizations working to-
vice testing, Sept 573 Hyperlipidemia, atherosclerotic vascular
gether to inform lawmakers, Feb 69;
Expert system XPCOAG, June 399 disease and, July 449
review of players, plans, and potential
Eye disease, herpetic, polymerase chain Hypersensitivity reaction, caused by
for reform, March 140
reaction for diagnosis of, Oct 664 Cyclospora, June 362
Helicobacter pylori: allergy and, Sept 551;
Hypertension, atherosclerotic vascular
F modified Diff-Quik stain for in gastroin-
disease and, July 449
FAB classification, Jan 11 testinal biopsies, June 389
FDA. See Food and Drug Administration Hematology: acute leukemias: FAB classi- I
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB), Oct fication and clinical correlates, Jan 11; Image cytometry, prostate cancer diagno-
618, Nov 715 autoverification of peripheral blood sis and, Aug 523
Flow cytometric reticulocyte analysis, au- count, Aug 528; comparing self-moni- Immunocytochemistry, contemporary
tomated, predicting bone marrow toring blood glucose devices, Sept 585; cytology and, Aug 502
transplant engraftment, Jan 22 false basophil counts on Coulter STKS Immunofixation, monoclonal gammopa-
Flow cytometry, prostate cancer diagnosis hematology analyzer, June 376, Oct thy and, May 313
and, Aug 523 677 (Letter); hemoglobinopathies de- Immunoglobulin A, biological role and
Fluosol-DA, Nov 720 tected by CBC analysis and HPLC clinical implications of, Nov 724
FNAB. See Fine-needie aspiration biopsy hemoglobin A, analysis, March 176, Immunohematology: current trends in,
Follicular lymphoma, bcl-2 gene rear- Aug 535 (Letter) ; paroxysmal nocturnal Feb 79; galvanic immunosensor assay,
rangement analysis and, Oct 648 hemoglobinuria, March 148; predicting Feb 86; gel test, Feb 81; red cell anti-
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, bone marrow transplant engraftment bodies and new immunology, Feb 90
July 424 by automated flow cytometric reticulo- Immunology: ANA substrate comparison
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): de- cyte analysis, Jan 22; update examina- study, Aug 515; evolution of mono-
vice approval and, July 424; regulation tion, March 183 clonal gammopathy, May 313
of monoclonal antibodies, Oct 616 Hemoglobin, substitutes, Nov 720 Immunopathology, biological role and
Food poisoning, organism, characteris- Hemoglobinopathies, detected by CBC clinical implications of IgA, Nov 724
tics, source, symptoms, prevention, analysis and HPLC hemoglobin A,. Immunoperoxidase procedures, colloidal
Oct 612 analysis, March 176, Aug 535 (Letter) silver solution and, Nov 729
Forensics, career opportunities in, Dec Hemoglobinuria, paroxysmal nocturnal, Immunophenotyping, acute leukemia
810 March 148 and, Jan 11
Francisella tularensis, July 429 Hemolink, Nov 720 Infection, hospital, clinical laboratory and,
Hemopure, Nov 720 Oct 642
G
Hepatitis C virus, Nov 708 Infectious disease: diagnosis of, poly-
Galvanic immunosensor assay, Feb 86
Herpes simplex virus, Oct 664 merase chain reaction and, Oct 637;
Gammopathy, monoclonal, evolution of
Herpetic eye disease, polymerase chain emerging, Nov 708
May 313 reaction for diagnosis of, Oct 664 InfoSelect, Jan 17
Gastrointestinal biopsy, modified Diff- High-resolution electrophoresis, mono- Insects, identification of medically impor-
Quik stain for Helicobacter pylori,
clonal gammopathy and, May 313 tant, May 298
June 389 Histologic technician, July 426, Sept 554, In situ hybridization, Oct 654
Gel test, Feb 81
Nov 698, Nov 736 (Letter) Instant Recall, Jan 17
Gender, atherosclerotic vascular disease Histology: colloidal silver solution in im- Intraoperative blood salvage, Oct 626
and, July 449
munoperoxidase procedures and, Nov In vitro susceptibility testing, Oct 642
Glucometer Encore QA, Dec 784 729; microwave antigen retrieval in cit- Iron hematoxylin stain, microwave, Dec
Glucometer QA, Dec 784 rate buffer, Aug 520; microwave iron 795
Glucose, bedside testing, data manage-
hematoxylin stain, Dec 795; modified
ment programs for, Dec 784 J
Diff-Quik stain for Helicobacter pylori in
Glucose meters. See also Blood glucose Jet lag, melatonin and, July 438
gastrointestinal biopsies, June 389
devices: laboratory assessment/reliabil- Job satisfaction, medical technologist
Histotechnologist, Sept 554, Nov 698,
ity of clinical performance, Jan 32, and, Dec 773
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Job sharing, July 422, Oct 677 (Letter) Maenetic fields, breast cancer and, Molecular biology: of leukodystrophies,
Oct 612 Oct 658; in paternity testing, March
L Malignant neoplasms, undifferentiated, 187 (Letter)
Laboratorian, point-of-care testing and, Aug 502 Molecular genetic markers, acute
Dec 777 Management: blood bank information leukemia and, Jan 11
Laboratory: accountability and, June 355; systems, Feb 110; case costing in labo- Molecular pathology, programs of Col-
case costing in, Sept 547, 576; Nov ratory, Sept 547, 576; managing qual- lege of American Pathologists, Oct 654
737 (Letter); consultant, legal issues for, ity in hospital transfusion medicine, Feb Molecular techniques, clinical applica-
Dec 807; discrimination in: document-
118; semen evaluations in clinical labo- tions of, Oct 633
ing the experience, March 192; emerg- ratory, Aug 509 Monoclonai antibodies, FDA regulation
ing infectious diseases and, Nov 708;
Maryland, cytology proficiency testing in, of, Oct 616
information systems, March 152; rec- April 232, Aug 535 (Letter) Monoclonal gammopathy, evolution of,
ommendations for testing for Chiamy-
Meat inspection, Nov 694 May 313
dia trachomatis, March 168; role in Medical air transport, emergency transfu- Monocyte counts, assessment derived
hospital infection control, Oct 642; se-
sion during, May 318 frorn automated instrumentation, Feb
men evaluations in, Aug 509; status in Medical laboratory technician, July 426 126 (Letter)
Kenyan missionary hospitals, March Medical technologist, July 426; emerging Mycobacteriology, diagnostic, chailenges
156, June 402 (Letter); university health role of, Dec 777; job satisfaction and, and technologies, March 188 (Letter)
clinic and, Dec 791 Dec 773; thriving in a changing world, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC),
Laboratory personnel: alleviating short-
Dec 763 environmental risk factors in, Nov 694
ages, June 359; continuing education Medical technology programs, assess- Myelin formation, hereditary defects of,
and, Aug 492; uniting to further
ment of student affective behaviors in, Oct 658
causes, Aug 490
Jan 27 Myelodysplastic syndromes, cytogenetic
Laboratory science programs, certification
Medicare coinsurance, Jan 5 analysis and, Sept 566
examination performance and, June Melatonin, July 438 Myeloproliferative syndromes, March 188
392
Memory, experimental drug enhancing, (Letter); bcr gene rearrangement analy-
Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme analy- Sept 551 sis and, Oct 648
sis, mandatory laboratory approval pro- Mesothelioma, cytogenetic analysis and, Myocardial infarction: acute, chronobiol-
gram for, July 460 Sept 566 ogy of, Aug 494; alcohol reducing risk
Left-handedness, and brain organization, Metachromatic leukodystrophy, Oct 658 of, Dec 766; diagnosis, blood test
Sept 550
Microbiology: adequate sputum speci- speeding, Nov 695
Legal issues: discrimination in laboratory,
men in, July 456; cutaneous Acan-
documenting the experience, March thamoeba infection associated with N
192; DNA evidence in courtroom, Oct AIDS, June 386; justification and imple- National Commission on Allied Health,
671; laboratory consultants and, Dec mentation of policy requiring two members, July 424
807; safety and hospital visitor, Aug Near-patient testing. See Point-of-care
blood cultures when one is ordered,
533 May 323 testing
Legionnaires’ disease, Nov 708 Neohematocytes, Nov 720
Microcomputer applications and technol-
Leishmaniasis, July 429 ogy: consolidated approach to handling Neoplasms: malignant, undifferentiated,
Leukemia: acute, FAB classification and blood gas instruments, May 334; learn- Aug 502; pediatric, cytogenetic analysis
clinical correlates, Jan 11; cytogenetic ing Gram’s stain interpretation with and, Sept 566
analysis and, Sept 566 Nephelometry, monoclonal gammopathy
personal computer program, Dec 803;
Leukocyte esterase test, for Chlamydia terminal emulator software extracts and, May 313
trachomatis, March 168 New York State, cytology proficiency test-
data and customizes reports from an
Leukocyte reduction filtration, Feb 96 LIS, May 340 (Letter); XPCOAG: teach- ing in, April 230
Leukodystrophies, molecular biology of, ing software for laboratory diagnosis of NHL. See Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Oct 658 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), cytoge-
coagulation disorders, June 399
Licensure, pros and cons of, June 355 Microscope on Washington: Allied Health netic analysis and, Sept 566
Linear analysis, determining reference Nucleic acid hybridization tests, for
Projects Grant Program alleviates medi-
ranges by, Feb 126 (Letter) Chlamydia trachomatis, March 168
cal laboratory personnel shortage, June
Lipid metabolism, apolipoprotein E poly- 359; clinical practice guidelines, Nov Nucleic acid probes, infectious disease di-
morphism and, July 449 agnosis and, Oct 637
701; cytology proficiency testing, April
Local area networks, March 152
213; FDA device approval, July 424; Oo
Lotus Organizer, Jan 17 FDA regulation of monoclonal antibod- Obesity, atherosclerotic vascular disease
Lyme disease, July 429, Aug 487, Nov
ies, Oct 616; health care reform, Jan 5, and, July 449
708; enzyme immunoassay with
Mar 141, Sept 552; laboratory person- Oncogenes, Aug 502
Western blot confirmation for, Jan 38
nel coalitions, Feb 69, Aug 490; na- Osteoporosis, premature graying and,
(Letter) tional plan to diagnose cervical cancer, Dec 766
Lymphoma: follicular, bcl-2 gene rear-
May 292 Ovarian cancer, isolation of gene causing,
rangement analysis and, Oct 648;
Microwave antigen retrieval, in citrate Nov 695
non-Hodgkin’s, cytogenetic analysis
buffer, Aug 520, Dec 800 (Letter) Oxygent, Nov 720
and, Sept 566
Microwave iron hematoxylin stain,
M Dec 795 P
MAC. See Mycobacterium avium com- Millipedes, identification of medically im- Pap smear, Sept 598
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria,
plex portant, May 298
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March 148 Aug 486 emergency transfusion during medical
Partnership, Dec 807 Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Oct 642 air transport, May 318; leukocyte re-
Paternity testing, molecular biology in, duction filtration, Feb 96; managing
March 187 (Letter) , Q quality in, Feb 118; strategies for limit-
Pathology. See also Clinical pathology; Quality assurance, in cytology proficiency ing patient exposure to allogeneic
testing, April 258
workstation technology in, March 152 blood, Feb 106; viral inactivation of
PCR. See Polymerase chain reaction R blood components, Feb 102
Pediatric neoplasms, cytogenetic analysis Radioimmunoassay (RIA), immunoglobu- Triple test (TT), Nov 715
and, Sept 566 lin A and, Nov 724 Tuberculosis, Nov 708
Perfluorocarbon solutions, Nov 720 Red cell antibodies, Feb 90 Tularemia, July 429
Peripheral blood count, autoverification Red cells, instant, Nov 720 Tumor chemotherapy, circadian rhythms
of, Aug 528 RIA. See Radioimmunoassay and, Sept 561
Peroxisome biogenesis, Oct 658 Right-handedness, and brain organiza- Tumors: brain, RU486 and, Aug 487;
Personal computers: learning Gram’s tion, Sept 550 markers for classification, Aug 502;
stain interpretation with, Dec 803; per- RNA analysis, Oct 633 soft-tissue, cytogenetic analysis and,
sonal information managers and, Jan Role socialization, four-step process of, Sept 566
17; update examination, March 185; Jan 27
workstation technology in pathology, RU486, brain tumors and, Aug 487 U
March 152 Ulcer screening, Aug 486
Personal information managers, Jan 17 S University health clinic, laboratory service
Phage typing, Oct 642 Safety: hospital visitor and, Aug 533; in use in, Dec 791
PHER-O2, Nov 720 physician office laboratory, March 194 Urinalysis, automated reagent strip,
Sarcomas, unclassified, Aug 502
Phlebotomy, Feb 71 March 162
Pineal gland, July 438 Scorpions, identification of medically Urine microscopy and culture, automated
Plague, July 429 important, May 298 reagent strip urinalysis and, March 162
Self-monitoring of blood glucose
Plasmid typing, Oct 642
(SMBG), Sept 585 Vv
Pneumococcal disease, drug-resistant,
Semen, evaluations in clinical laboratory, Varicella-zoster virus, Oct 664
Nov 708
Point-of-care (POC) testing: glucose, data Aug 509 Veterinary medicine, career opportunities
management programs for, Dec 784; Serotyping, Oct 642 in, Dec 810
Sexual assault and abuse victims, labora- VIDAS assay, Clostridium difficile toxin
fine-needle aspiration, Oct 618; labora-
tory testing for, March 168 detection and, June 380
torian and, Dec 777
Sickle cell disease, laboratory screening Viral inactivation, of blood components,
Polaris Packrat, Jan 17
POL forum: communication skills and for, March 187 (Letter) Feb 102
self-marketing, June 397; safety consid- Silver solution, colloidal, immunoperoxi- Virology: diagnostic, teaching, June 383;
erations in physician office laboratory, dase procedures and, Nov 729 methods for detection of cy-
March 194 SKYMED, May 318 tomegalovirus, May 331; tests for
SMBG. See Self-monitoring of blood Clostridium difficile toxin detection vs
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR): July
444, Sept 566, Oct 633; herpetic eye glucose cytotoxin assay, June 380
Soft-tissue tumors, cytogenetic analysis
disease diagnosis and, Oct 664; infec- w
tious disease diagnosis and, Oct 637 and, Sept 566 Wisconsin Cytology Evaluation Program,
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, in expec- Sole proprietorship, Dec 807 April 226
torated sputa, July 456 Southern blotting, Sept 566, Oct 633 Workstation technology, in pathology,
Spiders, identification of medically impor-
Pregnancy, ectopic, borderline serum March 152
HCG in, Nov 705 taiit, May 298
Preleukemias, cytogenetic analysis and, Sputum, adequate specimen, July 456 x
Sept 566 Stroke, CGS19755 and, Dec 767 X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Oct 658
Professional perspectives: certification of Students: affective behaviors, assessment XPCOAG: teaching software for labora-
histologic technicians and histotechnol- in US medical technology programs, tory diagnosis of coagulation disorders,
ogists, Sept 554, Nov 698; challenge of Jan 27; bench training, March 187 (Let- June 399
new technology, Oct 614; financial ter) Y
commitment to future of laboratory Stuttering, Nov 694
Yellow fever, Nov 708
medicine, May 295; lowa’s Newborn SSuypsptreemsss oarn algyesnies,s , meAduigc al5 0t2e chnologist Yersinia pestis, july 429
Screening Laboratory, March 143; job
sharers helping managers fill gaps, July and, Dec 768 z
422; making most of limited resources, T Zellweger syndrome, Oct 658
June 357, Aug 535 (Letter); National Teeth, mineralization, Dec 766
Medical Laboratory Week, April 216; Thalidomide, Oct 612
phlebotomy career ladder, Feb 71; pro-
Thyroid cancer, new test providing early
fessionalism, mentoring, and ASCP, Jan identification of, Oct 613
8; sending staff back to classroom, Aug
Toxic shock syndrome, Nov 708
492; thriving in a changing world, Transfusion medicine: advantages of
Dec 768
EDTA plasma in transfusion service test-
Prostate biopsy, Aug 523 ing, Sept 573; current trends in, Feb
Psoriasis, gene explaining family link, 79; electronic crossmatching, Dec 781;
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