• 제목/요약/키워드: Clinical chemistry tests

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Evaluation of Interfering Substances in Routine Chemistry Tests Using Toshiba TBA-C8000 Chemistry Analyzer

  • Park, Jum Gi;Joo, Kyeng Woong
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.6-11
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    • 2011
  • In clinical chemistry tests, the interfering substances such as hemoglobin, lipid, bilirubin, and drugs, etc. can cause the changes of test results performed by spectrophotometrical methods. We evaluated the effects of interfering substances on the test results by adding interfering substances on the samples in the 19 kinds of clinical chemistry tests such as aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total protein, albumin, glucose, total cholesterol, total bilirubin, triglyceride, uric acid, calcium, inorganic phosphours, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and C-reactive protein using newly implemented automatic chemical analyzer Toshiba TBA-C8000 under the direction of CLSI EP07-A guideline. Hemolytic samples show increased concentration of total protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase and reduced concentration of total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase by interfering effect. Hyperlipemic samples show increased concentration of total protein and alkaline phosphatase and reduced concentration of low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The samples with conjugated bilirubinemia show increased concentration of inorganic phosphours, otherwise the samples with unconjugated bilirubinemia show no interference or allowable range in the test result.

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Clinical Usefulness of Point-of-care Test Chemistry Analyzer in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Jang, Yeong-Uk;Kim, Su-Nam;Cho, Hye-Jung;Sun, Yong-Han;Shim, So-Yeon;Son, Dong-Woo;Park, Pil-Whan
    • Neonatal Medicine
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.301-309
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    • 2011
  • 목적: Point-of-care test (POCT) 는 신생아 치료에 있어서 중요한 영향을 미칠 잠재력을 가지고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 신생아 집중 치료실에서 POCT 화학 분석기기의 임상적인 유용성을 살펴보고자 하는데 있다. 방법: 신생아 집중 치료실에 입원한 신생아의 혈액 샘플을 2010년 3월부터 9월까지 POCT 화학 분석기기(Piccolo Xpress Chemistry Analyzer, Abaxis, Union City, CA, USA) 와 중앙 검사실 화학 분석기기(Chemistry analyzer 7600-110, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)를 이용하여 분석하였다. POCT와 중앙 검사실 기계 간의 15가지 항목에 대하여 상관 관계를 평가하였다. 또 POCT의 일치도를 알아보기 위해 세 번의 연속적인 혈액 검사를 시행하고, 세 검사간의 차이를 기록하여 평가하였다. 수행 오류가 있는 경우에는 log file을 통해서 오류의 원인을 파악하였다. 결과: 54명의 신생아에서 정확도를 위해 시행된 112쌍의 연구 중 오류가 없던 100쌍의 결과에서 두 기계 간의 높은 상관 관계를 보였다. 112쌍의 연구 도중 12개의 오류가 발생하였다. 가장 흔한 원인은 불충분한 샘플 오류였다. 일치도 검증을 위한 18명의 환아들에서 시행한 18개의 삼중 분석에서는 3-10%의 오차율이 나타났고, 이는 수용할 만한 것이었다. 54개의 분석 중 오류는 일어나지 않았다. 결론: 이 POCT는 짧은 시간 내에 소량의 전혈을 이용하여 다양한 항목을 검사할 수 있다. 비록 오류가 나타날 수 있지만, 이는 예방 가능한 것으로 사료된다. 이 POCT는 덜 침습적인 방법으로 소량의 혈액을 채취하기 때문에 신생아 집중 치료실에서 간단하고 빠른 진단에 유용하다.

Comparison of three types of analyzers for urine protein-to-creatinine ratios in dogs

  • Ji, Sumin;Yang, Yeseul;Jeong, Yeji;Hwang, Sung-Hyun;Kim, Myung-Chul;Kim, Yongbaek
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.14.1-14.11
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    • 2021
  • Background: Quantitation of urine protein is important in dogs with chronic kidney disease. Various analyzers are used to measure urine protein-to-creatinine ratios (UPCR). Objectives: This study aimed to compare the UPCR obtained by three types of analyzers (automated wet chemistry analyzer, in-house dry chemistry analyzer, and dipstick reading device) and investigate whether the differences could affect clinical decision process. Methods: Urine samples were collected from 115 dogs. UPCR values were obtained using three analyzers. Bland-Altman and Passing Bablok tests were used to analyze agreement between the UPCR values. Urine samples were classified as normal or proteinuria based on the UPCR values obtained by each analyzer and concordance in the classification evaluated with Cohen's kappa coefficient. Results: Passing and Bablok regression showed that there were proportional as well as constant difference between UPCR values obtained by a dipstick reading device and those obtained by the other analyzers. The concordance in the classification of proteinuria was very high (κ = 0.82) between the automated wet chemistry analyzer and in-house dry chemistry analyzer, while the dipstick reading device showed moderate concordance with the automated wet chemistry analyzer (κ = 0.52) and in-house dry chemistry analyzer (κ = 0.53). Conclusions: Although the urine dipstick test is simple and a widely used point-of-care test, our results indicate that UPCR values obtained by the dipstick test are not appropriate for clinical use. Inter-instrumental variability may affect clinical decision process based on UPCR values and should be emphasized in veterinary practice.

반사광을 이용한 다채널 임상화학분석기개발 (Development of a multi-channel clinical chemistry analyzer)

  • 유동주;송은영
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.139-148
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    • 1995
  • In this paper we report the device of a multi-channel clinical instrument developed for determi¬nation of the levels of the urinary urobilinogen, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, protein, ascorbic acid, nitrite, pH, occult-blood, specific gravity, and leukocytes semiquantitatively. The test parameters are expressed on the dry test strips as a range of color intensities by chemical reactions. The instrument measures the value of each substance by reading the reflectance light emanated from the test strips. We also designed the reagent strip cassette and loader in order to intercept the outside interference. The loader can be operated semi-automatically. The light source is consisted on light emitting diodes at three specific wavelengths (560 nm, 610 nm, 650 nm). Precision of the system was evaluated by testing a series of commercial control urine samples. Furthermore, the performance of the instrument was compared with two other test methods on the urine samples from 100 persons. Our results showed a good repeatability between tests and a satisfactory agreement between the readings by our instrument and visual evaluation.

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6 시그마의 적용에 대한 연구 (An Application Study of Six Sigma in Clinical Chemistry)

  • 장상우;김남용;최호성;박용원;추경복;윤근영
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.121-126
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    • 2004
  • The primary goal of six sigma is to improve patient satisfaction, and thereby profitability, by reducing and eliminating defects. Defects may be related to any aspect of customer satisfaction: high product quality, schedule adherence, cost minimization, process capability indices, defects per unit, and yield. Many six sigma metrics can be mathematically related to the others. Literally, six means six standard deviations from the mean or median value. As applied to quality metrics, the term indicates that failures are at least six standard deviations from the mean or norm. This would mean about 3.4 failures per million opportunities for failure. The objective of six sigma quality is to reduce process output variation so that on a long term basis, which is the customer's aggregate experience with our process over time, this will result in no more than 3.4 defect Parts Per Million(PPM) opportunities (or 3.4 Defects Per Million Opportunities. For a process with only one specification limit (upper or lower), this results in six process standard deviations between the mean of the process and the customer's specification limit (hence, 6 Sigma). The results of applicative six sigma experiment studied on 18 items TP, ALB, T.B, ALP, AST, ALT, CL, CK, LD, K, Na, CRE, BUN, T.C, GLU, AML, CA tests in clinical chemistry were follows. Assessment of process performance fits within six sigma tolerance limits were TP, ALB, T.B, ALP, AST, ALT, CL, CK, LD, K, Na, CRE, BUN, T.C, GLU, AML, CA with 72.2%, items that fit within five sigma limits were total bilirubin, chloride and sodium were 3 sigma. We were sure that the goal of six sigma would reduce test variation in the process.

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The Sensitivity Comparison of Immunodiagnostic Assays for Diagnosing Dengue Fever

  • Zahoor, Muhammad;Bahadar, Haji;Uddin, Salah;Naz, Sumaira
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제48권4호
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    • pp.275-279
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    • 2016
  • Dengue fever is a vector borne disease caused by a dengue virus. It is an RNA virus of the family flaviviridae, with different serotypes. Herein, we report our attempt to carry out a sensitivity comparison of immunodiagnostic assays for dengue fever in dengue positive patients. Blood samples from 189 volunteers were collected. To determine the sensitivity of the NS1 test, two different types of tests-immunochromatographic tri-line test and rapid dengue test (RDT)-as well as IgM and IgG capture ELISA were performed. The result of RDT has shown that 59.7% of volunteers were IgM positive and 50.2% were IgG positive. Conversely, the results from capture ELISA shows 79.8% and 59.7% for IgM and IgG, respectively. The sensitivity of the capture ELISA test for IgM and IgG was higher than that of immunochromatographic tri-line rapid test, but the specificity was lower. Therefore, to confirm dengue fever, we recommend performing more detailed, investigative tests since a single test may not be sufficient.

종합병원 진단검사의학과 검사실의 시설 설비 현황 조사 - 550 병상 이상 종합병원을 중심으로 (A Study on the Facility and Equipment of Laboratory Medicine in General Hospital - Focused on more than 550 bed sized hospitals)

  • 김영애;송상훈
    • 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.73-84
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: Though Korean healthcare services have been upgraded, infection and fire had been broken out in general hospitals. And higher concerns about quality assessment made it to clinical laboratory design guideline studies. So, this study investigates the facilities, equipment and personnel of laboratory medicine focusing on more than five hundred fifty bed hospital, and contributes to make guidelines for safety and efficiency in lab. Methods: Questionnaires to supervisor technologist and field surveys to medical laboratories in korean hospitals have been conducted for the data collection. 16 answers have been analysed statistically by MS Excel program. Results: Most of the sample tests such as hematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, transfusion, urinalysis, microbiology and molecular diagnosis are performed by more than 80% in large sized general hospital laboratory. In the test methods, automatic analyzers are used up to 80%, total laboratory automation up to 43% in clinical chemistry and immunology, and manual tests in all sorts of the test. There are placed in single lab or two and three labs above the ground, which are all in semi-open lab. There is some correlation with the number of specimens and the number of lab people depending on the number of hospital beds. Laboratory environment shows that work distance is good, but evacuation path width, visibility, separation of staff area from automatic analyzer, and equipment installations are needed to have more spaces and gears. Most of the infection controls are equipped with mechanical ventilation, air-conditioning, washbasin and wastewater separation, BSC installation and negative pressure lab room. Implications: Although the laboratory space area is calculated considering the number of hospital beds, type of tests and number of staff, hospital's expertise and the samples numbers per year should be taken into account in the planning of the hospital.

Single Intravenous-dose Toxicity of Water-soluble Carthami-flos Pharmacopuncture (WCF) in Rats

  • Jung, Da-Jung;Choi, Yoo-Min;Kim, Seok-Hee;Kim, Jong-Uk;Yook, Tae-Han
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 2014
  • Objectives: This study was performed to analyze the toxicity and to find the lethal dose of the test substance Water-soluble Carthami-flos pharmacopuncture (WCF) when used as a single intravenous-dose in 6-week-old, male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Methods: The experiment was conducted at Biotoxtech according to Good Laboratory Practices. 20 female and 20 male Spague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups of 5 female and 5 male animals per group. The rats in the three experimental groups received single intravenous injections with 0.125-mL, 0.25-mL and 0.5-mL/animal doses of WCF, Groups 2, 3, and 4, respectively, and the control group, Group 1, received a single intravenous injection with a 0.5-mL dose of normal saline. Clinical signs were observed and body weight measurements were carried out for 14 days following the injections. At the end of the observation period, hematology, clinical chemistry, histopathological tests and necropsy were performed on the injected parts. Results: No deaths occurred in any of the groups. Also, no significant changes in body weight, hematological parameters or clinical chemistry test results between the control group and the experimental groups were observed. Visual inspection after necropsy showed no abnormalities. Histopathological tests on the injected parts showed no significant differences, except for Group 1 females; however, the result was spontaneous generation and had no toxicological meaning because it was not dose-dependent. Therefore, this study showed that WCF had no effect on the injected parts in terms of clinical signs, body weight, hematology, clinical chemistry, and necropsy. Conclusion: As a result of single intravenous-dose tests of the test substance WCF in 4 groups of rats, the lethal dose for both males and females exceeded 0.5 mL/animal. Therefore, WCF is a relatively safe pharmacopuncture that can be used for treatment, but further studies should be performed.

Studies on the Preparation of Radioactive iodine Labelled Concanavalin-A, Lectin Extracted from Korean Native Plant “Banha”, and Their Conjugation Products and the Hemagglutination Tests of These Labelled Compounds in Vitro.

  • Kim, You-Sun;Park, Kyung-Bae
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1978
  • Concanavalin-A, 한국산 반하(半夏)로부터 주출된 Lectin 및 이들과 tyrosine 또는 5-iodo-6-aminouracil을 결합시킨 화합물들을 각각 방사성 요오드-125로 표지 하였으며 표지된 화합물들을 사용하여 생체외부 시험법으로 혈액응고 시험을 실시하였다. 표지반응에 관하여 표지수율과 함께 그 실험조건을 보고하였으며 Lectin과 여러 아미노산계통 화합물들과의 결합반응성을 논의하였다. 암세포에 대한 혈액응고 시험결과를 보고하였으며 이들 표지화합물들의 임상적 실용전망에 관하여서도 논의하였다.

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경동맥 초음파 결과와 임상화학 검사의 상관성 연구 (A Study on the Relationship between Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Clinical Chemistry Tests)

  • 김대식;성현호;조은경;이종우
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.188-193
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    • 2015
  • 경동맥 내중막 두께는 뇌혈관질환과 관상동맥질환을 정밀하게 측정하는 검사이다. 많은 선행논문에 따르면 경동맥 내중막 두께는 죽상동맥경화를 예측하고 심혈관질환의 위험인자와 연관성이 높으며, 심근경색이나 뇌졸중 발생 위험을 예측할 수 있는 독립인자로 연구되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 혈액검사 중 임상화학적 검사결과와의 상관관계 연구를 통해 경동맥 내중막 두께와 다른 독립인자를 확보하는 것이 목적이었다. 연구결과 피험자의 부족으로 인해 심혈관계관련 임상화학적 요인과는 상관관계를 입증하지 못했으나, 경동맥 내중막 두께와 ALT (p<0.05), GGT (p<0.05), Uric acid (p<0.05), CEA (p<0.05)와 양의 상관관계를 통계적인 유의수준으로 입증하여 지속적인 연구의 문제를 제기하였다.