An amylase result is 550 U/L. A 1:4 dilution of the specimen in saline gives 180 U/L. The dilution is repeated with the same results. The clinical laboratory scientist should

A pre-pooled 5-packs of cryoprecipitate were thawed today at 0800. What is the new expiration date and time (shelf-life) of this component?

A complete metabolic profile (CMP) was ordered on a patient at 0600 and was collected into a serum separator tube (SST) spun and the serum separated. At 1000 a consulting physician ordered a cold agglutination titer on the blood sample previously drawn. What action should the Clinical Laboratory Scientist take?

Neisseria meningitidis can be differentiated from N. gonorrhoeae by demonstration of acid production from:

Reproducibility can be described as:

An isolate is inoculated to a conventional nitrate broth with Durham tube. After 24 hours of incubation, no gas is present in the Durham tube. Equal amounts of sulfanilic acid and alpha-naphthylamine are added. No color change is noticed. This indicates that the organism

An elevated ALK, along with normal AST, ALT, and LD would be indicative of

Polystyrene containers are unsuitable for specimen transport offsite because they

Interpret the following results and determine the clinical status of the patient. MARKER                           RESULT HBsAg                                Positive Anti-HBs                             Negative Anti-HBc (Total)                  Negative Anti-HBc (IgM)                    Positive

A man gets a large splinter in his foot from his patio decking. The man’s foot turns red, swells slightly, and pus forms around the area where the splinter is lodged. The splinter is pushed out of his foot within two days with no intervention, and he never develops an infection or suffers additional symptoms. What type of immune response helped to get rid of the splinter?