Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects the body’s ability to regulate blood glucose levels. The core pathophysiology is the lack of adequate insulin or response to the insulin. Laboratory diagnosis of DM is crucial for early detection and effective management of the disease. In Kenya, the diagnosis of diabetes is […]
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What is Laboratory Testing outsourcing? In this world, as much as we strive to do everything to please our patients, customers and clients, there’s a limit of how much we can do inhouse. When that limit is reached, it doesn’t not end our desire to sort out our clients needs. Its an opportunity to look
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Introduction: What exactly is a post mortem? 🤔 Post mortem or autopsy is the medical examination of a dead body in order to determine the cause of death or document disease processes for research or medical education purposes. This involves a careful, methodical, and detailed study of the dead body. External and internal parts and
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Complete blood count (CBC) or the full hemogram (FHG) is one of the most performed laboratory test in the world. In this post, we present an exhaustive list of CBC reference ranges for both adult male and female. If you need the table as a whole, we have linked to a handy pdf you can
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What is a glucometer? A glucometer is that little machine used to measure your level of sugar (i,e glucose) in your body. If you are diabetic, take care of a diabetic person, chances are you have seen a glucometer being used in a hospital, pharmacy or a clinic. Glucometer being used to measure blood sugar
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LIMS refers to a computerized information management system for laboratories Functions of LIMS Sample Management Instrument and application Integration Electronic Data Exchange Additional Functions Depends on the user case and how sophisticated the lab system is. Sample Management Creation of request and issuing of sample container. Registration of sample details on the system – Accessioning
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