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Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the diabetic patient’s response to intervention is critical to the long-term health of the patient with diabetes. Read More

Clinical chemistry analyzers run assays on clinical samples such as blood serum, plasma, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid to detect the presence of analytes relating to disease or drugs. Clinical chemistry analyzers are used in a variety of settings, ... Read More

Stereomicroscopes give a 3D view of a sample and generally operate at low magnification. Read More

Diabetes is a chronic disease resulting from lack of insulin (type 1 diabetes mellitus [DM]), or the combination of insulin resistance, insufficient insulin, and abnormal glucagon secretion (type 2 DM). Of the patients with DM, only 5% to 10% have ... Read More

Among the human pathogenic fungi are both yeasts and molds. The most common human pathogenic fungi are the yeast-like Candida species (spp.), and the most common invasive molds are the Aspergillus spp. Read More

The Epstein Barr virus (EBV), which causes infectious mononucleosis (IM) or “mono,” is one of the most common human viruses. EBV occurs worldwide, and most people become infected with EBV sometime during their lives. In the United States, as many as ... Read More

Clinical guidelines from the disciplines of cardiology and laboratory medicine recommend the measurement of cardiac biomarkers as soon as possible in patients who present with suspected myocardial infarction. The measurement of cardiac troponins is ... Read More