Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Advanced Clinical Parameters (ACP) for Pathology
Pathology and laboratory medicine are disciplines that examine clinical specimens to obtain information for aiding in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Watch: Expanded CBC Parameters in Clinical Practice
Dr. Kandace Gollomp, pediatric hematologist/oncologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, explains how Sysmex's Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent (RET-He), Immature Reticulocyte Fraction (IRF) and Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) can be used in conjunction with other clinical data, to help assess a patient's status. She shares case studies illustrating how the parameters may provide valuable insight for clinicians.
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Immature Granulocytes Are Key to Workflow Optimization
Chicago's Rush University Medical Center is just one of the many healthcare facilities that face increasingly difficult workload challenges in their hematology lab. By leveraging the automated Immature Granulocyte (IG) count, they were able to eliminate over 13,000 manual smear reviews each year.Read Customer Profile -
The Role of the Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) in the Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia
The Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF%) and the Immature Platelet Fraction Count (IPF#) may help physicians better understand the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to low platelet counts.Read White Paper -
Hematopathologist's Perspective of Immature Platelet Fraction
Reporting Sysmex's Immature Platelet Count (IPF) as a reflex test in thrombocytopenic patients related to consumptive vs. productive causes of thrombocytopenia.Watch Video