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Methodist Health System

PO Box 24424
Omaha, Nebraska 68124
(402) 354-4541
(888) 432-8980

 

Technical Bulletins & Microbiology Briefs

Microbiology Poster Series

  • August 2010 - CAP Article: "Labs Seeing the Light on Practice Guidelines"
  • January 2007 - CAP Article: Swab Story — Getting the Most from Wound Cultures
  • August 2004 - CAP Today article: Swapping swaps for syringes and scalpels

    Methodist Health System's in-hospital poster campaign on specimen collection

    Poster 1 - Swabs Don't Do the Job
    Poster 2 - Good and Bad Specimens
    Poster 3 - Tips for Collecting Quality Surgical Specimens
    Table Tent - Tabletop Tips for Collecting Surgical Specimens

    Microbiology Isolates

    February Week 1

    Microbiology Briefs

    Clinical Briefs

    Cytology Briefs

    November 2008 - Cytology Management Guidelines for Women with Cervical Abnormalities

    Technical Bulletins

    October 2011 - AmnisureŽ ROM (Rupture of Membrane) Test

    August 2011 - Announcing Change in Urine Culture Reporting

    June 2011 - CRP and hs-CRP Measure the Same Thing

    February 2010 - Discontinuation of MI PANEL (Cardiac Marker Panel) and Triglyceride Reference Range Change

    February 2010 - New Special Coagulation Tests Von Willebrand Panel and Lupus Anticoagulant Panel

    February 2010 - Serum Free Kappa and Lambda Light Chain Assay

    January 2010 - Natriuretic peptide testing at the Pathology Center: NT-proBNP

    January 2010 - Estimated Average Glucose

    April 2009 - New Coagulation Tests at Methodist Pathology

    Nov 2008 - Chemistry Specimen Stability (Bulletin)
    Chemistry Stability Table

    Oct 2008 - Vitamin D and Stool Tests Update

    Oct 2008 - Managing Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with High INR Values

    Aug 2008 - Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy

    Aug 2008 - Molecular Diagnostics

    Jan 2008 - Chemistry Assay Stability Changes

    Oct 2006 - Revised Reference Ranges

    May 2006 - Heparin Anti-Factor Xa Assays for Low Molecular Weight Heparin and Unfractionated Heparin

    Mar 2006 - CA19-9

    Nov 2005 - Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)

    Sep 2005 - Urinalysis and Urinalysis Reflex Testing Orders

    Aug 2005 - Reporting Prothrombin Times Using the International Normalized Ratio Updates

    July 2005 - CK Reference Ranges

    May 2005 - Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)

    April 2005 - Drug Screen Update

    Sep 2004 - Cytology Updates

    Oct 2003 - High Sensitivity CRP

    June 2003 - PROBNP

    May 2003 - HSV & VZV

    Mar 2003 - Bethesda 2001 Terminology Changes

    Mar 2003 - CA 15-3

    Feb 2003 - TriPath Liquid Based Thin Layer Pap Test

    Sep 2002 - BNP Technical Bulletin

    Aug 2002 - Fetal Risk Assessment Technical Bulletin

    Mar 2002 - New Tumor Marker Assays

    Jan 2002 - Arthritis Panel

    Dec 2001 - Transcutaneous Bilirubin (TcB) for Newborns

    Sep 2000 - Ova and Parasites

    Microbiology Briefs

    Nov 2011 - Bordetella pertussis

    Sep 2009 - Revised Clostridium difficile Diarrhea and Colitis

    Nov 2007 - Shiga Toxin Testing

    Nov 2006 - New Reflex Testing Algorithm for Syphilis Screening

    Mar 2005 - The Laboratory Diagnosis and Evaluation of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Mar 2005 - Flow Chart for Reflex Hep C Testing Protocol

    Dec 2005 - Avian Flu Pandemic Alert (Phase 3) Plan

    Dec 2005 - Respiratory Viral Diagnostic Tests

    Nov 2004 - Bordetella pertussis

    May 2004 - West Nile Virus

    Anergy Testing in Conjunction with Tuberculin Skin Testing (PPD)

    Bacterial Antigen Detection Testing of Cerebrospinal Fluid

    Serologic Diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis and
    Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

    The Microbiology Lab and Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

    Lab Role in Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections of Lower Respiratory Tract

    Tuberculous Meningitis

    General Guidelines for Specimen Collection

    Respiratory Viral Diagnostic Tests

    Vulvovaginitis

    Febrile Agglutinins

    Viral Encephalitis (HSV, CMV, and VZV)

    Laboratory Diagnosis of Pharyngitis/Strep Screen

    Clinical Briefs

    Jan - 2010 Transfusion Guidelines for Blood Components

    Oct - 2005 Laboratory Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

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