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Clinical Laboratory

Clinical Laboratory. David L. Smith - CLES 35 years experience in electronics Service Rep for various laboratory instrumentation MFGs Currently working at National Jewish Health – the mecca of vintage laboratory equipment and cutting edge lab technology. Lab.

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Clinical Laboratory

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  1. Clinical Laboratory • David L. Smith - CLES • 35 years experience in electronics • Service Rep for various laboratory instrumentation MFGs • Currently working at National Jewish Health – the mecca of vintage laboratory equipment and cutting edge lab technology.

  2. Lab Departments in a Lab (varies widely dependent on size of laboratory and specialties) Anatomic Pathology • Histology (study of solid tissues) microscopes, microtones, tissue processors, slide strainers, • Cytology (study of cell smears) microscopes, tissue processors, • Surgical Pathology (study of surgical tissue samples) cryostats, microscopes

  3. Lab Microbiology • Bacteriology (study of bacteria) • Virology (study of viruses) • Phraseology (study of parasites) • Mycology (study of fungi) • Immunology (study of immune system) • Parasitology (study of parasites) – all use microscopes, incubators, water baths, specialty analyzers.

  4. Lab Biochemistry • Clinical Chemistry (study of body fluid chemistry) • Toxicology (study of toxic chemicals)(recreational drugs, heavy metals) • Immunology/Serology (study of antigen and antibodies) • Urinalysis (study of urine) analyzers, spectrophotometers

  5. Lab Hematology • Hematology (study of blood cells) cell counters, microscopes, slide strainers, analyzers. • Coagulation (study of clotting) Coagulation timers, clotting factor analyzers. • Transfusion Medicine (study of blood types) microscopes

  6. Lab • Molecular Diagnostics/Genetics • Cryogenics (study of karyotype, Chromosomes), PCR (DNA Xerox machine), electrophoresis devices (DNS ladders) • Acquisition (specialized equipment – sweat tester) • Phlebotomy (blood draw) • Specimen Management (laboratory information system)

  7. Lab Equipment • Centrifuges (wide varieties) sample prep •  Shakers, rocker, rollers, mixers (wide varieties) sample prep •  Incubators (human cell, bacteria, fungus, parasite) - aerobic (with O2)/anaerobic (without O2) • Water Baths (Sample prep, reagent prep) • Analyzers • Slide Processors & Warmers • Chromatography (separation of color) • Ph Meters (ionic analyzers) forms a battery (can be ion specific) • Refract meters (Light bouncing of surfaces)

  8. Lab Equipment • Spectrophotometers (effect on light wavelength when passing threw or bouncing off sample) lamp, monochromator, (light splitter - prism or grating mirror),light detector – photo diode. • Osmomometer (effect on freezing and boiling point) • Particle Counters, (radioactive materials) Liquid Scintillation, gamma & beta • Microscopes – Compound – using bright field, Inverted Stage, Stereo (dissecting), Electron – dark field, Fluorescence, Digital, etc. • Flamephotometers (change in flame when chemical is burned) – obsoulete, replaced with ISE – Ion Selective electrodes. • Atomic Absorption /Mass Spectrophotometers

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