Chemistry

Calcium Homeostasis with PTH and Vitamin D

The video will review basic calcium homeostasis including how PTH and Vitamin D are involved in this process.

This video is 8m

Review of Diabetes Mellitus

This presentation will describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. There will be an emphasis on diagnostic tests including measuring HbA1c, blood glucose levels, and performing an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

This video is 36m

Introduction to Urine Drug Screening

Urine drug testing is commonly used for investigation of unknown ingestions and compliance monitoring. This presentation discusses the rationale for using urine as a specimen type, the common analytical techniques used for testing, and important considerations for interpretation of results.

This video is 32m

Laboratory Evaluation of Kidney Function

This presentation discusses laboratory tests commonly used to evaluate kidney function including serum creatinine, glomerular flow rate (GFR), inulin clearance, urine albumin, and albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR). It also reviews the current clinical practice guidelines for assessing chronic kidney disease.

This video is 45m

Interference by Dietary Supplements in Lab Assays

In this video lecture Dr. Vrajesh K. Pandya explores how Interference in laboratory assays is a concern since it can positively or negatively influence test results with potential impact on patient care. During this presentation, the mechanisms underlying such interference will be discussed, along with ways of detecting it and possible solutions.

This video is 45m

Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) Workflow

Mass spectrometry is an analytical tool that allows for the identification and quantitation of specific analytes with greater sensitivity and specificity than many other lab techniques. This video will show the typical workflow of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS).

This video is 6m

Spotlight on Testing Technologies: An Overview of Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

In this presentation, Dr. Strathmann briefly discusses the basics of Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.

This video is 5m

Microscopy of CSF and Body Fluids

In this lecture Dr. Tracy George focuses on the microscopy of cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, and pericardial fluid. Both normal and abnormal cell types will be shown and features that help distinguish benign from malignant cytology will be discussed. Recommendations for additional ancillary studies will also be explored.

This video is 46m

Roles of the Clinical Laboratory in Pain Management

In this presentation, Dr. McMillin discusses the roles of the clinical laboratory in pain management.

This video is 12 minutes.

How to Utilize Spectrophotometric Testing

This video show the basics of analyses utilizing spectrophotometric testing and the care of the spectrophotometer.

This video is 8 minutes.

How to perform a Urinalysis

This video will instruct you how to perform a basic urinalysis test.

This video is 4 minutes.

How to perform a Clinitest®

This video will instruct you on how to perform a Clinitest.

This video is 3 minutes.

How to perform an Acetest®

This video will instruct you on how to perform a Acetest.

This video is 2 minutes.

How to perform an Ictotest®

This video will instruct you on how to perform a Ictotest.

This video is 2 minutes.

How to perform a Sulfosalycylic Acid test

This video will instruct you on how to perform a Sulfosalycylic Acid test.

This video is 2 minutes.

Introduction to Pipetting

This tutorial provides an introduction to proper pipetting technique for mechanical two-stop pipettes.