Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing can be inaccurate in persons with elevated amounts of
Hemoglobin F, or with abnormal hemoglobins found in sickle cell trait, HbC trait and HbE trait. …

Authentic assessment exercises are similar to real-world tasks that would be expected by a
professional. An authentic assessment in combination with an inquiry-based learning activity …

BACKGROUND: Patients with variant hemoglobins may receive inaccurate results by some
HbA 1c methods. We examined reporting practices of clinical laboratories with respect to …

Healthcare professions face complex care environments with growing attention to the number
of preventable hospital deaths. Interprofessional communication and teamwork are key …

Mutations in the lozenge gene of Drosophila melanogaster elicit a pleiotropic set of adult
phenotypes, including severe compound eye perturbations resulting from the defective …

Background Waist circumference (WC) measurement has been shown to perform as well as
or better than body mass index (BMI) in identifying women at risk for diabetes and …

BACKGROUND: Anemia is known to cause spurious hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) results. The
effect of menstruation on HbA1c was tested by correlating it to FPG in non-anemic …

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on the economy and funding for public
education. For that reason, the pandemic has a worrisome effect on the sustainability of university/…

… De Luna, Kristina Jackson Behan, ABO Discrepancy and Hemolytic Anemia Post Liver
Transplant due to Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome, Laboratory Medicine, Volume 42 …

Objective: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is the standard measurement of glycemic control, and
the HbA1c value can be used to estimate average glucose using a formula. Several studies …