… Susan J Leclair PhD CLS(NCA) is Professor of Medical Laboratory … Address for
correspondence: Susan J Leclair PhD CLS(NCA), Department of Medical Laboratory Science, …

Historically, diseases in the form of a single patient were identified and described by a single
physician. Because only rarely did two or more physicians see the same type of patient in …

A 50-year-old patient presented with severe fatigue, fevers, unexplained weight loss, and night
sweats of two-week duration. Within two days, an episode of intravascular hemolysis was …

For millennia, all aspects of medicine were viewed as sacred trusts given by the gods for the
benefit of humanity. Their word was unquestioned. From Imhotep who was raised to the …

1. Define relative and absolute leukocyte counts. 10. 2. Use proper terminology for variations
in the number of each type of leukocyte. 3. Compare leukocyte values with reference …

The current conception of the clinical laboratory has been around for over a century now.
Throughout that time, many practitioners have wished that they could" just do the job" and not …

VOL 19, NO 1 WINTER 2006 CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 3 winners, and those with
bids greater than the pivotal bid are losers. All winning laboratories will be paid the same …

OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has heterogeneous patient clinical characteristics and
outcomes. In previous work, we investigated the genetic basis of this heterogeneity by …

… This is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Susan J. Leclair … This
is to certify that I have examined the doctoral dissertation by Susan J. …

DISCUSSION The wound from the patient's amputation was colonized with Staphylococcus
aureus. The organisms from his local infection seeded into his circulation, causing …