How important is the calibration and preventive maintenance of a device?
Calibration is the set of operations with which, under certain specific conditions, the correspondence between the values indicated in an instrument.
What should I do when a spill occurs on my equipment?
Semi-automated chemistry analyzers, in general, are very specialized and expensive equipment. Its conservation depends largely on the way of installation and use.
How to keep your refractometers in good condition?
Refractometers are optical instruments that are used to determine the percentage of soluble solids in a liquid solution. For this, the refractometer makes use of the principle of total refraction of light (caused by the type and concentration of substances dissolved in a liquid solution such as sugar), which takes place in the boundary layer between the prism and the sample. The refractive index of the prism determines the upper limit of the measuring range, since this should always be greater than that of the sample. The refractometer therefore measures the density of liquids, the denser a liquid the greater the refraction.
Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in children
Acute pancreatitis is increasingly recognized in children. With an incidence of up to 13 per 100,000 per year and an average hospitalization time of 5-8.5 days.
Considerations for the proper functioning of your ELISA washer
The ELISA scrubber has been designed to perform the washing operations that are involved in the ELISA technique, so its proper functioning is critical to ensure that the ELISA technique works properly.
Do you know what the clinical utility of blood tubes is?
The objective of the clinical laboratory is to obtain information about the health status of a person. This information can be used to establish a diagnosis, evaluate an evolution and / or prognosis of a disease, assess the effectiveness of a treatment, perform a screening in a population.
What are Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes?
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of inherited connective tissue disorders that affect many organic systems. Depending on the type of EDS, the signs are hematoma proneness, slow wound healing, hyperextensible skin, joint hypermobility and fragility of connective tissue demonstrated by fragility of internal organs and blood vessels. The EDS group consists of different disorders and the genetic basis is known in 12 of the 13 types.
How does a stethoscope work?
The stethoscope is an acoustic device that amplifies body noise to achieve its best perception and therefore the integration of various signs, which are mainly auscultated in the heart,
Typhoid fever: traveler’s diarrhea
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria. In general it spreads through contaminated food or water, this germ being identified through microbiological cultures.
The drying oven: from the simple to the complex
The drying oven is a device used to dry and sterilize glass and metal containers in the laboratory. It is also identified with the name Oven drying.