The Artery is your community for finding solutions to your day-to-day clinical chemistry questions. Last month, several answers were found to questions ranging from "What are some of the unwritten duties of being a medical director?" to “Can a denosumab treatment cause interferences with serum protein electrophoresis?”. Read on for the most discussed on the Artery in August.
Not Just a Laboratory Medical Director
Calling all laboratory medical directors – What are some of the unwritten duties of your role? In addition to the traditional job responsibilities, there are many tasks that lab medical directors acquire when working in a hospital setting that they might not have expected.
Alternative Approaches to Glucose Measurement
When attempting to obtain glucose measurements from patients, a common method is to perform fingerstick procedures. What is an alternative approach when a patient is missing fingers and prefers not to use the fingerstick strategy? Circulation issues impacting the quality of the sample and challenges with venipuncture are a couple of factors both laboratorians and other health professionals must consider.
Detecting Denosumab
Can a denosumab treatment cause interferences with serum protein electrophoresis? Does dosage play a role in interference? Arterarians weigh in on using denosumab for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma.