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The Evolving Role of Commutability & using Reference Values for Blood Testing

Laboratory measurements need to be accurate to ensure that patients receive the best care and disease management solutions. This is why material needs to be commutable before it is used as ‘reference’ material. What does ‘reference’ mean? The meaning of ‘reference’ will depend on how it is used: Most laboratories perform medical testing, but if...

What You Need to Know about Covid-19 variants

According to the results of Mayo Clinic’s study of more than 35,000 COVID-19 patients, those who received a convalescent plasma donation within 3 days of diagnosis only had an 8.7% death rate the following week. However, patients that received the transfusion 4 or more days after diagnosis, had an 11.9% death rate during the following...

Calibrators Controls Analytes Proficiencies and C37a

No matter what field you are in, if you run an instrument that measures anything—the speed of a car on a radar gun, the heat of an oven that bakes perfect pizzas or, in our case, the amount of cholesterol (or other analytes) in a vial of serum; you need to do a few things...

What COVID-19 Vaccination Means for Blood Donors

Did you recently get your COVID-19 jab, or are planning to get it soon? You might be wondering if you can donate blood after being vaccinated. The answer is yes. However, the process and eligibility requirements will vary depending on where you want to donate blood. In this blog, we will talk about the differences...

What to Expect When Donating Blood in 2021

Are you interested in contributing to research studies into saving lives, especially during the COVID-19 crisis? If so, do you know what to expect when donating blood in 2021, what you should be doing before your blood donation, and finally, what the health benefits of donating blood are? Look no further. We at Solomon Park...

The SARS-CoV-2 Virus: How Convalescent Plasma Could Help Fight COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the novel coronavirus responsible for the devastating scenario that we, the citizens of the world, currently find ourselves in. Without going into too much detail, and as most people know by now, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first appeared in Wuhan, China, in the last days of 2019. It rampaged through the world...

Convalescent Plasma versus COVID-19: Finding the Way Forward

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates Socrates, an Ancient Greek philosopher, was widely considered one of the three most influential philosophers, along with Plato and Aristotle, in Ancient Western philosophy. And based on a study of his life...

The Army and Standardized Lipid Testing

I was never certain where Colonel H. got our name. We were just starting out as a small company at the time with limited contacts, but he had heard about us from someone and wanted Solomon Park to make a proficiency testing program for him (for him meant the US Army clinical laboratory system in...

Is Your Lab All That? Everything You Need to Know About CAP Accreditation

Pathology is a growing job market. Between 2016 and 2026, there is an expected growth of 11.4% of new pathologists entering the field. While the field of pathology is fascinating, there is a lot to keep up-to-date on. Regulations, standards, and accreditations are constantly in flux. If you miss anything, it can cost you time, money,...

The History of the Lipid Standardization Program

The lipid standardization program (LSP) controls have been produced by Solomon Park Research Laboratories since 1995 using a procedure (the CLSI C37-A) that ensures commutability of testing for lipids to the serum in these materials. These materials are further distinguished by having the analytes of interest, in this case lipids and more recently lipoproteins, measured...

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