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The intended objective of this newsletter is to highlight the importance of early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The diagnosis of CKD often require the input of many disciplines along side that of the primary health care giver. It is common for patients with CKD to also have other chronic conditions, including but not restricted to hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development February 2012

Malaria is a detectable, preventable, and curable disease, but the burden on global health is still very high. This SEED article discusses a broad range of aspects, from the latest figures from the World Health Organisation and the Plasmodium life cycle to the limitations of stablished diagnostic tests, and how new technologies, such as the Sysmex XN-31 analyser, can enlighten the way towards malaria elimination.

Abnormal RBC results generate extra workload for laboratories and require careful interpretation to guide treatment options. This white paper describes common RBC diseases, both acquired and hereditary, that are frequently encountered in a routine laboratory, and presents how intelligent interpretation of blood counts and algorithms can help identifying these conditions. Subsequent confirmatory tests lead to improved turn-around times.

Whenever you are looking for a fast and standardised determination of the apheresis starting point or the prediction of the yield during apheresis, you can now use the new XN Stem Cells count for a better management of your patients.

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development April 2015 The importance of statistical investigations

A deeper insight about an activation of the immune response of patients can be acquired from newly available diagnostic parameters that support differentiation between inflammation and infection, different pathogenic causes of infection (viral versus bacterial) and different types of immune response: early innate, cellular or humoral immune response.

Challenges in selecting the appropriate radiation therapy for your patient

Platelets are normally measured by impedance, but when interferences are present, this may lead to a wrong count. There are alternatives methods for platelet measurement that are here explained in detailed, like the fluorescence flow cytometry and the accurate count provided by the PLT-F channel.