laboratory diagnosis

Laboratory tests can be valuable aids in making a diagnosis, but, as screening tools for detecting hidden disease in asymptomatic individuals, their usefulness is limited. The value of a test as a diagnostic aid depends on its sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity is the…

…disease is dependent upon a laboratory test. Some involve measuring the amount of certain chemical constituents of the blood or body fluids, determining the presence of toxins (poisons), or examining the urine and feces. Other tests are designed to identify the causative agents of the disease. The removal and examination…

The growing demand for quick identification of microorganisms has resulted in the development of instrumentation for automated technology that allows a large number of tests to be performed on many specimens in a short period of time. The results are read automatically and analyzed by a computer program to identify…