Improving blood disorder diagnosis: reflections on the challenges Journal Articles

abstract

• SummaryHematology laboratories have a vital role in providing diagnostic testing for a wide range of blood disorders. Improvements in hematology laboratory diagnostics are highly dependent on new discoveries on blood disorder pathology, the translation of new knowledge into assays for clinical testing purposes, and research that assesses, compares, and optimizes diagnostic practices. This article reviews the author's experiences with research leading to improved blood disorder diagnosis, including research studies on Quebec platelet disorder and other bleeding disorders, evaluations of practice, and research on the external quality assessment of diagnostic testing for platelet function disorders. The importance of research to advancing diagnostic testing for blood disorders is emphasized.

authors

• Hayward, Catherine Pauline Ma

status

• published 

publication date

• June 2013

has subject area

• 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology (FoR)
• Blood Coagulation Disorders (MeSH)
• Blood Platelet Disorders (MeSH)
• Hematologic Diseases (MeSH)
• Hematologic Tests (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Immunology (Science Metrix)
• Reproducibility of Results (MeSH)
• Research (MeSH)
• Sensitivity and Specificity (MeSH)

published in

• International Journal of Laboratory Hematology  Journal

keywords

• Blood Coagulation Disorders
• Blood Platelet Disorders
• Hematologic Diseases
• Hematologic Tests
• Humans
• Reproducibility of Results
• Research
• Sensitivity and Specificity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/ijlh.12074

PubMed ID

• 23480102

start page

• 244

end page

• 253

volume

• 35

issue

• 3