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laboratoryPlace where scientific research and development is conducted and analyses performed, in contrast with the field or factory. Most laboratories are characterized by controlled uniformity of conditions (constant temperature, humidity, cleanliness). Modern laboratories use a vast number of instruments and procedures to study, systematize, or quantify the objects of their attention. Procedures often include sampling, pretreatment and treatment, measurement, calculation, and presentation of results; each may be carried out by techniques ranging from having an unaided person use crude tools to running an automated analysis system with computer controls, data storage, and elaborate readouts. laboratory [′lab·rə‚tȯr·ē] (science and technology) A place for experimental study. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Physical examination showed no pathologic findings, malaria was excluded by repeated thick blood smears, and in the absence of abnormal laboratory findings a common cold disease was assumed on clinical grounds. Laboratory findings revealed a leukocyte count of 12,400/mL, neutrophils of 9,200/mL, lymphocytes 2,300/mL, erythrocytes 4,000/mL, Hb 12 g/dL, Hct 35%, MCH 84 fl, platelets 645,000/mL, erythrocyte sedimentation rate 127 mm/h, and a CRP of 148 mg/L. Consider this example: MDS item 12j, urinary tract infection (UTI), has very specific coding instructions in the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Users Manual, including the requirement for significant laboratory findings to be in the resident's record. |
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