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Enhancing pediatrics testing

Major challenges facing the pediatric laboratory

Clinical laboratories servicing pediatric centers must overcome several unique challenges to provide adequate services.

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Major challenges

These include dealing with small sample sizes, interferents, determination of proper reference intervals and performing multiple valid analyses on these limited sample volumes with a rapid turnaround time. 

Here we explain how this is being addressed for five common challenges.

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1. Sample size

Overcoming challenges caused by low or insufficient testing volumes of serum or plasma.

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2. Analytic interference

Managing the risk of interference by bilirubin or hemolysis.

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3. Assessment of hyperbilirubinemia: preventing kernicterus in newborns

Accurate and reliable assessment of bilirubin for better informed decision-making.

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4. Getting the right results the first time

Working fast and accurately under pressure.

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5. Antibiotic resistance

Seeing beyond fever to a more precise diagnosis and targeted treatment.

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