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Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500: vs Coulter STKS for counting lamellar bodies in amniotic fluid. May 298

Academic stress, body chemistry as affected by, Nov 697

Accidents: agricultural, Oct 623; DNA analysis for reconstructing scenes of, Aug 485

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, March 166

Acetaminophen (Rumack-Matthew) nomogram, Jan 34

Acetaminophen poisoning, evaluating in an emergency setting, Jan 33

Acetone, in toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 102

Acetylcysteine, Jan 34 Acetylsalicylic acid poisoning,

evaluating in an emergency setting, Jan 33

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): AIDS-related death rate decline in women. Sept 521; cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion risk. Sept 522; Methylobacterium species as opportunistic pathogen with, Nov 704. See also Human immunodeficiency viruses

Acridinium esters, in chemiluminescence immunoassay. Sept 557

Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), as prolonged by prekallikrein deficiency, May 274

Acupuncture: acceptance of, March 134; historical basis and US practitioners, March 163; scientific understanding and applications of, April 233; as unproven therapeutic modality, July 391 (letter)

Addiction, acupuncture for treating, April 236

Adelhak, Mervat: on patient records for instructional purposes, Feb 79

Adenocarcinoma, cervical. Sept 549

Advance beneficiary notice (ABN), Medicare compliance guidelines on, Dec 742

Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, April 209

Agriculture: clinical laboratory in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 689; health and safety of farm workers, Oct 623

AIDS. See Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Albumin: strip assay for microalbuminuria, Dec 733, 769

Albuquerque, NM, Biomedical Laboratory Code of Practice, May 287

Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), in alcohol metabolism, Feb 104

Alcohols: recycling of, June 356; toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 102

Alendronate, for osteoporosis, July 420

Algorithms, testing, Feb 115; for reflex testing, Oct 595

Alkaline phosphatase: in chemiluminescence immunoassay. Sept 557; in osteoporosis evaluation, July 420

Allergies: acupuncture for treating, April 236; food allergy and sensitivity testing, Feb 100; from Hemiptera bites, March 136 (letter). See also Latex allergy

Alonso, J Mario: on cord blood banking, Feb 95

Alternative medicine: acupuncture, March 163, April 233; allopathy compared with, Oct 584 (letter); chiropractic practice, May 291; naturopathic medicine, Feb 97; scientific basis of, March 134

Aluminum phosphide, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 693

Alzheimer's disease: elevated homocysteine levels associated with, Dec 733; gene mutation associated with, Dec 733

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, May 285

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA), March 166

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB): Quality Program, June 371; on transfusion-transmitted diseases, July 395

American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, May 278

American College of Physicians (ACP): estrogen replacement therapy study, Aug 494; prostate cancer screening guidelines, Aug 481

American Diabetes Association (ADA): on glucose tolerance test replacement, Oct 596

American International Health Alliance ("Profiles"), June 384

American Medical Association (AMA): on formaldehyde exposure's effects, Jan 41; on physician office laboratory exemption from CLIA, April 207

American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP): on Balanced Budget Act of 1997, May 268; Board of Registry approves new credentials, Feb 73; Board of Registry longitudinal study, June 341; Board of Registry statistics of 1997, Aug 474; Board of Registry survey on point-of-care testing, Feb 85; on Consumer Bill of Rights, April 211; on employment for medical technology graduates, Jan 13; on genetic testing ethics, March 142; medical laboratory science

programs survey, Oct 598; in National Medical Liability Reform Coalition, Feb 76; practice parameters committee, Feb 115; on state legislation, July 399; volunteers in Washington, Oct 589

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Jan 6, 18

Am i noethy lea rbazole, detoxification of, June 359

Aminoglycosides, bacterial resistance to, Jan 48

Ammonia: as agricultural hazard, Oct 624; diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 693

Amniotic fluid. Coulter STKS vs Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500 for counting lamellar bodies in, May 298

Ampicillin, bacterial resistance to, Jan 46

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms, Aug 487

Anaerobes, antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 51

Analgesia, with acupuncture, April 233

Anaphylaxis, latex exposure causing. May 281

Ancillary tests, displaying charges for, Feb 73

Anders, Rhonda: on latex substitutes. May 283

Andrology: assisted reproduction technologist ("Profiles"), Sept 576

Anemia: and acute myelocytic leukemia, Nov 671; with lead or iron intoxication, April 224

Angina, in women, Aug 492 Anion gap, in toxic alcohol

poisoning, Feb 103, May 261 (letter)

Anosmia, due to formaldehyde exposure. May 262 (letter)

Anthrax, in bioterrorism, Aug 463 Antibiotics: for Methylobacterium

infections, Nov 704. See also Drug resistance

Antibody detection tests: in blood banking, March 148; for Helicobacter pylori. Sept 562

Anticardiolipin antibodies, and thromboembolism, June 330

Anticoagulants, phlebotomy specimens affected by, Sept 543

Anticoagulant tubes, for evacuated-tube blood collection systems, Oct 621

Antigen-antibody binding, in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Antigenic drift, in influenza virus, Nov 678

Antigenic shift, in influenza virus, Nov 678

Antiglycolytic agents, as evacuated tube additive, Oct 621

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Jan 45

Aortic aneurysm, in women, Aug 493

Aortic valve stenosis, in women, Aug 493

Apoproteins, in dyslipidemia, July 432

Arbitrage, Dec 749

Arkansas Human Research Subject Protection Act of 1999, March 142

Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Aug 485

Aroma-analysis device, for detecting pneumonia, April 206

Arteriosclerosis: homocysteine in, July 410. See also Atherosclerosis

Arthritis, rheumatoid. See Rheumatoid arthritis

ASCP. See American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Aspirin poisoning, evaluating in an emergency setting, Jan 33

Assisted reproduction technology ("Profiles"), Sept 576

Asthma: acupuncture for treating, April 236; latex exposure causing occupational, May 281

Atherosclerosis: cytokines linked to, Oct 588; dyslipidemia in, July 432; homocysteine in, July 415

Atopic disease, acupuncture for treating, April 236

Author guidelines, Jan 55 Authorship software, for computer-

assisted instruction, June 366 Automation: of the histology

laboratory, Aug 497; the laboratory transformed by, Dec 747; in virtual laboratory. May 270

Aztreonam, bacterial resistance to, Jan 50

B Bacillus anthracis, as biological

weapon, Aug 462 Bacteria: antimicrobial

susceptibility testing, Jan 45; in bioterrorism, Aug 461; as danger in microbiology laboratory, Oct 591; Methylobacterium as opportunistic pathogen, Nov 704; taxonomy of, Nov 669

Bacterial meningitis, infection rate with top five pathogens, Jan 9

Bacterial vaginosis, clue cells in detecting, July 408

Baker, Dorie: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Baker, Doris J, Sept 576 ("Profiles") Bakes-Martin, Rosemary: on quality

management of instrumentation, May 271

Balanced Budget Act of 1997: implementation of, May 267; liability reform provisions, Feb 75

Baptist Health Care, Pensacola, Fla ("Profiles"), Feb 128

Baseline tests, in naturopathic medicine, Feb 99

Basophilic stippling, April 226 Bender, Jeff: on Escherichia coli

0157:H7 detection, June 352 Best, Michele: as ASCP volunteer

in Washington, Oct 589; on Medicare compliance, Dec 742

Bethesda System, Sept 546 B-5 fixative, mercury salts in. May

289 Bilirubin: in malaria patients, Feb

81; transcutaneous bilirubinometer for patient monitoring, Nov 685

Biological weapons, Aug 461 Bioluminescence, Sept 555

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Biomedical Laboratory Code of Practice (Albuquerque, NMi. May 287

Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory (State University of New Jersey) ("Profiles"), May 320

Bioterrorism, Aug 461 Bird flu, Nov 677 Blacklidge, Linda: on employee

loyalty, March 153 Blanchette, Carla: on volunteering,

Oct 603, 607 Bland, Jeffrey: on functional

medicine, Feb 98 Blood: assay for detecting

carcinoma cells in, June 330; screening tests for health fairs, Aug 469

Blood alcohol, autopsy for determining, March 139

Blood banking: "Book Reviews," Oct 637; cord blood banking, Feb 90, June 327 (letter); cross-contamination of blood samples by scissors cutting, July 428, Oct 583 (letter); HIV testing in, Sept 532; microscope use in, March 148; pretransfusion testing, March 149; quality system requirement for, Feb 116; statistics for auditing transfusion services, June 371; test tube size in, March 150

Bloodborne pathogen hotline, March 138

Blood collection: artifacts of, Aug 471; "Book Reviews," Nov 711; devices, Oct 616

Blood gases, sensors for monitoring of, Nov 684

Blood glucose. See Glucose Blood pressure, phlebotomy

specimens affected by, Sept 541 Blood products: solvent/detergent

treatment for viral inactivation, July 395, Sept 532, Nov 655 (letter)

Blood transfusion: "Book Reviews," June 375; impact of reducing blood sample size on incidence of, in neonatal ICU, May 306; pretransfusion testing, March 149; solvent/detergent treatment for viral inactivation, July 395, Nov 655 (letter); statistics for auditing transfusion services, June 371

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), in toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 103

Body cavity effusions, Wright-Giemsa cytology of, Jan 26

Body fluids, Wright-Giemsa cytology of, Jan 26

Bone: forensic analysis of skeletal remains, July 423; osteoporosis, July 418

Bone density, and osteoporosis, July 418

Bone marrow: "Book Reviews," Jan 53; hematogones in smears, Aug 468, Dec 728 (letter); as stem cell source, Feb 91

"Book Reviews": Blood Bank Regulations A to Z, Oct 637; Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis, 3rded, Feb 120; Clinical Laboratory Management, May 311; Clinical Laboratory Science: Education and Management, Oct 637; Clinical Parasitology: A Practical Approach, Aug 503; Color Atlas of Basic Histopathology, April 248; Cytopathology of the Uterus, 2nd ed. Sept 567; Diagnostic Histopathology of the Bone Marrow, Jan 53; Get Into Medical School! A Guide for the Perplexed, June 375; Gynecologic Cytopathology, April 247; Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text, 2nd ed.

Aug 503; How to Prepare for a Joint Commission Survey, March 183; Laboratory Test Handbook Concise With Disease Index, Jan 53; Laboratory Test Handbook With Key Word Index, 4th ed, Jan 53; Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory, May 311; Pathology for the Health-Related Professions, March 183; Phlebotomy/Blood Collection: 400 Questions and Answers, 4th ed, Nov 711; Red Blood Cell Transfusion: A Practical Guide, June 375; Research for the Health Professional: A Practical Guide, 2nd ed, April 247; Troubleshooting Histology Stains, Nov 711; Within Your Reach: A Manual for Developing a Laboratory Outreach Program, Sept 568

Borrelia burgdorferi: and human-leukocyte-function association antigen I, Oct 588; vaccine for, Oct 587

Boulder (Colo) Community Hospital: partnering with laboratory in a developing country ("Profiles"), June 384

Bradycardia, in digoxin intoxication, March 158

Branch, Donald: on Fyn enzyme for HIV test, March 138

Branched chain DNA testing, for HIV, Sept 535

Breast cancer: FDA approves test and treatment for, Nov 660; Wright-Giemsa stained carcinoma, Jan 27f

Briskin, Alan: on employee loyalty, March 152

Brucella, in microbiology laboratory, Oct 591

Brucella melitensis, as biological weapon, Aug 462

Burkholderia cepacia, antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 51

Butterfly needles, Dec 757

c Calcium, and osteoporosis, July

418 Calcium oxalate crystals, in toxic

alcohol poisoning, Feb 105 California: AB 695, July 399; blood

glucose monitoring bill, Jan 12 Cancer: as agricultural hazard, Oct

627; the Bethesda System of classifying cervical, Sept 546; Wright-Giemsa cytology in detection of, Jan 26. See also Breast cancer; Carcinoma; Colorectal cancer; Prostate cancer

Candida, vacuolated neutrophils in detecting, Oct 634

Capitation, laboratories' response to, Dec 749

"Capitol Chat," Sept 522, Oct 588, Nov 562, Dec 734

Capping blocks, Dec 758 Carbon 13, in urea breath tests for

Helicobacter pylori. Sept 564 Carbon 14, in urea breath tests for

Helicobacter pylori. Sept 564 Carcinoma: assay for detecting in

blood, June 330; cervical, Sept 546; homocysteine associated with, July 416; Wright-Giemsa staining for identification of, Jan 27f

Cardiac dysrhythmias, in digoxin and theophylline intoxication, March 158

Cardiac troponin I, in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 631

Cardiac troponin T: generations of immunoassays for. Sept 529; in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 631; for myocardial injury detection, July 396

Cardiovascular disease: and nutrition and diet, July 388; in

women, Aug 492. See also Arteriosclerosis; Stroke

Career development: ASCP involvement in. Sept 525; health care changes' effects, Dec 724; mentoring as volunteer opportunity, Oct 606; in rural laboratories, Nov 667; staff reduction's effects, June 341

Carotid artery disease, in women, Aug 493

Cascade systems, March 135 (letter)

Catalona, William J: on prostate cancer screening, Aug 477

Causes of death in United States (1995), Aug 459

CD44, variants expressed in colorectal cancer, Aug 460

Cefotaxime, bacterial resistance to, Jan 46

Ceftriaxone, bacterial resistance to, Jan 46

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): bioterrorism plan, Aug 463; for CLIA information, April 215; in infectious disease reporting, July 402; on rapid HIV testing. May 264; on voluntary HIV testing for pregnant women, June 330

Cephalosporins, bacterial resistance to, Jan 46

Cerebral palsy, cytokine levels associated with, Dec 733

Cerebrospinal fluid: 14-3-3 protein as predictive of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, April 207; Wright-Giemsa cytology of, Jan 26

Cervical cancer, the Bethesda System of classifying, Sept 546

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), Sept 547

C-fos-proto-oncogene, April 235 Champy, James: on downsizing,

March 153 Chan, Daniel W: on prostate

cancer screening, Aug 477 Charous, B Lauren: on latex

allergy, May 281 Chelation therapy, for lead or iron

intoxication, April 224 Chemical and Biological Weapons

Threat Reduction Act of 1997, Aug 461

Chemicals: as agricultural hazards, Oct 623; diagnosis of overexposure to agricultural, Nov 689; recycling of laboratory, June 356

Chemiluminescence immunoassay. Sept 555

Chemistry: academic stress as influence on leukocyte distribution, Cortisol, and prolactin, Nov 697; chemiluminescence in immunoassays, Sept 555; clinical chemistry laboratory associate director ("Profiles"), Aug 512; in core laboratory, June 333; diagnostic problems with variant forms of human chorionic gonadotropin, April 243; impact of reducing blood sample size on transfusion incidence in neonatal ICU, May 306; laboratory investigation of dyslipidemia, July 432; lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 629; recycling of laboratory chemicals, June 356; test strip for albumin and creatinine in urine, Dec 769

Chest pain, in women, Aug 493 Chicago Community Cord Blood

Bank, Feb 96 Chiropractic practice, laboratory

testing in, May 291 Chlamydia trachomatis,

fluorescent antibody staining technique for, April 207

Cholesterol: in arteriosclerosis, July 410; in dyslipidemia, July 432

Cholinesterase inhibitors, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 689

Chromatography: in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 690; for homocysteine testing, July 412. See also Gas chromatography

Chromium, disposal of. May 289 Chromogens, disposal options for,

June 359 Chromogranin A, for prostate

cancer screening, Aug 483 Chu, T Ming: discovery of

prostate-specific antigen, Aug 479

Chylomicronemia syndrome, in dyslipidemia classification, July 434

Chylomicrons, in lipoprotein classification, July 432

Citrate: concentration in coagulation testing, Aug 467; as evacuated tube additive, Oct 621

Clendenen, Faith: on Americans with Disabilities Act, Jan 21

Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidance, Nov 661

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee, March 141

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88): assisted reproductive technology regulation, Sept 576; finding information on, April 215; law proposing POL exemption from, April 207; licensing requirements, July 399; "Media Reviews," March 181; naturopathic physicians under, Feb 99; quality assurance requirements, Feb 116; transfusion practices regulation, June 371

Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA): Industry Trends Survey, Dec 734; outcomes' definitions of, Feb 118

Clinical microscopy: Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations in, Jan 21; Coulter STKS vs Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500 for counting lamellar bodies in amniotic fluid. May 298; polarizing microscopy for urate crystal detection, Feb 109; for serologic reactions, March 148

"Clinical Pathology Rounds": APT!" prolonged by prekallikrein deficiency, May 274; diagnostic pitfalls in acute myelocytic leukemia with low leukocyte counts, Nov 671; dual-species malarial infection, Feb 80; EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia, Aug 471

Clinical pathways, Feb 115 Clinton, Bill: on health care bill of

rights, April 209 Clostridium botulinum, as

biological weapon, Aug 462 Clue cells, in vaginal wet smears,

July 408 Coagulation: preventing clot

formation, Oct 587. See also Coagulation tests

Coagulation factors, deficiency of. May 275

Coagulation tests: in core laboratory, June 333; discard tubes in, March 135 (letter); for malaria patients, Feb 81; sodium citrate concentration, Aug 467

COLA, for CLIA information, April 215

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College of American Pathologists (CAP): for CLIA information, April 215; Pap smear survey, Jan 9; practice parameters committee, Feb 115

Colorectal cancer: Balanced Budget Act provisions, May 267; CD44 variants expressed in, Aug 460

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), Aug 487

Combined hyperlipidemia, July 434

Communicable diseases. See Infectious diseases

Communications: about biohazards, Oct 591; in core laboratory formation, June 334; negotiation for bridging gaps in, April 216

Community outreach projects, April 213

Competency testing: CLIA regulations on, April 215; Web-based instruction for, March 167

Competitive immunoassays, in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Complete blood count cell (CBC), for malaria patients, Feb 81

Complexed prostate-specific antigen, in prostate cancer test. Sept 521

Compliance: Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidance, Nov 661; Office of Inspector General guidelines for Medicare, Dec 740

Computer-assisted instruction, developmental considerations for, June 366

Computers: computer-assisted instruction development, June 366; the laboratory transformed by, Dec 747; "Media Reviews," March 181; Web-based instruction for the clinical laboratory, March 167; "Year 2000" effect, July 395. See also Internet; Laboratory information systems

Condyloma, Sept 547 Confidentiality: consumer rights

to, April 210; in cord blood banking, Feb 93; for genetic testing, March 141; and infectious disease reporting, July 403; legislation for protecting, Sept 523; patient records for instructional purposes, Feb 79

Congestive heart failure, in women, Aug 492

Consent, informed. See Informed consent

Consumer Bill of Rights, April 209 Consumer Health and Research

Technology Protection Act, Sept 524

"Continuing Education Update" series: agricultural hazards, Oct 623, Nov 689; alternative medicine, Feb 97, March 163, April 233, May 291; body fluids, Jan 26; forensics, June 361, July 423, Aug 484; laboratory economics, Dec 747; phlebotomy. Sept 540, Oct 616, Nov 684, Dec 754; pollution prevention. May 287, June 356; toxicology, Jan 33, Feb 102, March 158, April 224; women's health, July 418, Aug 492, Sept 546

Continuous quality improvement, in laboratory quality assurance programs, Feb 116

Control charts, for auditing transfusion services, June 371

Cook, Jim: on negotiation, April 216

Cooperative Disease Monitoring Project, Aug 460

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Cord blood banking, Feb 90, June 327 (letter)

Core laboratories: experiencing the formation of, June 333, Sept 519 (letter); as soulless, Oct 583 (letter)

Cornstarch, and latex allergy, May 281

Coronary artery disease, in women, Aug 492

Corporate culture, March 153 Cortisol: academic stress as

influence on, Nov 697; prolonged elevations of, June 330

Corynebacterium urealyticum. May 272

Costaras, Janice: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 589

Cost containment: and employee loyalty, March 152; histology laboratory automation for, Aug 497; and laboratory's role in assessing patient outcomes, Feb 114; laboratory teams for, May 265; recycling and substitution of chemicals for, June 356; reflex testing for, Oct 595; from screening laboratory orders, March 135 (letter)

Costello, Michael J: on influenza cultures, Nov 680

Coulter, Wallace M: obituary. Sept 521

Coulter STKS, vs Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500 for counting lamellar bodies in amniotic fluid, May 298

Coverslippers, automated, Aug 500

C-reactive protein: in coronary heart disease prognosis, March 139; and peripheral vascular disease risk, April 207; and risk of first heart attack, July 396

Creatine kinase, MB isoenzyme of (CK-MB), in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 629

Creatinine, test strip for low concentrations in urine, Dec 769

Creativity, pathologist explores relationship between illness and ("Profiles"), Nov 720

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: 14-3-3 protein in cerebrospinal fluid as predictive of, April 207; S100 protein in detecting, April 207

Crime, DNA analysis for solving, Aug 484

Cross-contamination, of blood samples by scissors cutting, July 428, Oct 583 (letter)

Crossmatching, in laboratory of forty years ago, March 146

Cross-training: in core laboratory formation, June 334, Oct 583 (letter); as efficient and beneficial, Nov 663; for rural laboratories, Nov 665; during times of consolidation, March 157; Web-based instruction for, March 167

CR1 protein, Feb 73 Cryopreservation, of cord blood,

Feb 94 Cryostats, microcomputer control

of, Aug 498 Cryosurgery, for prostate cancer,

Aug 477 Cultures: vs Gram stain of

sputum, Dec 763; in Helicobacter pylori diagnosis. Sept 562; urine cultures with greater than 100,000 CFU/mL, May 272

Cunningham, George: on false-negative PKU results, Oct 588

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT): in managed care, Dec 751; in Medicare compliance, Dec 744

Cystathione—synthase, in homocysteine metabolism, July 411

Cystic fibrosis: idiopathic chronic pancreatitis associated with, Nov 660. See also Cystic fibrosis screening

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, April 201 (letter)

Cystic fibrosis screening: of neonates, March 139; sweat testing, April 201 (letter)

Cytokines: atherosclerosis linked to, Oct 588; cerebral palsy associated with elevated levels of, Dec 733

Cytology: thin-layer preparation system's effect on workload, March 174; Web site for, March 168

D Dawson, Roger: on negotiation,

April 218 Deafness, Americans with

Disabilities Act accommodation for, Jan 19

Deferoxamine mesylate, April 228 Depression, St John's wort for

treating, March 134 Dermatitis, gloves as inducing,

May 280 Desai, Kalyani: on volunteering,

Oct 606 Developing countries: assisting

during National Medical Laboratory Week, April 204, 213; help for laboratories in, Feb 72 (letter); partnering with a laboratory in ("Profiles"), June 384; volunteering in, Feb 77

Diabetes: Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 21; glucose tolerance test replacement, Oct 596; low hemoglobin A1f levels with diabetic acidosis, Dec 738; microalbuminuria screening for people with, Dec 733; pancreatic islet cell antibody detection for, Jan 9

Diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride, detoxification of, June 338, 359

Diamond, Arlyne: on volunteering, Oct 608

Diarrhea, with Escherichia coli 0157:H7, June 347

Dichloropropene, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Diet, phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 540

Digibind, for digoxin overdose, March 159

Digitalis, March 158 Digital rectal examination, for

prostate cancer screening, Aug 478

Digoxin immune Fab (ovine), for digoxin intoxication, March 159

Digoxin intoxication, evaluating in emergency setting, March 158

Digoxin-like immunoreactive factors, March 160

Dilla Hospital (Ethiopia), Feb 77 Dioxetanes, in chemiluminescence

immunoassay. Sept 557 Dipstick screening, March 139 Diquat, diagnosis of overexposure

to, Nov 692 Direct low-density-lipoprotein

cholesterol assay, in dyslipidemia investigation, July 436

Discard tubes, in coagulation tests, March 135 (letter)

Disk-diffusion testing, Jan 46 Disposable sheathing needle

holders, Dec 755 Disposable sheathing safety

syringes, Dec 756 Disposal containers, for sharps,

Oct 622 Distillation, in recycling chemical

waste, June 356 Dithiocarbamates, diagnosis of

overexposure to, Nov 691

DNA: in forensic anthropology, July 426; in forensic laboratory, Aug 484; storage and ownership of samples, March 142

DNA fingerprinting. See Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

DNA probes, chemiluminescent labels in. Sept 557

Done (salicylate) nomogram, Jan 36

Dosimeters, Dec 738 Double billing, and Medicare

compliance, Dec 742 Downsizing: effects of, June 341;

and employee loyalty, March 152, June 327 (letter); and patient care, June 324

Down syndrome: false positives in testing for, Jan 9; first-trimester screening for, June 330

Drug resistance: antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Jan 45; of HIV, Sept 522; oxacillin-resistant phenotypes of Staphylococcus aureus. May 302; pine oil disinfectants contributing to, Feb 73; of tuberculosis, Aug 460

Dyes, disposal options for, June 359

Dyslipidemia, July 432; in cardiovascular disease, July 388

E Eae/slt virulence genes, in

Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 352

Ebola virus, in bioterrorism, Aug 461

Ectocervix, Sept 546 "Editorial": "The Economics Could

Favor Us," Dec 724; "'Just-in-Time Learning' and CE," Sept 518; "Unpredictable Flu," Nov 654; "Volunteering—Where to Begin?" Oct 582. See also "From the Editors"

EDTA. See Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Education: in acupuncture, March 166; "Book Reviews," Oct 637; in chiropractic, May 291; computer-assisted instruction, June 366; faculty salary survey, April 239; in forensic anthropology, July 426; high school science program coordinator ("Profiles"), April 256; medical technology programs and graduates, Jan 13; in naturopathic medicine, Feb 98; 1997 annual survey of medical laboratory science programs, Oct 598; for point-of-care testing, Feb 86; settings of laboratory programs, Dec 729; Web-based instruction for the clinical laboratory, March 167. See also "Continuing Education Update" series; Cross-training

Elderly patients, collecting specimens from, March 136 (letter)

Electronic controls, May 271 Emergency department:

acetaminophen and salicylate poisoning in, Jan 33; consumer rights in, April 210; digoxin and theophylline intoxication in, March 158; lead and iron intoxication in, April 224; toxic alcohol poisoning in, Feb 102

Employee productivity, histology laboratory automation and, Aug 497

Employees: loyalty in era of downsizing, March 152, June 327 (letter). See also Salaries

Empowerment, employee loyalty fostered by, March 156

Endocervix, Sept 546 Endorphins, acupuncture as

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Endosulfan, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Enterobacteriaceae, antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 50

Enterococci, drug resistance in, Jan 47

Enterohemolysin, in Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 352

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA), for HIV testing, Sept 531

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), for Helicobacter pylori detection, Sept 563

Enzymes, in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Eosinophil cationic protein, as indicator for bronchiodilator therapy, March 139

Epilepsy, Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 22

Epithelial cell abnormality, Sept 549

Epsilometer test (E-test), in Helicobacter pylori diagnosis. Sept 562

Ergocalciferol, in osteoporosis therapy, July 420

Error, in preanalytic stage of testing. Sept 540

Erythrocyte protoporphyrin, April 227

Erythrocytes, in malaria, Feb 80 Escherichia coli: in hay-fed vs

grain-fed cattle, Nov 660; pine oil disinfectants contributing to antibiotic resistance in, Feb 73; vacuolated neutrophils in detecting, Oct 634; virulence linked to huddling behavior, Oct 588

Escherichia coli 0157:1-17, June 347; antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 50

Esterase, in acute myelocytic leukemia diagnosis, Nov 671

Estrogen, and female cardiovascular system, Aug 494

Estrogen replacement therapy: for osteoporosis, July 420; and women's cardiovascular health, Aug 494

Ethanol, in toxic alcohol poisoning treatment, Feb 104

Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, Dec 741

Ethiopia, laboratorian volunteering in, Feb 77

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA): EDTA-dependent platelet agglutinating antibodies, Aug 472; EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia, Aug 471; as evacuated tube additive, Oct 621

Ethylene glycol poisoning, Feb 102 Evacuated-tube blood collection

systems, Oct 618 Evacuated tubes, for evacuated-

tube blood collection systems, Oct 619

Evanston, III, Northwestern Healthcare, March 153

Exercise, phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 541

Extended-spectrum fj-lactamases, Jan 50

Ex vivo sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 685

Faculty salary survey, April 239 Familial hypercholesterolemia, in

dyslipidemia classification, July 433

Farmer's lung disease, Oct 626 Farming. See Agriculture Fasting, phlebotomy specimens

affected by, Sept 540 Fasting plasma glucose, for

diabetes testing, Oct 596 "Features": Americans with

Disabilities Act, Jan 18; building a new employee loyalty, March 152; cord blood banking, Feb 90;

Escherichia coli 0157:H7 as a public health risk, June 347; HIV testing. Sept 530; homocysteine vs cholesterol, July 410; influenza epidemics, Sept 674; latex allergy, May 278; Medicare compliance, Dec 740; negotiation for bridging communication gaps, April 216; prostate cancer screening, Aug 476; volunteering, Oct 603

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in forensic DNA analysis, Aug 487

Feng, Peter: on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 349

Ferritin, billing Medicare for testing for, Dec 741

Fertility, assisted reproductive technology ("Profiles"), Sept 576

Fertilizers, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 693

Fetal lung maturity, lamellar body counts for predicting, May 298

Fiber-optic sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 684

Fibrinogen, March 139 Financial consultant ("Profiles"),

March 192 Fincher, Luther: on local response

to biological emergencies, Aug 463

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA), as alternative to surgical biopsy, July 396

Fingerprints, DNA compared with, Aug 485

Fish, Carolyn, Feb 128 ("Profiles") Fisher, Cynthia: on private cord

blood banking, Feb 96 Fixatives, reducing hazardous

wastes in. May 289 Flavobacterium, Aug 459 Fletcher factor, APTT prolonged by

deficiency of, May 274 Flow cytometry: in acute

myelocytic leukemia diagnosis, Nov 671; for differentiating hematogones from leukemic blasts, Aug 468, Dec 727 (letter)

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), for sexual assault detection, June 364

Fluorescence polarization enzyme immunoassay, for homocysteine testing, July 413

Fluorescent antibody staining, for Chlamydia trachomatis, April 207

Fluorescent immunoassay (FIA), chemiluminescence immunoassay compared with. Sept 555

Folic acid, homocysteine level correlated with, July 412

Food allergy and sensitivity testing, Feb 100

Food and Drug Administration (FDA): acupuncture needle reclassification, April 233; breast cancer test and treatment approved by, Nov 660; Medical Glove Powder Report, May 283; quality system requirement for blood banks, Feb 116; "Year 2000" Web site, July 395

Foodborne gastrointestinal disease, June 347

Forensic anthropology, July 423 Forensics: DNA testing in forensic

laboratory, Aug 484; forensic anthropology, July 426; sexual assault detection, June 361

Formaldehyde: minimizing toxic effects of, Jan 39, May 262 (letter); recycling of, June 356; in toxic alcohol metabolism, Feb 104

Formalin: for fixing tissue sections for gout diagnosis, Feb 109; recycling of, June 356; toxic effects of, Jan 39

14-3-3 protein, in cerebrospinal fluid as predictive of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, April 207

Francisella tularensis, as biological weapon, Aug 462

Freeze-thaw cycles, phlebotomy specimens affected by, Sept 544

Friedewald formula, in dyslipidemia analysis, July 435

"From the Editors": "The Americans With Disabilities Act," Jan 6; "The Breadth of Our Knowledge," April 198; "The Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Disease," July 388; "Measuring Others' Perceptions of Us," Feb 70; "New Faces Coming to This Page," Aug 454; "Protecting Ourselves From Latex Allergy," May 260; "Understanding Alternative Medicine," March 134; "With Less Help, Still Caring for Our Patients," June 324. See also "Editorial"

Fumigants, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Functional medicine, Feb 98 Functional sensitivity, of

immunoassays, Sept 528 Functional tests, in naturopathic

medicine, Feb 99 Fungicides, diagnosis of

overexposure to, Nov 691 Fyn enzyme, for HIV testing,

March 138

Gas chromatography: in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 690; for toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 106

Gas-liquid chromatography, in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 691

Gastric hydrochloric acid, Feb 99 Gastrointestinal disturbances, in

toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 104 Gate theory of pain control, April

234 Geisler, Sheila Colby, May 320

("Profiles") Genetic Confidentiality and

Nondiscrimination Act of 1997, March 142

Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1997, March 142

Genetic profiling. See Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

Genetic screening, by semen banks, Aug 460

Genetic testing: confidentiality legislation for. Sept 523; ethical issues, March 141; in Rhode Island health care bill, Jan 11; Web-based instruction in, March 170

Genome amplification testing, for blood donor screening. Sept 532

Gentamicin, for enterococcal infection, Jan 49

George, Wendy: on volunteering, Oct 604

Gertis, Karla: on HIV testing, Sept 534

Gestational diabetes mellitus, testing for, Oct 597

Giardia lamblia, Flavobacterium for degrading, Aug 459f

Gloves: changing more frequently, May 265; latex allergy. May 278, Aug 457 (letter)

Glove-use test, for latex allergy diagnosis. May 282

Glucose: California monitoring bill, Jan 12; coronary heart disease associated with high plasma levels, March 139; noninvasive sensors for monitoring, Nov 685; point-of-care testing for, Feb 86; values as best obtained after meals, Feb 73

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency, and malaria, Feb 80

Glucose tolerance tests, replacement of, Oct 596

^-Glucuronidase, in Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 351

Y-Glutamyltransferase (GGT), abnormal levels of, July 407, Nov 655 (letter)

Glycolate, in metabolic acidosis, Feb 105

Goldsmith, Jan: California blood glucose monitoring bill sponsorship, Jan 12

Goodman, Christopher: on cord blood banking, Feb 92

Gout, staining for urate crystals in tissue from, Feb 109

Gram's stain, of sputum, Dec 763 Grant proposals, June 339 Griffey, Paul: on volunteering, Oct

608 Guayule, as latex substitute, May

284 Guidelines, in patient outcomes

assessment, Feb 115 Guthrie phenylketonuria test,

false-negative results from, Oct 588

H Haase, Randy: on volunteering,

Oct 608 Hacek, Donna: on Escherichia coli

0157:H7 detection, June 350 Haemophilus influenzae, Gram

stain vs culture for, Dec 763 Haley, James A, Veterans'

Administration Medical Center (Tampa, Fla), Oct 629

Haley, Rebecca: on cord blood stem cell transplantation, Feb 91

Hamlin, William: on quality management of instrumentation, May 271

Hammer, Michael: on downsizing, March 153

Hanson, Ardele: having blood drawn, Aug 470

Hanson, C William III: on aroma-analysis device for detecting pneumonia, April 206

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Aug 460

Harris, David T: on cord blood banking, Feb 90

Hazardous waste: recycling, June 356; reduction of, May 287

Headaches, acupuncture for treating, March 165

Health care consumer bill of rights, April 209

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA): for CLIA information, April 215; colorectal cancer screening code, May 267; Medicare compliance guidelines, Dec 740; software for Medicare claims processing, Dec 733; "Year 2000" Web site, July 395

Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Bill, Feb 76

Health Care Personal Information Nondisclosure Act of 1998, Sept 523

Health fairs, blood screening tests for, Aug 469

Health insurance. See Insurance providers

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, April 210, Sept 523

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs), growth of, Dec 748

Heart attack: triglyceride/HDL ratio as predictor of, Jan 9. See also Myocardial infarction

Heart-lung machine operator ("Profiles"), Jan 64

Heart Preview Gallery (Web site), March 170

Heavy metals, disposal of, May 288, June 337

Heidelberg gastric analysis, Feb 99

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Held, Marilyn: and Medicare compliance issues, Dec 741; on volunteering, Oct 610

Helicobacter pylori, diagnostic tests for, Sept 561

Hemagglutinin, in influenza virus, Nov 676

Hematogones, Aug 468f, Dec 728f (letter)

Hematology: "Book Reviews," Feb 120; in core laboratory, June 333; Coulter STKS vs Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500 for counting lamellar bodies in amniotic fluid. May 298; disaggregating platelet clumps, Feb 71 (letter); "Media Reviews," Dec 774; portable clinical blood gas analyzers. May 306; vacuolated neutrophils as predicting serious infection, Oct 633; Web site for, March 169

Hematoxylin: decolorizing, June 359; mercury-free, May 290

Hemochromatosis, universal screening required for, April 207

Hemodialysis: for theophylline intoxication, March 161; for toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 104

Hemoglobin A1c, decreased levels with diabetic acidosis, Dec 738

Hemolysis, phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 545

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome: antimicrobial agents associated with, Jan 50; as Escherichia coli 0157:H7 sequela, June 350

Hennepin County, Minn, Medical Center, March 156

Henry, Janet: deafness and laboratory work of, Jan 19

Henseler, Suzanne: Rhode Island health care bills, Jan 11

Heparin, as evacuated tube additive, Oct 621

Hepatitis B virus, solvent/detergent treatment for inactivating, July 395, Nov 656 (letter)

Hepatitis C virus: Cooperative Disease Monitoring Project gathering data on, Aug 460; as infecting more people than estimated. May 265; screening children at risk, April 207; solvent/detergent treatment for inactivating, July 395, Nov 656 (letter)

HER2, test for overexpression of, Nov 660

Herbicides, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Herpes, Tzanck preparations in diagnosis of, Nov 669

Herpes simplex virus, epithelial cell changes caused by, Sept 550f

High-complexity testing, CLIA regulations on, April 215

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), in lipoprotein classification, July 432

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol: billing Medicare for testing for, Dec 741; direct vs two-step method for, Jan 16; in dyslipidemia, July 432

High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, Sept 547f

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), for homocysteine testing, July 412

High-pressure liquid chromatography, in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 691

High school science program coordinator ("Profiles"), April 256

Histology: automating the histology laboratory, Aug 497; "Book Reviews," Aug 503, Nov 711; disposal of stains, June 337; in Helicobacter pylori testing. Sept 561; mercury salts in

fixatives, May 289; urate crystals in tissue, Feb 109

Histopathology: "Book Reviews," Jan 53, April 248; histopathologists with defective color vision, Feb 73

HIV. See Human immunodeficiency viruses

Home health care: HIV testing. Sept 533; sensors for patient monitoring, Nov 684

Homocysteine: Alzheimer's disease associated with elevated levels of, Dec 733; in cardiovascular disease, July 388, 410

Homocysteine thiolactone, in arteriosclerosis, July 415

Homocystinuria, arteriosclerosis associated with, July 410

Hong Kong, influenza epidemics in, Nov 677

Hospital alliances, in rural areas, Nov 666

Hospital laboratories: high-complexity testing regulations, April 215; proficiency testing scores of, April 207

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG): diagnostic problems with variant forms of, April 243; in Down syndrome screening, June 330; HIV replication inhibited by factor associated with. May 265

Human glandular kallikrein, for prostate cancer screening, Aug 483

Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, June 330

Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV): Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 23; drug resistance potential of, Sept 522; Fyn enzyme in test for, March 138; hotline for needlestick exposure to, March 138; low viremia levels of HIV-1 RNA, Sept 522; p31 band in positivity for, Nov 660; rapid test for. May 264; replication inhibited by factor associated with human chorionic gonadotropin. May 265; solvent/detergent treatment for inactivating, July 395, Nov 655 (letter); testing for, Sept 530; urine and blood tests for antibody detection, Jan 9; urine-based test for HIV-1, Aug 459; vaccine researcher ("Profiles"), May 320; voluntary testing for pregnant women, June 330. See also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Human-leukocyte-function association antigen I, and Lyme disease, Oct 588

Human papillomavirus (HPV), in cervical abnormalities. Sept 547

Human remains, DNA testing for identifying, Aug 485

Hunt, Diane: on Medicare compliance, Dec 742

Hydrochloric acid, gastric, Feb 99 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, in

osteoporosis evaluation, July 419

Hyper-B-lactam producing Staphylococcus aureus. May 302

Hypercholesterolemia, July 433 Hyperemesis, acupuncture for

treating, April 236 Hypersensitivity. See Allergies Hypertension, in women, Aug 493 Hypertriglyceridemia, July 433 Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, July

434

I Iatrogenic blood loss. May 306 Immunoassays:

chemiluminescence technology in. Sept 555; enzyme immunoassay for HIV testing,

Sept 531; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Helicobacter pylori detection, Sept 563; generations of. Sept 528; for human chorionic gonadotropin, April 243

Immunoglobulin E (IgE), acupuncture decreasing production of, April 236

Immunoglobulin G (IgG), in HIV testing, Sept 531

Immunoglobulin M (IgM), in HIV testing. Sept 535

Immunohistochemistry: automated stainers, Aug 499; "Media Reviews," July 437

Independent laboratories, proficiency testing scores of, April 207

Indiana: proposed latex legislation. May 285

Indian Health Service, April 204 (letter)

Infection: vacuolated neutrophils as predicting serious, Oct 633. See also Infectious agents; Infectious diseases

Infectious agents: bioterrorist use of, Aug 461; bloodborne pathogen hotline, March 138; in dual-species malarial infection, Feb 80; health care professionals' attitude toward, June 331; in microbiology laboratory, Oct 591; timing in specimen collection for. Sept 543. See also Bacteria; Viruses

Infectious diseases: laboratory's role in reporting, July 402; zoonotic infections as agricultural hazard, Oct 625. See also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Influenza

Influenza, Nov 674; groups at risk for complication, Nov 659; laboratory issues regarding, Nov 654; live attenuated intranasal vaccine for, Nov 660

Influenza A, Nov 675; summer outbreak of, Nov 659

Influenza B, Nov 677 Influenza C, Nov 677 Influenza virus, Nov 676 Informed consent: in cord blood

banking, Feb 94; for genetic test result release, March 141

"In My Opinion": attitude can make the difference, June 331; confidence and attitude in phlebotomy, March 139; cross-training works, Nov 663; focusing on the customer. May 265; phlebotomists as ambassadors for the laboratory, Dec 736; recharging career batteries, Jan 15

Inquiry-based learning, March 170 Insecticides, diagnosis of

overexposure to, Nov 690 Institute of Medicine (IOM), May

268 Instructional design, for Web-

based instruction, March 171 Instrumentation: AutoCyte

Preparation System, March 174; electronic controls. May 271

Insulin-like growth factor-1, and prostate cancer, Oct 588

Insulin-resistance syndrome, Sept 522

Insurance providers: alternative medicine coverage, March 163; discrimination based on genetic tests, March 141; manage care created by, Dec 749

Interferons, acupuncture affecting production of, April 236

lnterleukin-6: in pregnant women, April 207

lnterleukin-2, acupuncture affecting production of, April 236

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9: in managed

care, Dec 750; in Medicare compliance, Dec 744

International Foundation for Self-Help (IFESH), Feb 77

International normalized ratio (INR), collection sequence and, March 135 (letter)

Internet: resources, Jan 54, Feb 119, March 182, April 242, May 312, June 340, July 438, Aug 504, Sept 568, Oct 638, Nov 712, Dec 739; in virtual laboratory. May 270; Web-based instruction for the clinical laboratory, March 167. See also World Wide Web

Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education, March 170

Intestinal permeability testing, Feb 100

Intravenous infusions, phlebotomy specimens affected by, Sept 544

Invasive sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 685

Invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Sept 550f

In vivo sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 685

Iron intoxication, evaluating in an emergency setting, April 224

Isopropanol poisoning, Feb 102

J Jameson, Carol, Jan 64

("Profiles") Jeffords, Jim: on confidentiality

legislation. Sept 523 Jeffreys, Sir Alec: DNA testing

used by, Aug 485 Jerkunica, Ivanka: processing a

specimen for homocysteine levels, July 416

Johansen, Andrea: drawing blood, Aug 470

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO): "Book Review," March 183; and laboratory's role in assessing patient outcomes, Feb 114

Jones, Wanda K, July 448 ("Profiles")

K Kaiser Permanente Regional

Reference Laboratories, histology laboratory automation at, Aug 497

Kallikrein: prekallikrein deficiency, May 275; for prostate cancer screening, Aug 483

Kalousdian, Mary: with tissue processor, Aug 498

Kaplan, Jennifer: on Americans with Disabilities Act, Jan 24

Kaul, Karen: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 589

Kelly, Kevin: on latex allergy, May 279

Keren, David F: on rapid HIV test, May 264, Sept 534

Kickbacks: Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidance on billing, Nov 661; Medicare compliance guidelines on, Dec 742

Kidney, ureter, bladder (KUB), in lead or iron intoxication, April 224

Kiechle, Frederick: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 589

Kilb, Linda: on Americans with Disabilities Act, Jan 18

Kimball, OM: on employment for medical technology graduates, Jan 13

Kiser, Karen: on Americans with Disabilities Act, Jan 21

Klebsiella pneumoniae, antimicrobial resistance in, Jan 46

Kleiman, Carol: on employee loyalty, March 153

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Klosinski, Deanna: on volunteering, Oct 606

Knight, James A: on homocysteine theory of arteriosclerosis, July 413

Knight, Marilyn: on staff reduction's effects, June 341

Konstantopolous, Konstantinos: on preventing clot formation, Oct 587

Kraft, Cheryl: on employee loyalty during downsizing, March 156

Kurec, Anthony S: on negotiation, April 220

Labeling (chemical), in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Laboratory economics, managed care's impact on, Dec 747

Laboratory information systems (LIS): features of ideal. May 269; and Medicare billing, Dec 744; Network Economy contrasted with, Dec 749

Laboratory outcomes, patient outcomes distinguished from, Feb 117

|i-Lactam antimicrobial agents: bacterial resistance to, Jan 46; Staphylococcus aureus resistance to. May 302

Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme electrophoresis, in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 629

Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes, in myocardial infarction diagnosis, Oct 629

Lamellar bodies. Coulter STKS vs Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500 for counting in amniotic fluid. May 298

Lancets, Oct 616 Landa, J Michael: on Escherichia

coli 0157:H7 detection, June 347 Laser blood collection systems,

Oct 616; FDA approval of, Feb 72 (letter)

Latex agglutination test, for Escherichia coli 0157:H7 identification, June 352

Latex allergy, May 278; as agricultural hazard, Oct 624; glove liners for, Aug 457 (letter); NIOSH alert. May 260

Lead encephalopathy, April 227 Lead intoxication, evaluating in an

emergency setting, April 224 Leaky gut syndrome, Feb 100 Legal issues, in diagnosis of

overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 694

Legislation: for confidentiality protection. Sept 523; for genetic testing, March 141; for infectious disease reporting, July 404; of latex products, May 285; liability reform bills, Feb 75; state health care bills, Jan 11; state lawmaking, July 399

Leptin, and insulin resistance syndrome. Sept 522

Lesica, Sue Hockin: living with latex allergy. May 278

Leukemia: acute myelocytic leukemia with low leukocyte counts, Nov 671; cord blood transplants for treating, Feb 91; hematogones resembling leukemic blasts, Aug 468, Dec 728 (letter); Wright-Giemsa staining for detection of, Jan 26

Leukocytes: academic stress as influence on, Nov 697; acute myelocytic leukemia with low leukocyte counts, Nov 671

Leukopenia, and acute myelocytic leukemia, Nov 671

Liability reform, Feb 75 Licensure: of acupuncturists,

March 166; of chiropractors. May 291; of naturopathic physicians, Feb 98; state legislation, July 399

Lindane, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Lipoprotein(a), cardiovascular risk associated with, July 435

Lipoprotein lipase, in lipoprotein metabolism, July 432

Lipoprotein lipase-producing remnants, in lipoprotein metabolism, July 432

Lipoproteins, composition and metabolism of, July 432

Lithium heparin plasma, for reducing stat turnaround time, Aug 464, Dec 727 (letter)

Liver detoxification profile, Feb 99 Local medical review policies, for

Medicare testing, Dec 744 Louisiana: House Bill 1590, March

142 Low-density lipoprotein (LDL): in

arteriosclerosis, July 410; in lipoprotein classification, July 432

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, in dyslipidemia, July 432

Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Sept 549f

Luminol, in chemiluminescence immunoassay. Sept 557

Lushniak, Boris D: on latex allergy diagnosis. May 282

Lyme disease: and human-leukocyte-function association antigen I, Oct 588; serologic testing for, Feb 73; tick-associated rash mimicking, March 139; vaccine in clinical trials, Oct 587

Lymphocytes: concentrations as predictor of heart-failure survival, March 139; Wright-Giemsa cytology of reactive, Jan 26f

Lymphoma, Wright-Giemsa staining for detection of, Jan 26

M Magno, Margaret: working under

laminar flow biological safety cabinet, Oct 591

Malaria: blood group factor for reducing deaths from, Feb 73; dual-species infection, Feb 80; researcher ("Profiles"), Dec 792

Malignant cells, Wright-Giemsa staining for identifying, Jan 26

Mammograms, in Rhode Island health care bill, Jan 11

Managed care: laboratory economics impacted by, Dec 747; reflex testing in, Oct 595

Management: "Book Reviews," May 311, Oct 637; building a new employee loyalty, March 152; the laboratory's role in assessing patient outcomes, Feb 114. See also Cost containment; Quality assurance; Safety; Staffing; Team management

Maneb, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Manure pits, as agricultural hazards, Oct 626

Massachusetts: HB 4761, July 399 Mayo Medical Center Latex

Allergy Task Force, May 278 McCully, Kilmer S: on

homocysteine theory of arteriosclerosis, July 410

McEntree, Michael: on negotiation, April 217

McGrath, Marie B: inspecting cord blood sample, Feb 93

MedCentral Health Systems, Mansfield (Ohio) Hospital ("Profiles"), Jan 64

"Media Reviews": CLIA Visual, March 181; Computer Applications for the Medical Office: Patriot Medical, 2nd ed, March 182; Hematography II, Dec 774; Improving Performance in the Lab: A Case Study Approach, July 437; 1998-99

Automated Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Service {Automated CAMPCLS), Dec 773; Web Site: Immunohistochemistry Home Page: A Comprehensive List of Immunohistochemistry Resources on the Internet, July 437

Mediastinum, Candida testing for infected, Jan 9

Medicaid: Balanced Budget Act provisions. May 267; Consumer Bill of Rights for, April 209; HMO growth, Dec 748

Medical necessity. Medicare compliance guidelines on, Dec 743

Medical University Medical Center of South Carolina laboratory associate director ("Profiles"), Aug 512

Medicare: Balanced Budget Act provisions. May 267; Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidance on billing, Nov 661; Consumer Bill of Rights for, April 209; denying payment for tests, Jan 7 (letter); HMO growth, Dec 748; Office of Inspector General guidelines, Dec 740; software for claims processing, Dec 733

Medications: phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 541 ; therapeutic drug monitoring outcomes assessment, Feb 117. See also Antibiotics; Drug resistance

Menopause, and coronary artery disease in women, Aug 494

Mentoring, as volunteer opportunity, Oct 606

Mercury, disposal of, May 289 Merrill Lynch financial consultant

("Profiles"), March 192 Mesothelial cells, Wright-Giemsa

cytology of, Jan 26f Metabolic acidosis: in theophylline

intoxication, March 161; in toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 103

Methanol poisoning, Feb 102 Methe, Erik: and prostate cancer

screening, Aug 482 Methe, Gus: and prostate cancer

screening, Aug 476, 482 Methe, Mike: and prostate cancer

screening, Aug 476, 482 Methemoglobin, in diagnosis of

overexposure to nitrates, Nov 693

Methemoglobinemia, as agricultural hazard, Oct 624

Methionine, homocysteine as metabolite of, July 411

Methylobacterium, as opportunistic pathogen, Nov 704

4-Methylpyrazole (4-MP), for toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 105

Microalbuminuria, chemical test strip for, Dec 733, 769

Microbiology: antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Jan 45; dangers in the laboratory, Oct 591; Helicobacter pylori tests, Sept 561; a lifetime in the laboratory ("Profiles"), Feb 128; Methylobacterium species as opportunistic pathogen, Nov 704; oxacillin-resistant phenotypes of Staphylococcus aureus. May 302; sputum Gram stain report interpretation, Dec 763

"Microscope on Washington": Balanced Budget Act of 1997, May 267; bioterrorism, Aug 461; confidentiality of health information. Sept 523; genetic testing, March 141; health care consumer bill of rights, April 209; laboratory compliance guidance, Nov 661; liability reform, Feb 75; state lawmaking.

July 399; states pursue quality health care, Jan 11; volunteers in the capital, Oct 589

Microscopes. See Clinical microscopy

Microtomes, automated, Aug 498 Microwave ovens, in automated

histology laboratory, Aug 500 Miller, Claudia: as ASCP volunteer

in Washington, Oct 590 Minard, Barbara: on volunteering,

Oct 609 Minimum inhibitory concentration

(MIC) susceptibility testing, Jan 46

Minnesota: proposed latex legislation. May 285

Mitochondrial DNA, in forensic DNA analysis, Aug 488

Mitroff, Ian: on employee loyalty, March 152

Mixed-field reactions, March 148 "Mixture rule" of hazardous

waste, May 288 Moldwin, Richard: on cord blood

stem cell transplantation, Feb 92 Molecular pathology, for sexual

assault detection, June 364 Monoclonal antibodies, in

immunoassays. Sept 528 Monoclonal platelet agglutinin,

Aug 471 Morale, Oct 583 (letter) Moraxella catarrhalis. Gram stain

vs culture for, Dec 763 Morning sickness, acupuncture for

treating, April 236 Moulds, JoAnn M, Dec 792

("Profiles"); on CR1 protein in malaria, Feb 73

Muller, Brigette: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Mulligan, Sandy: on cord blood banking, Feb 90

Mycobacterium avium, detection of, May 265

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, highly virulent strain of. May 265

Mycology, Web site for, March 168 Myelocytic leukemia, diagnostic

pitfalls of, Nov 671 Myeloperoxidase, in acute

myelocytic leukemia diagnosis, Nov 671

Myocardial infarction: lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in diagnosis of, Oct 629; in women, Aug 492

National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, March 166

National Cholesterol Education Program, July 433

National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPIine), March 138

National College of Naturopathic Medicine (Portland, Oregon), Feb 99

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS): antimicrobial susceptibility testing guidelines, Jan 45; sodium citrate concentration recommendation, Aug 467; sweat testing for cystic fibrosis document, April 201 (letter); Unit Use Subcommittee, May 271

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): latex reaction alert. May 260

National Institutes of Health (NIH): on acupuncture, March 163, April 233; malaria researcher ("Profiles"), Dec 792 ("Profiles"); Office of Alternative Medicine, March 134; Task Force on Genetic Testing, March 141

National Marrow Donor Program, Feb 91

National Medical Laboratory Week, April 198, 203 (letter), 213

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Natural killer cell activity, acupuncture affecting, April 236

Naturopathic medicine, Feb 97, July 392 (letter)

Nebraska: proposed latex legislation. May 285; rural laboratories in, Nov 665

Needle clips, Dec 756 Needles: for evacuated-tube blood

collection systems, Oct 618; self-blunting, Dec 756

Needle-sticks, safety with, Dec 750 Negotiation, April 216 Neonates: assay for early-onset

infection, June 330; impact of reducing blood sample size on incidence of transfusion in neonatal ICU, May 306; screening for 21-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia, June 330; venipuncture for, June 329

Neuraminidase, in influenza virus, Nov 676

New York State: proposed latex legislation. May 285

Nitrates: as agricultural hazard, Oct 624; diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 693

Nitrile, as latex substitute. May 283

Nitrocresolics, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Nitrogen oxide, in silo filler's disease, Oct 626

Nitrophenolics, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 692

Noninvasive sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 684

Normansell, David: on HIV testing. Sept 537

Nucleic acid amplification technologies, for HIV testing, Sept 535

Nunez, Rose: performing rapid viral antigen identification, Nov 681

Nursing, expansion of traditional role of, July 401

0 Oat cell carcinoma, Wright-Giemsa

stained, Jan 27f Obesity: gene mutation associated

with, Dec 733; as threat to health, July 396

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): farm safety rules, Oct 623; formaldehyde exposure mandates, Jan 39

Offender databases, Aug 488 Office of the Inspector General

(OIG): Medicare compliance guidelines, Dec 740

Office on Women's Health director ("Profiles"), July 448

Ohio: SB 131, July 400 Oklahoma State University faculty

salary survey, April 239 O'Leary, Dennis: on laboratory's

role in assessing patient outcomes, Feb 114

Open-heart surgery perfusionist ("Profiles"), Jan 64

Oral mucosal transudate, in HIV testing. Sept 531

Oregon: proposed latex legislation. May 285; SB 1107, March 141

Organic dust toxic syndrome, Oct 626

Organochlorines, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Organophosphates: diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 690; testing effects of, Nov 660

Orozco, Sandra: in automated histology laboratory, Aug 499

Orthopox virus, as biological weapon, Aug 462

Osmium tetroxide, disposal of, June 338

Osmolal gap, in toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 102

Osteocalcin, in osteoporosis evaluation, July 420

Osteoporosis, July 418 Otto, Christopher L, Oct 648

("Profiles") Outcomes assessment, the

laboratory's role in, Feb 114 Ovarian carcinoma, Wright-

Giemsa stained, Jan 27f Oxacillin, Staphylococcus aureus

resistance to. May 302, Aug 457 (letter)

P Pain, acupuncture for control of,

April 233 Panel testing, reflex testing

compared with, Oct 596 Papadea, Christine N, Aug 512

("Profiles") Papanicolaou tests (Pap smears):

Balanced Budget Act provisions. May 267; and the Bethesda System, Sept 546; for HIV-positive women, Sept 522; in Rhode Island health care bill, Jan 11; in sexual assault detection, June 364f; as specific for bacterial vaginosis, March 139; thin-layer preparation system compared with, March 174; as underused, Jan 9; undervaluing of, Feb 72 (letter)

Paraformaldehyde, Jan 39 Paraquat, diagnosis of

overexposure to, Nov 692 Parasitology: "Book Reviews,"

Aug 503; Parasitology Image List Website, March 169

Parathyroid hormone, in osteoporosis evaluation, July 419

Parentage, DNA testing for establishing, Aug 485

Parker, Patricia: cord blood processing, Feb 95

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT), for malaria patients, Feb 81

Patient outcomes: laboratory's role in assessing, Feb 114; rules-based work flow optimizing. May 270

Patient records, for instructional purposes, Feb 79

Patients: attitude making the difference in dealing with, June 331; phlebotomists as ambassadors for the laboratory, Dec 736; sensors for patient monitoring, Nov 684; total patient care, Dec 750. See also Patient outcomes

Pearce, Barb: on latex substitutes. May 283

Pehta, Joan: on solvent/detergent treated plasma, July 395

Penicillin: bacterial resistance to, Jan 46; Streptococcus pyogenes following treatment with, Dec 737

Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia), portable clinical blood gas analyzer use at, May 306

Pentachlorophenol, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Perez, Doris: in automated histology laboratory, Aug 499

Perfusionist ("Profiles"), Jan 64 Pericardial fluid, Wright-Giemsa

cytology of, Jan 26 Peripheral blood smears: in acute

myelocytic leukemia diagnosis, Nov 671; vacuolated neutrophils in, Oct 633

Peripheral vascular disease: C-reactive protein levels for predicting, April 207; in women, Aug 493

Peritoneal fluid, Wright-Giemsa cytology of, Jan 26

Peroxyoxalates, in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Pesticides: as agricultural hazards, Oct 627; diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 689; testing effects of, Nov 660

Peterson, Lance: on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 350

P30 glycoprotein, in sexual assault detection, June 362

PH, sensors for monitoring of, Nov 684

Phelan, Sue: on venipuncture for neonates, June 329

Phenylketonuria (PKU), false-negative test results for, Oct 588

Phlebotomy: blood collection devices, Oct 616; "Book Reviews," Nov 711; collecting specimens from elderly patients, March 136 (letter); confidence and attitude in, March 139; discard tubes in, March 135 (letter); downsizing and employee loyalty, March 154; false-negative PKU results, Oct 588; handheld tracking devices for. May 270; iatrogenic blood loss from, May 306; lasers for drawing capillary blood, Feb 72 (letter); needle-stick safety, Dec 750; noninvasive and invasive sensors for patient monitoring, Nov 684; phlebotomists as ambassadors for the laboratory, Dec 736; preanalytic variables in specimen collection. Sept 540

Phosphorescence, Sept 555 Photoluminescence, Sept 555 Physician office laboratories

(POLs): CLIA information for, April 215; decrease in proportion of, June 341; Helicobacter pylori testing in. Sept 563; law proposing exemption from CLIA, April 207; proficiency testing scores of, April 207; sensors for patient monitoring, Nov 684

Picornaviruses, in AIDS vaccine research ("Profiles"), May 320

Picric acid, substitutes for, June 359

Pierson, Sue: on Carolyn Fish ("Profiles"), Feb 128

Pine oil disinfectants, Feb 73 Plasma: lithium heparin plasma,

Aug 464, Dec 727; for pretransfusion testing, March 149; solvent/detergent treatment for viral inactivation, July 395, Sept 532, Nov 655 (letter)

Plasmodium falciparum: blood group factor for reducing deaths from, Feb 73; in Ethiopia, Feb 77; in malarial infection, Feb 80, Dec 792 ("Profiles")

Plasmodium malariae, in malarial infection, Feb 80f

Plasmodium ovale, in malarial infection, Feb 80

Plasmodium vivax: in Ethiopia, Feb 77; in malarial infection, Feb 80f, Dec 792f ("Profiles")

Platelet count: in EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia, Aug 471; in frequent plateletpheresis donors, Oct 588

Platelet-reactive cold agglutination, Aug 471

Platelets: disaggregating clumps, Feb 71 (letter), July 393 (letter); preventing clot formation, Oct 587. See also Platelet count

Platelet satellitism, Aug 471 Pleural fluid, Wright-Giemsa

cytology of, Jan 26 Pneumonia, aroma-analysis device

for detecting, April 206 Point-of-care (POC) tests: aroma-

analysis device for, April 206; ASCP Board of Registry survey on, Feb 85; electronic controls in instruments. May 271; portable clinical blood gas analyzers for. May 306; sensors for patient monitoring, Nov 684; for system and patient outcomes' improvement, Feb 119

Polarizing microscopy, Feb 109 Pollution prevention: hazardous

waste reduction, May 287; histologic stain disposal, June 337; recycling and chemical substitution for, June 356

Polygenic hypercholesterolemia, in dyslipidemia classification, July 433

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR): in forensic DNA analysis, Aug 486; in Helicobacter pylori diagnosis. Sept 562; for sexual assault detection, June 365; for viral load monitoring. Sept 535

Polypropylene, resistance to blood and bacterial penetration of, July 396

Portable clinical blood gas analyzers. May 306

Posture, phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 541

Potassium, lithium heparin plasma in analysis for, Aug 464

Powder, and latex allergy. May 278 Powell, Colin L: on volunteering,

Oct 603 Practice guidelines, Feb 115 Preanalytic variables, in laboratory

testing, Sept 540 Pregnancy: acupuncture for

treating morning sickness, April 236; first-trimester screening for Down syndrome, June 330; human chorionic gonadotropin for confirming and monitoring, April 243; interleukin-6 levels indicating preterm delivery, April 207; testing in laboratory of forty years ago, March 147; voluntary HIV testing for pregnant women, June 330

Prekallikrein, APTT prolonged by deficiency of. May 274

Pretransfusion testing, appropriate blood sample for, March 149

Privacy. See Confidentiality Private cord blood banks, Feb 93 Procalcitonin, in assessing

infections in HIV-infected patients, Jan 9

Procedures manuals, in laboratory of forty years ago, March 146

"Professional Perspectives": ASCP involvement in professional development. Sept 525; dangers in microbiology laboratory, Oct 591; employment for medical technology graduates, Jan 13; experiencing formation of a core laboratory, June 333; infectious disease reporting, July 402; laboratories of the future. May 269; lithium heparin plasma, Aug 464; making the world a healthier place, April 213; rural laboratory medicine, Nov 665; team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145; volunteering as professional time-out, Feb 77; why I am a medical technologist, Dec 735

Proficiency testing: and laboratory's role in patient outcomes, Feb 115; traditional laboratories earn highest marks on, April 207

"Profiles": army laboratorian, Oct 648; assisted reproductive technologist. Sept 576; clinical chemistry laboratory associate director, Aug 512; financial consultant, March 192; high school science program coordinator, April 256; HIV vaccine researcher. May 320; a lifetime in the laboratory, Feb 128; malaria researcher, Dec 792; Office on Women's Health director, July 448; partnering with laboratory in a developing country, June 384; pathologist explores relationship between creativity and illness, Nov 720; perfusionist, Jan 64

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Progesterone, and female cardiovascular system, Aug 494

Prolactin, academic stress as influence on, Nov 697

Prostate cancer: complexed prostate-specific antigen test for. Sept 521; controversy over screening for, Aug 476; and insulin-like growth factor-1, Oct 588

Prostatectomy, radical, Aug 477 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA):

complexed PSA test for prostate cancer. Sept 521; free-to-total ratio, Aug 460; prostate cancer detection by, July 396; in prostate cancer screening, Aug 476; undetected prostate cancer reflected in, June 330; unnecessary biopsies reduced by measuring, July 396

Prostatic acid phosphatase: for prostate cancer screening, Aug 479; in sexual assault detection, June 362

Protective equipment: for agricultural hazards, Oct 625. See also Gloves

Protein S deficiency, March 139 Prothrombin time (PT), for malaria

patients, Feb 81 Pseudomonas aeruginosa:

antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 50; vacuolated neutrophils in detecting, Oct 634

Pseudothrombocytopenia, EDTA-dependent, Aug 471

Psychiatric disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 23

Public Citizens' Health Research Group, May 285

Public health: Escherichia coli 0157:H7 as risk to, June 347; infectious disease reporting, July 402

Pulse oximetry, for patient monitoring, Nov 685

Pyrethroids, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Pyridinoline cross-links, in osteoporosis evaluation, July 419

"Q&A": abnormal GGT levels, July 407; bacteria taxonomy, Nov 669; blood banking controversies, March 148; CLIA regulations information, April 215; clue cell identification, July 408; coagulation testing specimens, Aug 467; direct vs two-step method for HDL, Jan 16; disposal of histologic stains, June 337; electronic controls, May 271; generations of immunoassays, Sept 528; glucose tolerance test replacement, Oct 596; grant proposals, June 339; health fair blood chemistry tests, Aug 469; hematogones, Aug 468; low hemoglobin A, levels with diabetic acidosis, Dec 738; patient confidentiality in medical instruction, Feb 79; radiation safety, Dec 738; reflex testing, Oct 595; Streptococcus pyogenes following penicillin therapy, Dec 737; Tzanck preparations for herpesvirus, Nov 669; urine cultures, May 271

Quality assurance: cross-contamination of blood samples by scissors cutting, July 428, Oct 583 (letter); electronic controls for. May 271; in forensic DNA analysis, Aug 488; the laboratory's role in assessing patient outcomes, Feb 114; preanalytic variables in laboratory testing. Sept 540;

with thin-layer preparation systems, March 177; vacuolated neutrophils in hematology, Oct 633; Web site for, March 168

QuizMaker (computer program), March 171

Radiation therapy: for prostate cancer, Aug 477; safety precautions with, Dec 738

Radioallergosorbent test (RAST), for latex allergy diagnosis. May 282

Radiography, in rural laboratories, Nov 665

Radioimmunoassay (RIA), chemiluminescence immunoassay compared with, Sept 555

Radionuclide implants, safety precautions with, Dec 738

Rahman, Tasmina: working with infectious agents, Oct 592

Ramage, Jane: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Rapid antigen-detection systems, for influenza, Nov 680

Rapid immunoassays, for HIV, Sept 533

Recycling, of laboratory chemicals, June 356

Reference laboratories, market share increase by, June 341

Reflex testing, Feb 115; benefits of, Oct 595; Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidance on, Nov 661; Medicare compliance guidelines on, Dec 743; in virtual laboratory, May 270

Regionalization of health care delivery, May 269

Regulation: of cord blood banking, Feb 93; of infectious disease reporting, July 402; laboratory compliance guidance, Nov 661; of managed care, Dec 749. See also Legislation

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Jan 18 Relapsing fever, July 394 (letter) Remethylation, in homocysteine

metabolism, July 411 Remnant-like-particle cholesterol.

Sept 522 Renz, Ruth: on team camaraderie

at West Side Hospital, March 145

Repetitive strain injury, exercise for preventing, May 263 (letter). Sept 519 (letter)

Respiratory disease, as agricultural hazard, Oct 626

Respiratory distress syndrome, May 298f

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (RFLP; DNA fingerprinting): in forensic DNA testing, Aug 485; for sexual assault detection, June 364

Reverse dot blot analysis, Aug 487 Rheumatoid arthritis: acupuncture

for treating, April 236; Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 21

Rhinoviruses, in AIDS vaccine research ("Profiles'"), May 320

Rhode Island: health care bills, Jan 11

Rolen-Mark, Harriet: on volunteering, Oct 609

Root, Charles: on Medicare compliance, Dec 741

Rouleaux formation, March 150 Rubbing alcohol poisoning, Feb

102 Rumack-Matthew

(acetaminophen) nomogram, Jan 34

Rural laboratories: opportunities in, Nov 665; point-of-care testing in, Feb 86

Saab, Tracie: on Americans with Disabilities Act, Jan 18

Safety: agricultural hazards, Oct 623; in automated histology laboratory, Aug 497; dangers in microbiology laboratory, Oct 591; formaldehyde toxicity, Jan 39; Hemiptera bites, March 136 (letter); in laboratory of forty years ago, March 146; with needle-sticks, Dec 750. See also Hazardous waste; Protective equipment

Safety holders, for evacuated-tube blood collection systems, Oct 619, Dec 754

St John's wort, March 134 Salaries: faculty salary survey,

April 239; staff reduction's effect on, June 341

Salicylate (Done) nomogram, Jan 36

Salicylate poisoning, evaluating in an emergency setting, Jan 33

Saliva, Helicobacter pylori antibodies in. Sept 564

Salmonella: antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 50; as biological weapon, Aug 462

Salmonella enteritidis, serotype typhimurium DT104, July 396

Sands, Pat: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Sandwich-type immunoassays, in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Santis, Joyce, March 192 ("Profiles")

Saquinavir, Sept 522 Science and Math on the Move

(SAMM) program ("Profiles"), April 256

Scissors, cross-contamination of blood samples by improper use of, July 428, Oct 583 (letter)

Screening tests: for HIV in blood donation. Sept 532; Medicare compliance guidelines on, Dec 743; in naturopathic medicine, Feb 99; for prostate cancer, Aug 476

Self-blunting needles, Dec 756 Self-directed work teams: for

employee loyalty, March 157; in virtual laboratory, May 270

Semen: genetic screening by semen banks, Aug 460; in sexual assault detection, June 361

Sensors, for patient monitoring, Nov 684

Separator gels, phlebotomy specimens affected by. Sept 544

Sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes, Aug 487

Serology: DNA tests compared with serological tests, Aug 484; microscopes in, March 148; test tube size for, March 150

Serum, for pretransfusion testing, March 149

Serum tubes, for evacuated-tube blood collection systems, Oct 620

Sewer use, guidelines for. May 289

Sexual assault: DNA analysis for, Aug 484; laboratory's role in detecting, June 361

Shalala, Donna: on confidentiality legislation, Sept 523

Sharps, safety with, Dec 750 Sharps containers, Dec 757 Shiga toxins, Escherichia coli

0157:H7 production of, June 349 Shigella, antimicrobial

susceptibility testing for, Jan 50 Shoemaker, Willetta, April 256

("Profiles") Short tandem repeats, Aug 487 Signet-ring cells, Wright-Giemsa

stained, Jan 27f Silo filler's disease, Oct 626

Silver, recovery and disposal of, June 337

Sin Nombre virus, Aug 460 Skeletal remains, forensic analysis

of, July 423 Skin: agricultural hazards to, Oct

624; latex allergies, May 278 Skin-prick test, for latex allergy

diagnosis, May 282 Skin-puncture blood collection

devices, Oct 616 Slide stainers, automated, Aug

499 Smoking, and cardiovascular

disease in women, Aug 494 Solvents: as agricultural hazards,

Oct 624; recycling of, June 356 S1a protein, Feb 73 S100 protein, in Creutzfeldt-Jakob

disease detection, Feb 73 Sorbitol MacConkey agar, for

Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 350

Sosler, Steve: on viral inactivation of blood products, July 395

Sosnowski, Ann: on volunteering, Oct 607

Southern blot analysis, in restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, Aug 486

Spanish flu, Nov 674 "Special Report": ASCP Board of

Registry statistics of 1997, Aug 474; ASCP Board of Registry survey on point-of-care testing, Feb 85; effects of reducing staff in the laboratory, June 341; medical laboratory science programs survey, Oct 598

Special testing, in naturopathic medicine, Feb 99

Specimens: collecting from elderly patients, March 136 (letter); for Pap smears, Sept 548; phlebotomy collecting and processing, Sept 540

Spectrophotometry, in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 692

Spermatozoa, in sexual assault detection, June 361

Spitzer, Eric: on influenza cultures, Nov 680

Sputum, Gram stain interpretation, Dec 763

Squamocolumnar junction (transformation zone), in uterine cervix anatomy, Sept 546

Staffing: turnover due to downsizing, March 152. See also Downsizing; Employees

Staining: in Helicobacter pylori diagnosis. Sept 562; for urate crystals in tissue, Feb 109; waste disposal, June 337, 359

Staphylococcus aureus: drug resistance in, Jan 48, May 265; Gram stain vs culture for, Dec 763; oxacillin-resistant phenotypes of. May 302, Aug 457 (letter); vacuolated neutrophils in detecting, Oct 634

Stark County, Ohio, high school science program ("Profiles"), April 256

Stat turnaround time, lithium heparin plasma for reducing, Aug 464

Stem cell transplantation, cord blood in, Feb 90

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: antimicrobial susceptibility testing for, Jan 50; taxonomy of, Nov 669

Stevenson, David: on venipuncture for neonates, June 329

Strausbaugh, Pat: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Streptococcus pneumoniae: antimicrobial resistance in, Jan 46; Gram stain vs culture for, Dec 763

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Streptogramins, for enterococcal infection, Jan 49

Streptomycin, for enterococcal infection, Jan 49

Stress, body chemistry as affected by academic, Nov 697

Stroke: acupuncture in recovery from, April 235; in women, Aug 493

Sturtevant, Olive: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 590

Sugarman, Jeremy: on cord blood banking, Feb 93

Supervision, of point-of-care testing, Feb 86

Sutton, Kathy: on cross-training, Nov 663

Sweat testing for cystic fibrosis, April 201 (letter)

Swine flu, Nov 674 Synovec, Mark: as ASCP volunteer

in Washington, Oct 590 Synthetic rubber, as latex

substitute, May 283 Syringes, safety features for, Dec

756 Szypko, Paula: on Pap smear

underuse, Jan 9

T Tachycardia, in theophylline

intoxication, March 158 Task Force on Genetic Testing,

March 141 Task responsibilities, staff

reduction's effects on, June 341 Taubenberger, Jeffery K: on

influenza epidemic of 1918, Nov 675

Teachers for Africa program, Feb 77

Team management: for cost containment. May 265. See also Self-directed work teams

Tech Sample, Sept 530 Telemedicine, in rural laboratories,

Nov 666 /V-Telopeptides, in osteoporosis

evaluation, July 419 Temperature, phlebotomy

specimens affected by, Sept 544 Tempe (Ariz) St Luke's Hospital

("Profiles"), March 192 Tennessee: House Bill 413, March

141 Testing algorithms, Feb 115 Test tubes, March 150 Test utilization: in managed care,

Dec 749; and Medicare billing, Dec 744

Theophylline intoxication, evaluating in emergency setting, March 158

Therapeutic drug monitoring: lithium heparin plasma in, Aug 465, Dec 727 (letter); outcomes assessment for, Feb 117

Thermometers, nonmercury for reducing hazardous waste, May 290

Thin-layer preparation systems, March 174

Thiocarbamates, diagnosis of overexposure to, Nov 691

Thomas, Bill: on medical liability reform, Feb 76

Thomas, Josephine A: on HIV testing, Sept 534

Thomas, Madge: on team camaraderie at West Side Hospital, March 145

Thomsen, Marilyn: on employee loyalty, March 153

Thrombocytes. See Platelets Thrombocytopenia: and acute

myelocytic leukemia, Nov 671; in malaria patients, Feb 80

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), generations of immunoassays for. Sept 528

Timing, phlebotomy specimens affected by, Sept 542

Tissue processors, in automated histology laboratory, Aug 497

Tiu, Ethel L: demonstrating formaldehyde safety, Jan 42

Tokyo subway attack, Aug 461 Total iron-binding capacity, April

228 Tourniquet, phlebotomy

specimens affected by. Sept 542 Toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 102 Toxicology: acetaminophen and

salicylate poisoning in emergency setting, Jan 33; diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 689; digoxin and theophylline intoxication in emergency setting, March 158; lead and iron intoxication in emergency setting, April 224; lithium heparin plasma in, Aug 465, Dec 727 (letter); toxic alcohol poisoning in emergency setting, Feb 102

Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Bill, Feb 75

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy of, March 165

Training. See Education Transcutaneous bilirubinometer,

for patient monitoring, Nov 685 Transcutaneous gas electrodes, for

patient monitoring, Nov 684 Transformation zone

(squamocolumnar junction), in uterine cervix anatomy, Sept 546

Transfusion medicine: cross-contamination of blood samples by scissors cutting, July 428, Oct 583 (letter); statistics for auditing transfusion services, June 371

Transsulfuration, in homocysteine metabolism, July 411

Trichomonas vaginalis, in Pap smears. Sept 549f

Triglycerides, in dyslipidemia, July 432

Tris(2,2'bipyridyl)ruthenium(ll), in chemiluminescence immunoassay, Sept 557

Trophoblast disease, human chorionic gonadotropin in, April 245

Tuberculosis: drug-resistant strains of, Aug 460; postinfection vaccine called for, Oct 588

Tumor diathesis. Sept 551 f Type III dyslipidemia, in

dyslipidemia classification, July 434

Tzanck preparations, for herpesvirus diagnosis, Nov 669

u Umbilical cord blood banking, Feb

90 Universal precautions, and latex

glove allergy, May 278 University of Kentucky: assisted

reproductive technologist ("Profiles"), Sept 576

University of Texas Medical Branch: medical technologist employment, Jan 14

Urate crystals, in tissue, Feb 109 Urea breath tests, for Helicobacter

pylori detection. Sept 564 U rease tests: for Corynebacterium

species. May 272; for Helicobacter pylori detection, Sept 562

Urinalysis: in core laboratory, June 333; cultures with greater than 100,000 CFU/mL, May 272; in diagnosis of overexposure to agrochemicals, Nov 690; dipstick screening, March 139; in HIV testing. Sept 531; for human

chorionic gonadotropin, April 243; for malaria patients, Feb 81; test strip for albumin and creatinine, Dec 733, 769; for toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 102; for urinary tract infections in infants, Aug 460

Urine HIV-1 Western blot test, Aug 459, Sept 535

Urticaria, latex exposure causing, May 281

US Army laboratorian ("Profiles"), Oct 648

Uterine cervix, anatomy and histologic features of, Sept 546

V Vaccines: for Escherichia coli

0157:H7, June 354; for influenza, Nov 660, 681; for Lyme disease, Oct 587; postinfection vaccine for tuberculosis called for, Oct 588; for zoonotic infections, Oct 625

Vacuolated neutrophils, as predicting serious infection, Oct 633

Vaginal wet smears, clue cells in, July 408

Vaginosis, Papanicolaou test for bacterial, March 139

Valdes, Josh: on employee loyalty, March 154

Vallier, Lynel, June 384 ("Profiles") Vancomycin: bacterial resistance

to, Jan 48; minimizing use for Staphylococcus aureus. May 304

Variable number of tandem repeats, Aug 486

Venipuncture: for neonates, June 329; tourniquet use in, Sept 542

Ventricular lining cells, Wright-Giemsa cytology of, Jan 27f

Verocytotoxins, Escherichia coli 0157:H7 production of, June 349

Very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), in lipoprotein classification, July 432

Viacord cord blood banking service, Feb 96

Vinyl, as latex substitute, May 283 Viral load monitoring, for HIV,

Sept 535 Viridans streptococci, drug

resistance in, Jan 47 Virtual FlyLab (Web site), March

170 Virtual Hospital (Web site), March

170 Virtual laboratory, May 269 Viruses: in bioterrorism, Aug 461;

influenza, Nov 676; solvent/detergent treatment for inactivating, July 395 (letter), Nov 656 (letter). See also Human immunodeficiency viruses

Visual disturbances, in toxic alcohol poisoning, Feb 104

Vitamin B6, homocysteine level correlated with, July 412

Vitamin B12, homocysteine level correlated with, July 412

Vogel, Daryl: on Medicare compliance, Dec 742

Volunteering, Oct 603; ASCP volunteers in Washington, Oct 589; as professional time-out, Feb 77; where to begin, Oct 582

Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, Feb 75

w Wages. See Salaries Wagner, Joanne: Americans with

Disabilities Act accommodations for, Jan 21

Wagner, Rebecca: on volunteering, Oct 604

Warfarin, with acetaminophen as increasing excessive anticoagulation risk, April 207

Wasserman test, in laboratory of forty years ago, March 146, Aug 458 (letter)

Waste disposal: of hazardous wastes. May 287; histologic stains, June 337; recycling and substitution for reducing costs of, June 356; of sharps, Dec 754

Watchful waiting, for prostate cancer, Aug 477

Waterborne bacteria, degradation of, Aug 459

Webster, Robert G: on influenza, Nov 678

Weiss, David S: on negotiation, April 216

Weiss, Ronald: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 590

Western blot analysis, in HIV testing. Sept 531

Westgard multirule control procedures. May 271

West Side Hospital (York, Pa), March 145

West Virginia: SB 305, July 400 Wheelchair accessibility, Jan 23 White, Debbie A: on andrology

laboratory work. Sept 575 White blood cell (WBC) differential

count, for malaria patients, Feb 81

Wians, Frank H Jr: on prostate cancer screening, Aug 480

Wilson, Michael: as ASCP volunteer in Washington, Oct 590

Wilson, Richard A: on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 detection, June 349

Winged-needle sets, Oct 618, Dec 757

Wisconsin: proposed latex legislation. May 285

Wolf, Paul, Nov 720 ("Profiles") Wolfe, Sidney: on banning powder

in gloves, May 285 Women's health: AIDS-related

death rate, Sept 521; Bethesda System of cervical abnormalities. Sept 546; cardiovascular disease, Aug 492; causes of death in United States in 1995, Aug 459; HIV risks for, Sept 522; Office on Women's Health director ("Profiles"), July 448; osteoporosis, July 418

Wood alcohol poisoning, Feb 102 Work flow, in laboratory of the

future. May 269 Working Group on Ethical Issues

in Umbilical Cord Blood Banking, Feb 93

World Health Organization: Influenza Global Surveillance Laboratories, Nov 680; on pesticide poisoning, Nov 689

World Wide Web: instruction for the clinical laboratory, March 167; "Year 2000" sites, July 395

Wright-Giemsa stain, Jan 26; for malaria, Feb 82f

Wu, James T: on homocysteine and carcinoma, July 416; on prostate cancer screening, Aug 482

X X-linked lymphoproliferative

disease, Dec 733 Xylene, recycling and substitution

of, June 356

Y "Year 2000" effect, July 395 Yersinia pestis, as biological

weapon, Aug 462 Yunginger, John W: on latex

allergy. May 278

z Zinc protoporphyrin, April 226 Zineb, diagnosis of overexposure

to, Nov 692 Zoonotic infections, as agricultural

hazards, Oct 625

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Author Index A Abdul-Wahid, Sarah, July 394 Adelman, Marilyn Marx, Aug 458 Ali, Nahed M, Nov 671 Ang, Sioucok, Jan 39, May 262 Asselta, Amy, Feb 72, July 393

B Baer, Daniel M, July 392, Dec 738 Bailey, Douglas L, Aug 464, Dec

727 Balagot, Maija, March 152 Barenfanger, Joan, Jan 45 Becker, Sally, Feb 80 Beecher-Moehn, Carla, April 256 Berte, Lucia M, Feb 114 Besaw, Susan R, April 248 Best, Michele L, April 215 Bhutani, Vinod K, May 306 Bimonte, Harry Anthony, May 291 Bishop, John W, March 174 Bliziotes, Michael, July 418 Boctor, Fouad N, Nov 671 Bohler, Henry L, April 243 Borowitz, Drucy, April 203 Brown, Donna J, Jan 7 Bryant, Beverly, Oct 637 Burns, Patricia J, Feb 77 Burritt, Mary F, Nov 684 Bush, Valerie J, Oct 616

c Cafaro, Anthony J, Sr, May 274 Caldwell, Barbara S, May 269 Campbell, Preston, April 203 Campbell, Sharon Lynn, Sept 520 Campos, Joseph M, Dec 737 Carman, Franklin S, III, Nov 663 Carter, Dan, Feb 97, July 393 Cartwright, Peter S, April 243 Caruana, Carol, March 184 Cassidy, Pamela G, Feb 70, April

198, June 324, Aug 454 Castellone, Donna D, April 247,

Aug 467, Sept 525 Castleberry, Barbara M, June 341,

Aug 474, Oct 598 Cavagnaro, Marian J, April 213 Caya, James G, Nov 704 Chakravorty, Monica, Sept 519 Chen, Conrad, Feb 72, July 393 Cheuvront, Dale A, March 174 Choi, Young J, Nov 671 Christian, Jill, Feb 72 Christiansen, Philip, March 136 Cloud, Joann, Aug 467 Collins, Kim A.June 361 Connor, Brian K, Oct 591 Cook, Jim, May 311 Cornbleet, P Joanne, Jan 26 Covell, Jamie L, Sept 567 Covin, Randal B, April 248 Cowper, Shawn E, Oct 629 Cramer, David A, July 410

D Dale, Jane C, Sept 540 Dapson, Janet Crookham, May

287, June 356 Dapson, Richard W, May 287,

June 356 Davies, Matt D, July 418 Davis-Morse, Ruth W, March 145,

Aug 458 DeMay, RM, Nov 669 Deveraj, Sridevi, July 432 Drake, Cheryl, Jan 45 Driscoll, Timothy J, May 302, Aug

457 Duca, Dale J, Dec 774 Dutcher, Thomas F, Jan 53

Eckfeldt, John H, April 202 Elevitch, Franklin R, March 183,

Dec 747 Elston, Robert J, March 174 English, Thomas, July 393 Erickson, Timothy, Jan 33, Feb

102, March 158, April 224, May 262

Faynor, Steven M, July 407, Nov 655

Fell, Linda, Nov 665 Fennerty, M Brian, Sept 561 Finkle, Howard I, March 136 Flournoy, DJ, Dec 763 Fly, Norman J, June 327 Foley, Angela B, Feb 120 Foulis, Philip R, Oct 629, Dec 738 Fox, Barbara L, Jan 15 Freeman, Vicki S, Jan 13 Friedrich, Mary Jane, Nov 720

G Gaines, C Greg, July 402 Galindo, Lorenzo M, Feb 109 Gamble, Marilyn, Aug 497 Gervasi, Rosetta, April 216 Giger, Olarae, Nov 704 Giraud, George D, Aug 492 Glenn, Dave, Sept 568 Goel, Mahesh C, Feb 72 Gomez, John C, Dec 735 Goodheart, Clyde R, Nov 674 Goris, Jose A, Jan 39, May 262 Grauer, Susan E, Aug 492 Grubman, James, Sept 576 Gulati, Gene, Feb 72, July 393 Gulati, Rajeev, Nov 704 Gupta, Dilipkumar, Feb 109

H Haberberger, Richard L, Jr, May

302 Hamilton, Janice, March 152 Hammersberg, Suzanne, Feb 79 Harbeck, Ronald J, July 428, Oct

584 Harmening, Denise M, Feb 85,

June 337, 341 Harris, Mark, Dec 740 Hayes, Chris, June 347 Hendryx, Robert J, March 136 Henry, Berch E, Aug 484 Heyman, Joni, Oct 589 Higgins, Susan A K, June 366 Hilborne, Lee H, Dec 724 Hillier, Sharon L, July 407 Hill is. Dean, Jan 7 Hintermeister, Von, July 391 Hirsh, Bernice Lange, Aug 458 Hogrefe, Robert H, May 287, June

356 Hollister, Winston N, May 274 Holter, Jean, April 239 Hong, Gene George, March 163,

April 233, July 392 Hood, Glenda F, Aug 503 Howell, Jay S, June 371 Hubbard, Joel D, Feb 80, Oct 638 Hunt, David E, March 135 Husson, Michael A, May 306

Jafri, A Khatib, Oct 633 James, Barbara A, July 394 Jandreski, Mark A, Sept 555 Jhala, Nirag, Feb 109 Jialal, Ishwarlal, July 432 Johns, Cynthia S, July 437 Johnston, Veronica, Feb 128, June

384, July 448, Aug 512

Kallen, Alexander J, May 302, Aug 457

Kass, Lawrence, Oct 633 Keifer, Matthew C, Nov 689 Kharhori, Nancy, Jan 45 Kin, Beverly, April 204 Kin, Michael, April 204 Kincannon, Lon C, May 263, Sept

520 Koenn, Mary Ellen, April 239 Kurec, Anthony S, June 376 Kutter, Dolphe, Dec 769

Lafler, Darlynn, May 298 Langley, Ricky, Oct 623 Laposata, Michael, Oct 595 Lark, Susan, Jan 18 Larson, Laura E, May 278 LeGrys, Vicky A, April 202 Lemery, Linda D, May 312 Leonard, Lorraine, Oct 616 Leonard, Mary Eileen, Aug 504 Loken, Michael R, Dec 728 Lokes, Catherine M, June 327 Lopez, Manuel A, Oct 629 Lundy, John K, July 423 Lunz, Mary E, Feb 85, June 341 Lutinger, Irina, March 182, May

265

M Machmueller, Linda, Oct 583 Macklin, Lara R, March 136 MacMillan, Donna H, Oct 595 Mann, Margaret, July 399 Martin, Justin, July 392 Matalka, Khalid Z, Nov 697 McDonald, Linda G, July 438 Mcintosh, Traci, Aug 461 Mead, Clayton E, March 136 Mendoza, Arturo, May 298 Milani, Laura, Dec 792 Miller, Claudia E, Jan 53 Moore, Mickey Heidrich, June 371 Morgan, David, Feb 80 Mrvos, Randi, June 333

N Nanton, Carmela R, June 375 Navarro, Carlos, Jan 39, May 262 Nevalainen, David E, Feb 114

O'Neill, Thomas R, Oct 598 Orda, Arthur O, Nov 671 Ornelas, David, May 287, June 356 Owen, James, Oct 584

Papadea, Christine, Sept 528 Parker, Mark E, Nov 655 Parkinson, Anthony, July 393 Paulson, William D, May 261 Pehta, Joan C, Nov 657 Pelehach, Laura, March 192 Penning, Larry, Nov 655 Poeltler, Debra, May 298 Province, Sarah, Feb 71 Pruett, Sara, Dec 754

Qureshi, Baquar H, Aug 471

R Rasmussen, Mary Jo, Jan 64, May

320 Reitz, Mary Ellen, Nov 656 Roberts, William L, May 261 Rogers, G Sue, Aug 484 Rosales, Julie, May 271 Rubel, Lawrence R, May 262

Sandhaus, Linda M, Aug 467, Dec 729

Sanfelippo, Michael J, May 274 Saporito, Catherine, March 148 Satishchandran, Vilas, Nov 704 Schreiber, Zwi A, Nov 671 Segna, Brenda, March 139 Sgoutas, Demetrios S, Jan 16 Shealy, Catherine B, April 204 Sher, Paul Phillip, Jan 6, March

134, May 260, July 388 Shidham, Ganesh B, Feb 109 Shidham, Vinod B, Feb 109 Shulman, Gerald, June 371 Sidki, Ahmed, Nov 697 Simpson, Peggy P, Jan 8, Aug 474,

Oct 598 Smith, Pamela A, Jan 8 Smith, Roberta A, Nov 711 Snyder, John R, Sept 518 Sosler, Steven D, March 148 Speegle, Jo, Oct 585 Spitzer, Eric D, Nov 654, 669 Stambach, Cynthia Carr, June 337 Stange, Darla Y, Aug 457 Stombler, Robin E, Feb 75, Sept

522, Oct 588, Nov 662, Dec 734 Strazzella, Michael P, March 141,

April 209, May 267, Sept 523, Nov 661

Sturm, Pam, Aug 457 Summers, Stephanie H, Feb 85 Sutton, Kathy, June 331 Szamosi, Diane I, Oct 616

Thompson, Hannis, July 428, Oct 584

Thomson, Richard B, Jr, May 271 Thorne, David, June 366 Tinsley, Karen, Dec 773 Tinsley, Linda, Nov 712 Titus, Karen, Feb 90 Truant, Allan L, Nov 704 Turner, David, Dec 736

u Udoji, Walter C, April 243 Ulmer, Lynn D, Dec 773 Utley, Suzanne R, Dec 738

VanNewkirk, Laura E, May 306 Vasek, Jirina, Oct 595 Venner, Anne, Nov 712 Victory, Deborah F, April 243 Voldish, Kathleen, March 181 Voldish, Victor, March 181 Volkmer, Lorie, Dec 727 Vossler, James L, March 167

w Wagner, Rebecca Serfass, Oct 582 Wallace, Mark R, May 302 Walters, Carolyn Sue, Feb 120 Wanderer, Alan A, July 428, Oct

584 Warhol, Michael J, May 306 Webster, H Lewis, April 202 Weedn, Victor Walter, Aug 484 Weikersheimer, Patricia Bereck,

Sept 531 Wells, Denise A, Dec 728 Welsh, Alyson J, Jan 11, March

141 Wenk, Peggy A, June 337 Wight, Nancy, May 298 Wilcox, Sue Ellen, Oct 603 Wildes, Julia Woodruff, Sept 546 Williams, Carole, Feb 72 Williams, Robert H, Jan 33, Feb

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