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Hello MLTs! 🥼 🧑⚕️ Do you know about Clinical Chemistry profiles? Let's unlock the potential of some important clinical chemistry profiles. In the following PDF you will find: 1️⃣ Introduction to Clinical Chemistry 2️⃣ Blood Glucose 3️⃣ Lipid Profile 4️⃣ Liver Profile 5️⃣ Renal Profile 6️⃣ Electrolytes This PDF contains reference ranges and interpretations of the above clinical chemistry profiles. 📥 Download this PDF now to boost your skills and stay ahead in the field. 💁♂️ Follow Abdullah Bin Arshad for more useful content. ✍️ Write your thoughts in the comments section. 🔄 Don't forget to share this post with your connections. #MedicalLaboratoryTechnology #ClinicalChemistry

🔬 The Power of Precision: Why Pipette Handling Matters in the Lab 🔬 In the world of scientific research, accuracy is everything. Whether you're working on molecular biology, microbiology, or chemistry experiments, precise liquid handling is crucial for success. This is where pipettes play a pivotal role! Why proper pipette handling is essential? Accuracy & Precision: Pipettes allow us to transfer exact volumes, especially when working with microliters. A minor error in liquid volume can lead to significant variations in results. Consistency: Experiments require consistency. Proper pipetting techniques ensure every sample receives the same treatment, making data more reliable and reproducible. Small Volume Mastery: From 1 µL to 1000 µL, pipettes are designed to handle very small liquid quantities, which would be impossible to measure accurately otherwise. Contamination Control: Sterile pipette tips prevent cross-contamination, which is critical for clean, precise results. Reducing Human Error: A well-calibrated pipette with the right technique can significantly reduce errors in experiments, ensuring that every drop counts. If you’ve ever worked in a lab, you know how much depends on getting those tiny volumes just right. How do you ensure pipetting accuracy in your experiments? Let’s share some lab tips below! #ScienceMatters #LabSkills #Precision #ResearchTools #Pipetting #ScientificCommunity

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🔬 Understanding GC-MS: A Key Technique in Plant Extract Characterization 🌿🧪 In the lab, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is a pivotal tool for analyzing complex mixtures, such as plant extracts. The technique offers precise identification of bioactive molecules and helps elucidate their chemical structure. Here's how it works: Gas Chromatography (GC): In the GC phase, a small amount of the plant extract is first injected into the instrument. The sample is then rapidly vaporized in the injector and mixed with an inert carrier gas like helium or nitrogen. This carrier gas drives the vaporized sample through a long, narrow column coated with a stationary phase. Inside the column, each molecule in the plant extract interacts differently with the stationary phase depending on its volatility (how easily it evaporates) and polarity (its affinity for the stationary phase). Volatile, smaller molecules tend to move faster, exiting the column first. Larger, less volatile compounds take longer to pass through the column, resulting in separation based on retention time. This ability to separate a mixture into individual components makes the GC phase critical for isolating compounds that are often present in complex, naturally derived samples. Mass Spectrometry (MS): Once separated, the compounds are introduced to the MS system, where they are ionized (usually by electron impact). The resulting ions are accelerated and sorted by their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) in a mass analyzer. The MS detector then records the abundance of each ion, generating a spectrum that represents the molecular fingerprint of the compound. In the lab, this dual technique is invaluable for: Identification of plant compounds like flavonoids, terpenes, and alkaloids. Quantification of trace-level compounds within complex plant matrices. Structure elucidation of unknown compounds by comparing mass spectra with reference databases. By combining high separation efficiency with sensitive detection, GC-MS provides a comprehensive analysis of plant extracts, aiding in research areas such as pharmaceuticals, food science, and environmental studies. #GCMS #PlantExtractAnalysis #LaboratoryTechniques #NaturalProducts #Phytochemistry #AnalyticalChemistry

Colleagues in Clinical Chemistry, I found this old book, I don't know if it is still available for sale but it is really good. It teaches you all the reactions leading to the final product that is measured and the class of instrument( e.g spectrophotometer) that measures the final product to quantify the analyte of interest. It also talk much about the reagents and what they contain and the wavelength at which the final colored product of the reaction is measured. It gives you strong foundation as a Clinical Chemist or Technologist, especially if your biochemistry, reactions pathways and clinical chemistry is not strong.

yes another certificate got from international federation of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine.

Did you know that, the decision that a sample is unsuitable for analyses lies solely on you as a Medical Laboratory Scientist?😁 Which brings me to an incident that occurred this week while working on the Clinical Chemistry Bench. I was to work on a neonate sample 👶with EUCr(Electrolytes Urea Creatinine) as the test request. On analyzing the sample,I got a Potassium result of 23.49 mmol/L as against the Normal reference range of (3.7 - 5.9 mmol/L ). Immediately! I knew something was not right knowing fully well that Potassium of 23.49 mmol/L is not compatible with life. This made me ask myself the following questions; ✏️Is the sample haemolysed? ✏️What time was the sample sample collected? ✏️Is the sample in the right sample bottle? ✏️Was the correct order of blood draw followed? ✏️Was the sample collected in my facility or was it a submitted sample from one of the hospitals my facility services? 🤔If you were in my shoes what would you have done? Did you know what I did?😁 Check my next LinkedIn post to see how I answered those questions I asked myself ,the actions I took and how I resolved the issue. I am God’spower Abraham,a quality-focused Medical Laboratory Scientist with competent skills in core Biochemistry. My mission here is to help you live and lead a healthy lifestyle to keep you away from what you fear most, which is death. Kindly click on God'spower Abraham to connect with me and see more insightful contents on Standard Operating Procedures, Reliable , Precised ,Accurate, Timely and Quality Laboratory Results. #MedicalLaboratoryScientist #ClinicalChemistry #QualityFocused #QualityResults #QualityHealthcare

MSc in Clinical Chemistry in Trinity College Dublin. Clinical (bio)chemistry is the biochemical analysis of body fluids in support of the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Testing in this specialty utilizes chemical reactions to identify or quantify levels of chemical compounds in bodily fluids. https://lnkd.in/dPEmzyy6

Here Mu et al employes native MS for the analysis of Lactoferrin to evaluating the proteoform heterogeneity and conformational stability in production and storage processes 🎯 Summary: Quoting Mu et al: "Native MS results provide essential molecular insights into the conformational stability and glycosylation heterogeneity of different LTF samples." #science #scienceandtechnology #organicchemistry #biotech  #scienceandcommunication #synthesis #organicchemistry  #chemotherphy  #sciencecommunication #chemistry #chemical #biochemistry #medicalsciences #chemicalindustry #pharmaceuticals #dairy #dairyfarming ##dairyindustry #research https://lnkd.in/emtXcdu7