title: Quality control recommendations and procedures for in-clinic laboratories.
abstract: The design and use of quality control materials and rationale for implementation of a quality monitoring program are discussed. A simplified approach to a quality monitoring program suitable for in-clinic laboratories is presented. Use of blood films and the mean cell hemoglobin concentration value as adjuncts to quality monitoring in hematology is described. Over time, it is hoped that the profession more widely embraces, if not demands, implementation of quality monitoring for in-clinic laboratory diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. weiserg@heska.com
authors.forename: M Glade
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Weiser
authors.forename: Mary Anna
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D011786:Quality Control; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*