Aim: Nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) are immature erythrocytes rarely found in the blood of healthy children, adolescents and adults. In this study, our aim is to determine the frequency of samples with NRBC in the complete blood count samples coming to our laboratory. We...

Objective: The discrepancy between chemical and microscopic urine examination makes it demanding to interpret the results. We aimed to evaluate the laboratory personnels effect on the consistency between chemical and microscopic urine examination results.

Aim: A control program for the prevention of congenital blood disorders is being carried out in our city, in parallel with the prevalent β-thalassemia minor in Turkey in general. Iron deficiency anemia may accompany the clinical picture of BTM. We aimed to determine the...

Background: Cold agglutinin disease is a rare autoimmune hemolytic disease causing the agglutination of erythrocytes by the activation of antibodies at low temperatures. Cold agglutinin disease should be kept in mind in terms of getting the right diagnosis and treatment...

Objective: Anemia is a commonly encountered health problem. In this study, togetherness of beta thalassemia trait with iron deficiency anemia was investigated using by some biochemical and hematological cell count indices.

Material and Methods: The...

Objective: The laboratory critical values are the laboratory testing results which required attention or action by the physicians. The aim of this study is to investigate the laboratory critical value notification process in our laboratory in terms of patient safety and...

Purpose: Platelet Indices (PI) like mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution weight (PDW) and plateletcrit can be measured by hematology analyzers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the time delay between sampling and testing to the PI values...

Objective: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a group of symptoms for acute myocardial ischemia. The RDW (red cell distribution width), recently described as a novel risk marker, has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and routinely reported as part...

Aim: The frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTI) in diabetic patients are increasing. HbA1c retrospectively gives important information about glycemic control. In this study it was aimed to examine the relationships between presence of microscobic...

Objective: Automated hematology analyzer flags may provide early warning signals for hematological malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of Sysmex XN-1000 analyzer flags and to develop a multivariable prediction model for identifying active...

Objective: Since the emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in December 2019, it has turned into a pandemic. Covid-19 infection; can trigger pulmonary inflammation and also cause acute lung injury. In cases with severe pneumonia, long hospital stays and high...

Objective: Elevated levels of serum beta-2 microglobulin can be expected in megaloblastic anemias due to defective DNA sythesis, increased ineffective eryhropoesis and increased cell turnover.

Materials and Methods: 64 cases of megaoloblastic anemia due...

Aim: Immature granulocytes, an indicator of increased myeloid cell production, are associated with infection or systemic inflammation. Data on the use of immature granulocyte levels as a biochemical marker in infection and inflammatory conditions have been reported. In our...