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Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (now QuidelOrtho) is an in vitro diagnostics company that made products and diagnostic equipment for blood testing.Ortho served two primary industries in the medical field: clinical laboratories, by producing platforms and assays that test for a variety of diseases, conditions, and substances; and immunohematology, by providing the means to ensure blood transfusion ...
QuidelOrtho Corporation is an American manufacturer of diagnostic healthcare products that are sold worldwide. [3]On May 8, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued to Quidel the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 rapid antigen test, a new category of tests for use in the ongoing pandemic.
Blood compatibility testing is routinely performed before a blood transfusion.The full compatibility testing process involves ABO and RhD (Rh factor) typing; screening for antibodies against other blood group systems; and crossmatching, which involves testing the recipient's blood plasma against the donor's red blood cells as a final check for incompatibility.
Blood is red due to the presence of hemoglobin; deoxygenated blood (in veins) has a deep red color, and oxygenated blood (in arteries) has a light cherry-red color. Veins below the skin can appear blue or green due to subsurface scattering of light through the skin, and aspects of human color perception.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cresilon's gel to quickly control bleeding, the privately held company said on Thursday, potentially giving emergency medical technicians and ...
When blood is collected into a serum-separating tube (SST) and centrifuged, the serum becomes isolated from the red blood cells by a gel acting as a physical barrier to prevent inadvertent remixing of the components. Blood fractionation is the process of fractionating whole blood, or separating it into its
Intraoperative blood salvage (IOS), also known as cell salvage, is a specific type of autologous blood transfusion. Specifically IOS is a medical procedure involving recovering blood lost during surgery and re-infusing it into the patient. It is a major form of autotransfusion.
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a naturally occurring compound produced by our white blood cells to fight infection and inflammation, says Mona Gohara, M.D., board-certified dermatologist at ...