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You will find fierce resistance from clinicians if you try to eliminate ESR/plasma viscosity from lab repetoire. It is their beloved crude weapon to ascertain whether the non specific symptoms of their patients should be seriously taken in clinical terms. I agree it is wrong.
Mohammad
Dr. M Al-Jubouri, Consultant Chemical Pathologist
>From: "Mainwaring-Burton Richard (RGZ)" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "Mainwaring-Burton Richard (RGZ)" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Amylase inhibitor >Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 10:45:36 +0100 > >would it not be easier to eliminate the ESR test rather than the amylase >activity ? > >with best wishes > >Richard > >Richard Mainwaring-Burton >Consultant Biochemist >Queen Mary's Hospital >Sidcup, Kent >DA14 6LT >020-8308-3084 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: dr. C.H.H. Schoenmakers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 08 May 2003 15:04 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Amylase inhibitor > > >Dear colleague, > >Does anybody know how to inhibit amylase completely in combination with >keeping the >sample matrix intact? > >In order to make a control material to check our erythrocyte sedimentation >rate we >added eloHAES, an artificial starch-based colloid, to blood. This works fine >for some >hours, after which amylase in the sample has degraded the eloHAES. Therefore >I would >like to eliminate amylase activity. > >Best regards, > > >Christian >dr. C.H.H. Schoenmakers, European Clinical Chemist >Department of Clinical Chemistry, Elkerliek Hospital >P.O. box 98, 5700 AB Helmond >The Netherlands >(+)31-492-595555 (tel), (+)31-492-595691 (fax) >[log in to unmask] > >------ACB discussion List Information-------- >This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical >community working in clinical biochemistry. >Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed >via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and >they are responsible for all message content. > >ACB Web Site >http://www.acb.org.uk >List Archives >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html >List Instructions (How to leave etc.) >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ > >------ACB discussion List Information-------- >This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical >community working in clinical biochemistry. >Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed >via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and >they are responsible for all message content. > >ACB Web Site >http://www.acb.org.uk >List Archives >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html >List Instructions (How to leave etc.) >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/