Aotea News June 2011
Planning is key to successful future
Welcome to our first Aotea News for 2011. The start of the year has been a very positive time for us but sadly tempered by the earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan. Read more here.
Getting it right is important
‘Getting it right’ is central to how we work at Aotea Pathology, and that also means understanding how and why we may have got it wrong on the rare occasions that mistakes slip though our systems. Read more here.
Follow-on tests -- how to request them
Occasionally, abnormal test results indicate additional testing is needed, and we perform a number of these follow-on -- or ‘reflex’ -- tests as part of our standard testing protocols. Read more here.
The merits of high sensitivity Troponin T in primary care
The high sensitivity test for Troponin T, introduced last year at Aotea Pathology, has significant benefits for the early recognition of patients with evolving acute myocardial infarction, especially in a hospital setting. Read more here.
High sensitivity Troponin T case studies
Two case studies on diagnosing patients from high sensitivity troponin testing. Read more here.