Medical laboratory scientists must embrace technological trends when performing urine analyses, according to the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), in order to provide their patients with the highest possible level of service in terms of quality, productivity, accuracy, and efficiency.
During the recent launch of the United Nations Series-the modular method of urinalysis machine in Lagos, which was themed: Bridging the Gap Between Patient Care and Quality Diagnosis Using Medical Technology in the Laboratory, a member of the audience made this request.
Director of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIRM), Prof. Babatunde Lawal, made an emphatic point in his remarks about the importance of the machine's efficiency, stating that it would reduce human error to an absolute minimum, thereby improving the overall quality of health care in the country.
Over time, the manufacturer anticipates that the machine will be used for a wide range of other tasks in addition to urinary testing, which means that it will be able to perform virtually all of the tasks associated with urinary testing in the future.
Lawal also points out that if the laboratory technician is color blind, it is possible that a mistake will be made because the likely diagnosis is based on the color of the urine. The final result of a microscopic lens procedure, as previously stated, is entirely dependent on the technician's extensive knowledge and experience in the field, and as a result, there will unavoidably be a wide range of interpretations and outcomes from the procedure.
"You now have a calibrated automated machine that can perform urinalysis," he stated emphatically, implying that the possibility of human error during the testing process has been significantly reduced significantly. It is critical, as Lawal has stated, to ensure that the normal range that has been used for the machine is also applicable to us in Nigeria, in order to avoid the machine reporting that what we consider to be normal is either excessively high or excessively low for our country, as has previously occurred. It was later stated in his speech that it is necessary to ensure that the normality range for the machine is also applicable to us in Nigeria so that the machine does not state that what we consider to be normal is either too high or too low for us. He went on to say that this is important because the machine could state that what we consider to be normal is either too high or too low. He went on to say that the normal range that has been used for the machine is not applicable to us in Nigeria, and that he was right.
Considering that the range is being calibrated in accordance with the country in which it is produced, we must ensure that it is accurate, he continued. On the subject of urine testing, he went on to say that it is still an important part of routine medical testing because it gives practitioners access to the kidneys as well as virtually any other disease that may be discovered. In a statement read by Professor Olufemi Fashola, Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Sysmex reaffirmed their commitment to improving health care through the use of their products. In his subsequent remarks, he stated that the United Nations Series was relevant to medical laboratory research. It was he who expressed his commitment to advancing healthcare in Africa by developing machines that would provide and eventually lead to a more reliable way of diagnosing disease, as well as innovative solutions for in-vitro diagnostics, according to his statement. He argues that using Sysmex products is extremely advantageous for laboratory technicians because the quality of your diagnosis is only as good as the equipment you are working with.
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