INDEX:

• Introduction
• Features
• Examples:
• Trisomy 21
• Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency
• Hassall's corpuscles
• Occipital Defect
• Anencephaly
• Sample: Case Report
• Links: Laboratories
• Order a Portable web site Kit

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Features:
• Multi-color graphics & text:

You may include pictures (black & white, colored) and graphics in the same document. Also, you may use different color & size for text.
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• Group all results in one document:

All pictures, graphics and test results are contained in one document.
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• The entire document is sent inside the E. Mail message and not as an attachment.

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• Internet Links:

You may build links outside the document to the Internet.
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• Has all features and power of the Internet, such as search feature

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• Small Storage Space:

Require very little storage space (about same size of an average E. Mail message).
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• Portable web sites are cost effective: E. Mail is FREE as compared to high FAX costs, especially if you wish to offer your services nationally and worldwide.

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• Portable web sites help your clients in many ways:
• Client's ability to forward all the lab results (one document) to other specialists for easy patient case review.
• Clients will store the portable web site lab results on their computers. This is a major improvement as compared to storage of FAX hard copy in countless folders and file cabinets.
• Clients are able to easily search for lab results stored on their computers as compared to manual search in paper folders.

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• Avoid problems found in sending results by FAX such as:
• FAX is limited to sending material in black & white, no color.
• Quality of FAX is controlled by the receiving FAX machine, which sometimes may be compromised.
• At some offices, the FAX machine is turned off during non work hours which does not allow the transmission of results.
• Busy Tone Signal: Receiving FAX machine is busy and your staff have to keep re-sending same FAX.
• Pages are missing from received FAX:This is ongoing problem which waste your staff’s time.

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• Boost Your Revenue:
• By reporting test results through a Portable web site technology, it will be possible to provide services worldwide and to considerably increase the laboratory's market share.
• You may increase your fees and generate more revenue for enhancing your reporting technology.

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• Newsletter:

The Portable web sites is ideal to produce your "Newsletter".  At some web sites, the newsletter was placed at the main web site which greatly compromizes its effectiveness. Today, there are over 800 million web sites, so to expect the clients to seek the newsletter at a web site is not realistic. On the other hand, the newsletter's effectiveness is greatly enhanced when it is sent by E. Mail to your clients.
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Patient Test Results	Graphics
.1Trisomy 21 (47, XY, +21)karyotype diagram Chromosome analysis reveals a 47, XY, +21 karyotype typical for Down syndrome
.2 Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency Example of a metaphase cell that has been hybridized with the probe for Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency which is caused by a microdeletion on the X chromosome. The probe in this particular case is a mixture of two separate probes for the X chromosome, both red in color. The "X cen" probe signal is an internal control and is located at the X centromere. It allows for quick identification of the X chromosome(s). The "Xp22.3" probe signal is located at the Steroid Sulfatase region at Xp22.3. Since there are two X chromosomes and only one has the Steroid Sulfatase gene signal, this individual is a female carrier for Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency.
.3 Hassall's corpuscles There are few microscopic findings characteristic for Down syndrome.  One seen here in  thymus is enlarged cystic Hassall's corpuscles.  The depletion of lymphocytes seen here represents the T-cell depletion leading to immunodeficiency that may be present with Down syndrome.
.4 Occipital Defect A large occipital defect has allowed herniation of most of the cerebrum, seen here radiographically.  The cranial vault develops poorly with the most of the brain herniated, and there is no way to put it back in.
7 Anencephaly Lack of development of a fetal cranial vault leads to the neural tube defect known as anencephaly.

. der(14) t(8;14)(q11;q32) R- banding; the constitutional trisomy 21 is shown only on the bottom mitosis (left); chromosome 8 paint (right)
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• Genzyme Genetics
• Dynacare Laboratories
• Athena Diagnostics, Inc.

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Portable web site Kit:

• Detailed, step by step procedure "how to easily build portable web site" for reporting lab results
• Template for a portable web site to place your lab results.
• Template for a portable web site to place your newsletter.
• Price: $295

Recommendations:
To implement portable web sites for reporting lab results, allow your staff time (few weeks) to develop skills. In the meanwhile, you may wish to offer your clients to receive a free report by E. Mail in addition to their regular FAX service.
 

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