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Ashlee Holland posted a reply on Re: GEM 5000 vs Lab Sysmex XN Hemoglobin
Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Said: James - the difference isn't with all of the comparison samples but for example: GEM #1 tHb 12.9 GEM # 2 tHb 12.9 GEM # 3 tHb 13.0 Sysmex Hgb 12.0GEM #1 tHb 12.8 GEM # 2 tHb 13.3 GEM # 3 tHb 12.9 Sysmex Hgb 10.0GEM #1 t...
James Beck posted a reply on Re: GEM 5000 vs Lab Sysmex XN Hemoglobin
Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Said: GEM 5000 has a cooximeter in it, so total hemoglobin is directly measured, not calculated. That said, they should be comparing fairly well. How much difference are you seeing? Also, is there a low or high bias towards one me...
Dimitrinka Yancheff posted a new Topic
Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Nova Stat Strip
Is anyone using UNIPOC for linearity data for Nova Stat Strip glucose meters, if so can you provide the steps? We have tried pulling up the graphs by entering the lot # on the linearity box, also the lot number for each vial with the ranges. Report shows data "not set".
Thank you,
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Jo Win posted a reply on Re: GEM 5000 vs Lab Sysmex XN Hemoglobin
Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Said: The discrepancy may be due to pre analytical errors. Are they flushing the line for any contaminants? Are the specimens well mixed when testing? Is the GEM calculating or doing a direct measurement for the hem...
Ashlee Holland posted a new Topic
Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
GEM 5000 vs Lab Sysmex XN Hemoglobin
I'm just trying to help out our respiratory department by inquiring about this topic. They use the GEM 5000 instruments and are doing semi-annual comparisons between them and our lab instrumentation. We are seeing fairly large differences in the Hemoglobin results between the GEMs and the Sysmex. GEM 5000 proficiency samples look great for Hemoglobin, as well as the Sysmex proficiency Hemoglobin results, they just don't compare well to each other. What are other f...
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