American Association for Clinical Chemistry Apps

LabTestsOnline-M is the mobile version of LabTests Online®, the award-winning website developed by laboratoryprofessionals that has helped millions of people better understandthe many clinical lab tests that are part of routine healthcare,diagnosis, and treatment.Whether you are a patient looking for information on certain labtests that you may have had performed or a medical practitionerseeking quick confirmation regarding a particular test,LabTestsOnline-M puts the information into the palm of your hand.This app loads the website’s content onto your Android phone ortablet, meaning you won’t be dependent on an Internet connection tonavigate to the information you need, when you need it. Because weare routinely adding and updating content, an Internet connectionis needed, however, to download new and revised content.Lab Tests Online® offers users detailed information on hundreds oflaboratory tests as well as descriptions of diseases that arecross-linked by the tests used to screen for, diagnose, and treatthem. In addition, Lab Tests Online® provides a number of featurearticles that explain concepts such as test reliability and thedifficulty in defining and using reference ranges (which, in mostcases, are not included in our test articles). The site also hasoriginal news items that briefly summarize the latest advances inlaboratory science and the policies and guidelines that govern theuse of the tests. LabTestsOnline-M makes access to thispeer-reviewed information more convenient than ever.Here’s what our users and reviewers have said about Lab TestsOnline® since it launched on the web in 2001:“It is Friday afternoon and I received test results that I did notunderstand. I won't see my doctor until Monday afternoon. Theinformation on this site helped ease my anxieties about theresults. It was easy to understand and relevant to my needs.”“My Doctor ordered many tests and I did not know what they were allfor. Reading your descriptions made me feel secure and gave me aclue about what the Doctor was looking for or trying to rule out.Now he seems pretty smart!”“Clear, concise info that helped my understanding of current testresults.”“This is an excellent, thorough and very well composed site. It is,without doubt, the finest site providing the most usefullaboratory-related information. Keep up the good work.”“My wife and I are RN’s. Your site is, excuse the pun, ‘bloodygood.’”Lab Tests Online is produced by AACC, a global scientific andmedical professional organization dedicated to clinical laboratoryscience and its application to healthcare, in collaboration with 16other laboratory professional societies in the United States andCanada. On the web, Lab Tests Online is currently available in 17countries and 14 languages. Among its many honors, Lab Tests Onlinereceived a Summit Award from the American Society of AssociationExecutives as an “innovative contribution that has enhancedAmerican society.”To ensure that the site is accepted as a trusted source for medicalinformation, we adhere to the principles espoused by the Health onthe Net Foundation, an international not-for-profit organizationthat seeks "to guide lay persons or non-medical users and medicalpractitioners to useful and reliable online medical and healthinformation.”

“DNA From A to Z” turns your mobile device ortablet into a tool for learning, organizing and navigating throughthe quickly advancing fields of molecular diagnostics, personalizedmedicine, genomics and the science of DNA. This app is meant fornot only the beginner but also the technically savvy professionalto serve as a guide or starting point for your search and help yousift through the many topics related to DNA . The content isorganized with superior features such as navigation within entriesand links to the web. It’s your DNA, your health, so why not have asolid foundational understanding of the terminology?This is a must have application for:- A medical school student…..or a high school student;- A Wall Street biotech analyst … or a diagnostics company salesrep;- A patient trying to figure out where to start … or a healthyindividual who wants to stay that way;- A hospital administrator interested in what’s going on in the labacross the parking lot…or a hospital administrator trying tounderstand where new revenue opportunities may originate;- A Congressional aide seeking a handle on the hottest new area ofhealthcare … or an insurance executive seeking clarification on newand healthcare solutions.The app makes learning about DNA, and its many medicalapplications, as easy as a touch or a tap. You have the ability tocreate your own lists to save a subset of terms for futurereference. Professionals and lay people alike are interested inDNA, genomics and personalized medicine. And why not? It’s allabout the most personal aspects of our being, our DNA and itseffect on our health and the health of our descendants. In otherwords, everyone’s interested in DNA on one level or another becausewe’re all interested in our health. It is guaranteed that you orsomeone you know will find this application useful.Features:- navigate within an entry from one term to another- create and edit your own lists for future reference- add an entry to a list with a tap of a button- open web links within an entry and gain access to referredwebsite all without leaving the appEverything you need at your fingertips with a simple and easyapproach to learning, customizable to the individual.