According to career resource website Work911, using techniques such as open-ended questioning (i.e., asking questions that require more than a yes or no answer) can allow all parties of a conversation to give their opinions on a subject. This technique can make verbal communication among team members more effective.
Immunofixation fixes certain proteins into place with antibodies and then washes away the others before staining them. On a computer screen, these proteins form a pattern of bands. Peaks and valleys in the bands may mean that you may be making too many or too few of certain proteins.
Today, the term shift to the left means that the bands or stabs have increased, indicating an infection in progress. For example, a patient with acute appendicitis might have a WBC count of 15,000 with 65% of the cells being mature neutrophils and an increase in stabs or band cells to 10%. This report is typical of a shift to the left, and will be taken into consideration along with history and physical findings, to determine how the patient's appendicitis will be treated.