Editing Automated analyser (section)

==Miscellaneous analysers==
Some tests and test categories are unique in their mechanism or scope, and require a separate analyser for only a few tests, or even for only ''one'' test. Other tests are esoteric in nature—they are performed less frequently than other tests, and are generally more expensive and time-consuming to perform. Even so, the current{{When|date=February 2014}} shortage of qualified clinical laboratory professionals<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astho.org/pubs/LABORATORYWORKERSHORTAGE.pdf |title=Public Health Workforce Shortage: Laboratory Scientists and Technicians |date=December 2004|access-date=2007-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006120151/http://www.astho.org/pubs/LABORATORYWORKERSHORTAGE.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> has spurred manufacturers to develop automated systems for even these rarely performed tests.

Analysers that fall into this category include instruments that perform:
* [[DNA]] labeling and detection
* [[Osmole|Osmolarity and osmolality]] measurement
* Measurement of [[Glycated hemoglobin|glycated haemoglobin]] (haemoglobin A1C), and
* Aliquotting and routing of samples throughout the laboratory