The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
The Region 4 Stork (R4S) Collaborative Project - Insights
This is a 6-part series describing the products and clinical tools of a laboratory quality improvement project called Region 4 Stork, or R4S.
infectious_endocarditis_diagnostic_testing_for_identification_of_microbiological_etiology.pdf
© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. 08/2023 This algorithm is intended for use in patients with clinical and/or echocardiographic findings suggestive of infective endocarditis, based on the...
The diagnosis of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) must include an integrated approach and combine the clinical findings with laboratory results. In our latest “Hot Topic,” Rong He, M.D., discusses the subclassification of MPNs and the use...
Our Mayo Clinic colleagues are in San Diego for the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Follow this blog for live updates from #ASH18 as we attend the conference, mingle with colleagues at booth #2927, and...
Communiqué Archives - Insights
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Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Advises How to Avoid Bug-Borne Diseases This Summer - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, recently spoke with the Post-Bulletin about Lyme disease and West...
Feb. 1986: Mayo Clinic's Year-Old Liver Transplant Program - Insights
In 1986, Mayo Clinic's year-old liver transplant program was growing to be one of the largest in the world. Take a step back to 1986 by reading this article from the February issue of Mayovox.
People Archives - Page 28 of 35 - Insights
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Mitochondrial Disease [Test in Focus] - Insights
Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ inclusive approach to mitochondrial disease testing expedites diagnosis. Using innovative methodologies like custom reagents and droplet digital PCR enables precision...
Myasthenia Gravis [Test in Focus] - Insights
Christopher Klein, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic’s updated myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome testing approach. Automatic reflex to second-line testing saves time and increases sensitivity and specificity to confirm diagnosis in...
Urinary ammonium testing - Insights
John Lieske, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic Laboratories' urinary ammonium testing. A test that takes the guesswork out of determining acid base disorders by giving nephrologists a true understanding of a patient’s true urinary ammonium level.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: September 26 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Semaglutide in HFpEF across obesity class and by body weight reduction.
Mayo Clinic Again Receives Top Honors for High-Quality Patient Care - Insights
Five Mayo Clinic sites have received the Vizient 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award for high-quality patient care. This award honors superior performance among academic medical centers and community hospitals...
February 2021 — Dermatopathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Dermatopathology.
When the iconic Plummer Building was constructed on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus during the late 1920s, the building's designer and namesake, Henry S. Plummer, M.D., made sure it included a number of bas relief caricatures that would help...
July 2022 - Laboratory Genetics and Genomics and Molecular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialties are Laboratory Genetics and Genomics and Molecular Pathology.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 27 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights a mechanism for preventing asymmetric histone segregation onto replicating DNA strands.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories upfront, screening enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detects Coccidioides antibodies prior to testing by complement fixation (CF) or immunodiffusion (ID). Samples that result as reactive by are subsequently reflexed...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify new disease subtype linked to recurrent blood clots - Insights
Mayo Clinic researchers identify a new subtype of MGTS, linked to recurrent blood clots, with significant diagnostic challenges and treatment implications.
Thrombotic Microangiopathies (TMA) [Test in Focus] - Insights
Meera Sridharan, M.D., Ph.D., explains Mayo Clinic Labs’ testing approach for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). The serological complement panel examines nine analytes to gain a thorough understanding of the complement cascade to...
Then and now: Upholding Mayo Clinic's core values - Insights
Part two of the 50th Anniversary series highlights how Mayo Clinic Laboratories has remained focused on our core values through support of Mayo Clinic’s three shields – integrated clinical practice, research, and education.
A novel testing approach for newly identified VEXAS syndrome - Insights
VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. The underlying cause of newly identified VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome —...
Pathways Case Studies: May 2023 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for May include the following sub-specialties: Cytopathology, Gastroenterology...
IMPACTS Team Continues to Combat Life-Threatening Arthropod-Borne Infections in Belize - Insights
Now in its second year of a five-year initiative to better understand and detect arboviruses in Belize, the IMPACTS (Integrated Mayo Clinic Program for Arbovirus Community health education Training and Surveillance) project has expanded its...
What's New in Health Care Reform Archives - Insights
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Week in Review: November 1 - Insights
Top highlights include: Facebook launches into the digital space of healthcare, medical breakthrough for Ebola, and how the brain makes memories.
September 2023 - Cardiovascular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cardiovascular Pathology.
Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Off-Site Operational Needs - Insights
Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on off-site operational needs, including paid time off and unpaid time off.
July 2023 - Cytopathology and Pulmonary Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cytopathology & Pulmonary Pathology.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 8 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how AKT-phosphorylated FOXO1 suppresses ERK activation and chemoresistance by disrupting IQGAP1-MAPK interaction.
People Archives - Page 34 of 35 - Insights
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February 2022 - Cardiovascular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cardiovascular Pathology.
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: June 2019 - Insights
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of June 2019.
Week in Review: October 4 - Insights
Top highlights include: Flu vaccine information, possible effects that red meat has on the human body, and what vaping does to the lungs.
October 2023 - Coagulation - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Coagulation.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Find New Way to Improve Newborn Screening of Pompe Disease - Insights
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered a second-tier test for Pompe disease that has been shown to improve the specificity of newborn screening for the disorder, which would lower the rate of false-positive results.
June 2023 - Gynecologic Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Gynecological Pathology.
January 2022 - Cardiovascular Pathology - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Cardiovascular Pathology.
Week in Review: March 11 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: MN has 14 hospitals in Newsweek's U.S. Top 500; Mayo best in the world, medical supplies head to Ukraine from Rochester, and how does your body react to stress?
March 2023 - Breast Pathology Case 1 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Breast Pathology.
Pathways Case Studies: September 2019 - Insights
Mayo Clinic laboratory experts share five case studies in this month’s “PathWays” post and are challenging you to test your laboratory genetics & genomics, bone & soft tissue, renal, infectious disease, and gastroenterology pathology...
Peroxisomal biogenesis and metabolism - Insights
Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ testing for peroxisomal biogenesis and metabolism disorders can assist in the identification of these sometimes fatal conditions.
Direct Ethanol Biomarker Testing: PETH - Insights
Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., describes Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new direct biomarker test for alcohol consumption. PETH is a blood test with a window of detection of about two to four weeks — compared with five days for urine-based screening for...
Precision therapeutics can individualize depression treatment - Insights
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., and Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., explain how precision therapeutics can improve treatment for patients with major depressive disorder. The optimal antidepressant medication and dose vary among individuals. Pharmacogenomic...
glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase-genotyping-interpretive-algorithm.pdf
In the following situations, order G6PDZ / Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Full Gene Sequencing: ■ To determine carrier status (female patient) or affected status (male patient) ■ Previous G6PD enzyme test result is...
COVID-19 & influenza testing algorithm arms Mayo Clinic for the upcoming flu season - Insights
Flu season is just now unfolding. But this time, it’s piggy-backed with a pandemic, which threatens to spike with the colder weather as people huddle indoors. Adding to this conundrum is the unsettling fact that, for both COVID-19 and the...
A "sandbox" for innovation: The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory - Insights
Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL) is a visionary space designed to foster innovation. The ADL has a direct impact on patient lives, bringing promising tests and services to patients at Mayo and around the world.
Pathways Case Studies: February 2023 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for February include the following sub-specialties: Clinical Informatics,...
The Secrets of Cryoprecipitate: A Blood Banking Process - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Jessie Swanson and Michelle Soland from the Component Laboratory will discuss the process improvement that helped decrease the standard cryoprecipitate dosage and the positive impact it has on patients.