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New Tests Launched in February - Insights

In February 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced one new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Applying the Staffing-to-Workload Methodology: Identifying Daily Indirect Effort Needs - Insights

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, demonstrates how daily indirect effort tasks contribute to staffing plans and needs in the staffing-to-workload methodology.

Copeptin [Test in Focus] - Insights

Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., gives an overview of the new Copeptin test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon previous testing approaches, and what clinical...

Boone Health: Bringing advanced diagnostic care to underserved rural areas - Insights

Situated in a sprawling geographic region in mid-Missouri, Boone Health expanded its reach to improve access to high-quality holistic care throughout the area, improving the health of community members and increasing net revenue along the...

Metabolic liver disease

Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers a robust menu of biomarker testing to assess liver disease related to nonalcoholic and alcoholic causes. These include FibroTest-ActiTest, a first-line screening assay that uses two diagnostic scores based on...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2025 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences and presentations by subject matter experts on the laboratory identification of common and esoteric protozoan, helminth, and arthropod parasites. Offering an algorithmic...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

2024 Parasitology Workshop - Insights

This interactive workshop will provide hands-on laboratory experiences, presentations by subject matter experts, review of laboratory identification methods, algorithmic approach to parasite identification including conventional and...

Mayo Clinic Offers New Prostate Cancer Test from Beckman Coulter, Reduces Unnecessary Biopsies - Insights

The prostate health index or phi test reduces the need for prostate cancer biopsies by 30 percent.

Patient spotlight - Insights

Patients are at the heart of all we do at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Our laboratory testing can clear the fog of an uncertain diagnosis, point to the next steps in care, and pave the way for better treatment. Our work makes a difference in...

Research Archives - Insights

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Research Roundup Archives - Insights

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What's New in Health Care Reform: Feb. 6 - Insights

Top highlights include: New U.S. experiments aim to create gene-edited human embryos, death-cap mushrooms are spreading across North America, daily exercise has been shown to lower blood pressure, scans show female brains remain youthful as...

People Archives - Page 3 of 35 - Insights

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Phlebotomy Top Gun: Drawing Blood from a Patient Receiving Intravenous Fluids - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., presents a case-based scenario on drawing blood from a patient receiving intravenous fluids.

Specific Drug Groups - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Specific Drug Groups Use the following links to view information for specific drug categories: Alcohol Amphetamine-Type Stimulants...

porphyria__acute__testing_algorithm.pdf

© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. 05/2024 Porphyria (Acute) Testing Algorithm Decreased ALAD activity Normal ALAD activity Isolated ALA increase Confirms ADP Consider CGPH / Custom Gene...

pediatric-autoimmune-encephalopathy-central-nervous-system-disorders-evaluation-algorithm-serum.pdf

© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. 05/2024 Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalopathy/ Central Nervous System Disorders Evaluation Algorithm-Serum ■ ANNA-1 immunoblot ■ ANNA-2 immunoblot ■ ANNA-1 IF...

hyperoxaluria_diagnostic_algorithm.pdf

10/2024© Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. Adapted from “The Primary Hyperoxalurias: An Algorithm for Diagnosis,” American Journal of Nephrology 2005;25:154-160. By permission S. Karger AG,...

MCL Second Trimester Maternal Screening AlphaFetoprotein Quad Screen Patient Information MC1235123

MCL Trimester Maternal Screening AlphaFetoprotein Quad Screen Patient Information Complete print Reset Form Trimester Maternal Screening Alpha Fetoprotein Quad Screen Patient Information Patient Information required Patient

New tests launched in October - Insights

In October 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced two new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Perspectives of a Teaching Assistant - Insights

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., engages in a compelling conversation with Lindsey Randall, a third-year medical student, as they discuss her experiences and insights in the role of a teaching assistant.

Drawing the Line: The Rationale Behind Blood Tube Collection Order - Insights

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Brooke Katzman, Ph.D., to discuss the blood tube collection order.

New Tests Launched in May - Insights

In May 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced four new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Cardiovascular Biomarkers of Atherosclerotic Risk - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Vlad Vasile, M.D., Ph.D., reviews ceramides and their atherosclerotic risk through defining ceramides, talking about when they should be tested for and touch on the topic of ceramides in primary prevention.

MGLE - Overview: Myasthenia Gravis/Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Evaluation, Serum

Confirming the autoimmune basis of a defect in neuromuscular transmission (eg, myasthenia gravis [MG], Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome [LEMS]) Distinguishing LEMS from autoimmune forms of MG Providing a quantitative autoantibody...

MGMR - Overview: Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation with Muscle-Specific Kinase (MuSK) Reflex, Serum

Diagnosing autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) in adults and children Distinguishing autoimmune from congenital MG in adults and children or other acquired forms of neuromuscular junction transmission disorders Establishing a quantitative...

Pathways Case Studies: August 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for August include the following sub-specialties: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology,...

CPT codes and LOINC update: December 2022 - Insights

This page includes updates posted to the site during the month of December.

CPT codes and LOINC update: August 2023 - Insights

This page includes updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of August.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 13 - Insights

This week’s Research Roundup highlights diagnostic thresholds for androgen-producing tumors or pathologic hyperandrogenism in women by use of total testosterone concentrations measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Rapidly progressive dementia - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ first-in-class testing for rapidly progressive dementia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease uses a sensitive and specific seed amplification assay that detects and identifies prion proteins in CSF alongside a clinically...

November 2023 - Gastroenterology Pathology Case 2 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Gastroenterology Pathology.

Stories - Patient Spotlight Archives - Insights

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MCL First TrimesterSequential Maternal Screening Patient Information MC1235122

MCL TrimesterSequential Maternal Screening Patient Information Complete print Reset Form Trimester Sequential Maternal Screening Patient Information Patient Information Middle Birth Date

Soft tissue - Insights

Find out how our sarcoma panel assesses gene mutations and fusions described in more than 50 types of soft tissue, bone, and other mesenchymal tumors.

Patient Story Features the Importance of Neuroimmunology - Insights

Sean Pittock, M.D., and Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., were featured in a Post Bulletin series about autoimmune neurology disorders and the research and services that Mayo Clinic offers patients.

Why a Quality Management Program is Essential: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for a conversation...

MCL Therapeutics Test Request Form MC076719

MCL Therapeutics Test Request Form Complete print Reset Form Therapeutics Test Request Client Information required Client Client Account Client Phone Street Address

Pathways Case Studies: March 2021 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for March include the following sub-specialties: Pulmonary Pathology, Cardiovascular...

quality-compliance.pdf

@2021 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Framework for Quality Updated: 12/13/2024 Mayo Clinic Laboratories measure quality not simply by accreditation and licensure, but also by how efficiently esoteric laboratory...

CPT codes and LOINC update: April 2021 - Insights

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of April.

Mayo Clinic Sustains Reduced Blood Culture Contamination in the Laboratory - Insights

A recent article in MedicalLab Management, authored by Mayo Clinic staff, discusses how to sustain reduced blood-culture contamination in clinical laboratories.