Capillary Puncture vs. Venipuncture: Advantages and Limitations to Using Capillary Blood - Insights
This “Phlebotomy Webinar” will review the physiologic differences between capillary and venous blood, and discuss advantages and limitations to each specimen type.
The Right Medication for You: Pharmacogenomics Testing at Mayo Clinic - Insights
How Your Genes Determine which Medications Work Best for You The drugs available today to treat diseases are powerful agents that work as intended for
Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] - Insights
The standard test for the diagnosis of narcolepsy is the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). The MSLT is a complex test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT...
CPT codes and LOINC update: August 2022 - Insights
This list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of August.
Novel Laboratory Tests Transform Lupus Management: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, is joined by special guests Bernard Rubin, D.O., MPH, chief medical officer of Progentec Diagnostics, and Melissa...
This “Specialty Testing” webinar will discuss the collaborative effort which led to the discovery of Kelch like protein 11 (KLHL11) IgG as a specific biomarker of neurological autoimmunity associated testicular germ cell tumor.
Blood Diversion/Culture Contamination - Insights
PACE / State of FLThis “phlebotomy webinar” will address the evidence behind blood diversion as a mechanism to lower blood culture contamination rates and discuss the experience at Mayo Clinic Rochester with a pilot of one blood diversion...
Reflex Test Guides Precise Care for Arsenic Exposure: Paul Jannetto, Ph.D. - Insights
Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' SPAS test identifies the form of arsenic present in patients with arsenic exposure. That information is important for determining the potential level of harm and for removing the...
Pediatric CNS Disorder Evaluations [Test in Focus] - Insights
Autoimmune encephalitis and myelitis is increasingly recognized as a cause of CNS disease in children and teens. Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D, gives an overview of this test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when...
Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Doug Smith - Insights
As a clinical specialty representative for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Doug Smith works to promote Mayo Clinic’s core values and support community-based health care and integrated delivery systems through the sale of Mayo Clinic Laboratories...