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Pathways Case Studies: April 2023 - Insights

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

Phlebotomy Top Gun: Safe Handling of Laboratory Specimens During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., addresses the safe handling of laboratory specimens submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic through his yearly Phlebotomy Top Gun presentation based on the previous year’s Phlebotomy...

Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections.

New tests launched in January - Insights

In January 2023, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced fifty-nine new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Lyme Neuroborreliosis - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss diagnostic testing options for patients with suspected neuroinvasive Lyme disease or Lyme neuroborreliosis.

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Pathways Case Studies: October 2022 - Insights

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

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...

Applying the Staffing-to-Workload Methodology: Same-Day Testing Staffing Model - Insights

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses how to apply the staffing-to-workload methodology to accommodate same-day testing requirements.

March 2023 - Clinical Biochemistry - Insights

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

December 2023 - Neuropathology - Insights

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

Autoimmune Encephalopathy Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Our phenotype specific testing for autoimmune encephalopathy contains only clinically relevant antibodies providing accurate answers for treatment guidance.

Surprises in Coagulation Testing - Insights

In this “Hot Topic,” William Nichols, M.D., presents a case study that demonstrates how pre- and postanalytic variables of the patient and blood samples can have confounding effects on the laboratory evaluation of coagulation disorders.

Phlebotomy Top Gun - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., reviews pediatric venipuncture volumes in this year’s Phlebotomy Top Gun case-based presentation as requested by previous Phlebotomy conference attendees.

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Robin Patel, M.D., discusses how matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry works for bacterial identification, including the strengths and limitations of this...

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.

Lupus - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ novel lupus testing, offered in partnership with Progentec Diagnostics, can help characterize disease activity and predict disease flares.

Pathways Case Studies: September 2023 - Insights

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

Weeding Through the Information: Interpreting Laboratory Tests to Determine New vs. Residual Use of Marijuana - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., identifies how to determine new vs. residual use of marijuana in a patient, and teaches how to calculate the carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (carboxy-THC) to creatinine ratio along with a...

Pathways Case Studies: October 2023 - Insights

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

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billing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

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Infective Endocarditis - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Robin Patel, M.D., will review the laboratory methods used to diagnose infectious endocarditis. Specifically, she’ll discuss the role of blood cultures, nucleic acid amplification tests, histopathology, and...

Pathways Case Studies: July 2020 - Insights

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

Updated Test Promises Fewer False Positives in Newborn Screening for Krabbe Disease - Insights

Mayo Clinic’s Biochemical Genetics Laboratory has announced an updated second-tier test to detect Krabbe disease (KD) that uses psychosine (PSY) as a disease marker. The new test method has significantly higher sensitivity to detect this...

Understanding Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Including C3 Glomerulopathy: Part 2 - Insights

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a pattern of glomerular injury. Based on the etiology of MPGN, Drs. Sethi and Fervenza proposed a new histologic classification of MPGN into Ig/IC-mediated MPGN and complement-mediated...

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.

Pregnancy loss - Insights

Learn more about Mayo Clinic Laboratories testing for pregnancy loss, which can help determine causes and risk of recurrence for future pregnancies.

Pleural Mesothelioma - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Anja Roden, M.D., a thoracic pathologist at Mayo Clinic, gives an update on the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) classification and ancillary testing of pleural mesothelioma.

August 2023 - Lab Genetics & Genomics - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Laboratory Genetics and Genomics.

Understanding Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Including C3 Glomerulopathy: Part 1 - Insights

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a pattern of glomerular injury. Based on the etiology of MPGN, Drs. Sethi and Fervenza proposed a new histologic classification of MPGN into Ig/IC-mediated MPGN and complement-mediated...

Pathways Case Studies: June 2023 - Insights

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

CPT codes and LOINC update: November 2020 - Insights

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

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,...

Pathways Case Studies: June 2022 - Insights

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

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...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...