Pediatric Phlebotomy with Pain Management: Creating an Optimal Experience - Insights
This “Phlebotomy” webinar reviews: Having a medical procedure or a lab draw can be fearful for children. Even if it is their first time or they have had a bad past experience, there are ways to make these procedures easier for children.
Tips & Tricks for Difficult Sticks - Insights
This "Phlebotomy webinar" focuses on the origins of difficult collections and the situations that result in them.
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.
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...
Test Catalog Specimen Rejection Information Update - Insights
The “Reject Due To” information contained in our online test catalog is being updated to provide greater clarity around rejection standards.
Legal Updates in Phlebotomy - Insights
This "Phlebotomy" webinar will provide an update of litigation trends affecting phlebotomists.
Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have revolutionized MRIs by increasing the clinical utility and detection sensitivity of these exams. GBCAs also contain gadolinium, a rare earth metal with unique chemical properties. This article...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Oct. 8 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights radical versus partial nephrectomy for cT1 renal cell carcinoma.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: September 28 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Effect of probiotics on incident ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically Ill patients: A randomized clinical trial.
Allan Jaffe, M.D., Consultant and Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, with a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, participated in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting about...