A 65-year-old man with history of treated anal intraepithelial neoplasia presents with new-onset diarrhea. A Papanicolaou-stained anal smear was performed...
Lyme Disease, Part 2: Borrelia mayonii-A New Cause of Lyme Disease in Upper Midwest - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discusses how Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States and Europe and caused primarily by Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States, while B burgdorferi, B afzelii,...
Cytomegalovirus Antiviral Resistance Testing: A New Assay for Detection of Mutations Associated with
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a common cause of disease in the transplant population. In some patients who are diagnosed with CMV and are on antiviral treatment for infections, the virus may develop resistance to the drugs. This “Hot Topic”...
Kelch-like protein 11 autoantibodies: A novel biomarker of testicular cancer associated neurological
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.
Rare patient case helps inform and validate GABA-A-R antibody encephalitis testing: JoAnne Michael -
JoAnne Michael’s symptoms started with dizziness and forgetfulness before down spiraling into severe confusion, crying jags, and brain seizures. ER doctors at her local hospital initially thought she was on drugs. JoAnne, terrified,...
Rare patient case helps inform and validate GABA-A-R antibody encephalitis testing: JoAnne Michael -
JoAnne Michael’s symptoms started with dizziness and forgetfulness before down spiraling into severe confusion, crying jags, and brain seizures. ER doctors at her local hospital initially thought she was on drugs. JoAnne, terrified,...
Specimen Integrity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative - Insights
This “phlebotomy webinar” will walk learners through the quality improvement methodology and describe PDSA cycle interventions that were implemented in this unit which successfully reduced the amount of canceled labs due to specimen...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories Critical Values / Critical Results List
Clinic Laboratories Critical Values / Critical Results List DEFINITION A Critical Value / Critical Result is defined as: A value/result that represents a pathophysiological state at such variance with...
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Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved. *A minor criterion for PV **In the appropriate clinicopathologic setting Myeloproliferative Neoplasm: A Diagnostic Approach to Peripheral Blood Evaluation...
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