During pregnancy, there are a lot of ways the mother’s body protects and supports the baby. One way is to produce antibodies to ward offView More
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C. diff. Infection (Clostridioides difficile)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Introduction Sickle cell anemia is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States affecting an estimated 100,000 people. The disease can cause aView More
Acute Phase Reactants and COVID-19
What is the association between acute phase reactants and COVID-19? Check out Med Lab Study Hall’s latest blog to find out!
Understanding COVID-19 Test Results
There has been a lot of mania surrounding COVID-19 testing since the beginning of the pandemic. First, it was “there is no test!” Then it was “weView More
Hemostasis – Part 3 – Therapeutic Treatment, Diagnostic/Therapeutic Coagulation Testing, and Disorders of Hemostasis
In Hemostasis – Part 2, we discussed fibrinolytic therapy and the use of fibrinolytic agents to treat emergency room patients and/or inpatients with acute, oftenView More
The Role of Clinical Microbiology in Infection Control
When a person goes into the hospital they expect to get treated for their ailment and leave in a better position than when they cameView More
Cardiac Biomarkers
What are cardiac biomarkers and why do we use them? In the clinical laboratory, evaluating sudden onset chest pain and shortness of breath includes analyzingView More
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma
Novel Virus, Old Therapy COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is caused by a virus nonexistent prior to 2019, SARS-CoV-2. This means people’s immune systems, which produceView More
COVID-19 Pandemic Helps Advocate the Clinical Laboratory Professions
Until now, I have not broached the topic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on any of my blog posts. Why? The short answer is this – thereView More