Introduction We’ve all heard, time and again, the importance of electrolytes to help keep our bodies running like a well-oiled machine. Sodium, potassium, chloride, andView More
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Blood Blog 1 – The Heme Molecule and Hemoglobin
Introduction Did you ever wonder what blood is made of? Well, it’s more than just red-colored liquid! In this blog series about blood, we’ll startView More
An Interesting Case of Rh Discrepancy
Many of us learn our blood type either through a blood test or by donating blood, and know that the blood type should remain theView More
Principles of Six Sigma in the Laboratory
Most of us would think 99.9% accuracy sounds pretty good on paper. But in the lab, that can translate to 1 error per thousand tests.View More
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 4: Laboratory Biosafety Levels
Introduction In part 1 of our Safety series, I provided an introduction to laboratory safety principles. Part 2 showed you what a Biological Risk AssessmentView More
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)
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
Medical Laboratory Project Management Series – Part 3 – Waterfall Method
For the third part of the medical laboratory project management series, we will discuss the Waterfall Method. Unlike other methodologies, Waterfall relies on a moreView More
The Rh Blood Group System: Are You Positive?
The Rh blood group system is the most well-known system after the ABO system. When talking about blood types, most are familiar with the “positive”View More
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 3: Job Hazard Analysis
Part 3 of Med Lab Study Hall’s Medical Laboratory Safety series discusses Job Hazard Analysis as part of a Biological Risk Assessment.
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 2: Biological Risk Assessment
Introduction In the first blog in our safety series, Laboratory Safety: Biosafety Introduction, I shared an overview of what biosafety is, why it is important,View More