Introduction Many in the laboratory profession speculate about what the future may hold for this field. Automation continues to be introduced for higher complexity testing.View More
Category: Med Lab Testing in the News
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
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
Laboratory Test Method Validation & Verification
We’ve heard considerable discussion regarding the delay in availability of Covid-19 testing in the United States. The laboratory test method validation and verification process isView 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