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
Medical Laboratory Safety – Part 1: Biosafety Introduction
Lab safety keeps you safe as a medical laboratory scientist, and it keeps your coworkers and families safe, too. Find out how!
Where Do We Go From Here? We Want YOUR Input!
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a very difficult year. Who would have thought that wearing a face mask everyplace we goView More
Excite Your Inner Science Nerd – Find RBC & WBC Inclusions!
Science Nerds: see if you can find these inclusions on your next peripheral smear evaluation!
Blue-Green Crystals – of Death?
What are they? As laboratory professionals, one laboratory test we perform is a peripheral blood smear evaluation. We place a drop of patient blood on aView More
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and the Role of the Clinical Laboratory
What is Point of Care Testing (POCT)? Point of care testing is testing that is typically performed near the site of patient treatment. Point-of-care testsView 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
Laboratory Test Complexity
In our blog in August 2020, we gave an overview of laboratory regulation. Today we’ll discuss the details of test complexity defined by the ClinicalView 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