Testing

Christopher Klein, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic’s updated myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome testing approach. Automatic reflex to second-line testing saves time and increases sensitivity and specificity to confirm diagnosis in patients with atypical presentation.

By Samantha Rossi • April 13, 2021

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of March.

By Michael Hutchison • April 2, 2021

In February 2021, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

By Suzanne Ferguson • March 11, 2021

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of February.

By Michael Hutchison • March 2, 2021

Andrew McKeon, M,B., B.Ch., M.D., provides an overview of Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new paraneoplastic vision loss evaluation — a test that can help direct a cancer diagnosis and guide treatment. He reviews why this test was developed, when it should be ordered, and how the results can affect patient care.

By Samantha Rossi • February 16, 2021

In January, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced a new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

By Suzanne Ferguson • February 12, 2021

Being able to identify SARS-CoV-2 in tissue is key to better understand the virus that causes COVID-19. Now, a first-of-its-kind test that detects SARS-CoV-2 in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue is available from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

By Tracy Will • February 10, 2021

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of January.

By Michael Hutchison • February 2, 2021

Beginning Jan. 26, all air travelers entering the U.S. from other countries will need a negative COVID-19 test result before they can board their flights.

By Tracy Will • January 22, 2021

Puanani Hopson, D.O., a Mayo Clinic pediatric gastroenterologist, explains the pancreatic elastase test — a screening test that can be useful when symptoms point to the possibility of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Dr. Hopson reviews when this test should be ordered, how it compares to other test options, and how its results can guide further evaluation.

By Samantha Rossi • January 19, 2021

With the rise of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, multigene panel testing is expanding so rapidly that clinical practice is racing to keep pace. And questions within genetic tests have expanded along with it, making definitive answers more challenging to come by. Experts in the Genomics Laboratory in Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology work to explain this often misunderstood technology.

By Chris Bahnsen • January 18, 2021

Dendritic cells play a crucial role in the body's immune response. Research has shown that too few of these cells in the blood may signal a defect in innate immunity. Up to this point, however, no clinical test has been available to count dendritic cells.

By Tracy Will • January 13, 2021

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of December.

By Michael Hutchison • January 4, 2021