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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Bad Blood, Bad Writing

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After watching the episode of Grey's Anatomy called 'Bad Blood', it is time to call out the writer, Jeannine Renshaw. Usually, ‘...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Twenty eight percent

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It has been a while since the last posting. The goal this year was to have 52 posts (one/week) starting Sept. 19th. So far, 15 have been pos...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

RFID in Transfusion Medicine

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), or as it is also known as, Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC), is a technology that helps tra...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The Lowly Tape Measure-Newest Diagnostic Tool for Heart Disease

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It has long been know that cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in the developed world. Since 1948 with the groundbreaking stu...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

MDR/XDT TB and Carbapenem

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The ‘White Plague’, or as it is commonly known Tuberculosis (TB) is making a comeback in not only the rest of the world, but in North Americ...

Genotyping and Coronary Heart Disease

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The quest for screening for heart disease is now gone to the genetic level. While it is still beneficial to screen using the traditional tes...
Monday, December 26, 2011

Sensitivity vs. Specificity

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Sensitivity vs. Specificity When it comes to medicine, nothing is carved in stone, which is one issue this blog takes with medical dramas ...
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Mark Hawkins is a Medical Lab. Technologist with over 20 years of experience. The purpose of The Labvocate is to start a dialogue about issues that affect not only MLT's, but their clients as well.
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