Blood, Sweat and Smears - A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast Dr. Brad Lewis, Machaon Diagnostics

In this podcast our Medical Director, Dr. Brad Lewis, discusses mixing studies- more specifically what a mixing study is and what it isn't, as well as a few quirks we see in some of the mixing studies.

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In this podcast, our Medical Director, Dr. Brad Lewis, discusses heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, also known as HIT. 

Dr. Lewis addresses what HIT is, how to diagnose and interpret testing, and the role of functional testing like the HIPA (Heparin-Induced Platelet Antibody) test.

In this podcast, our Medical Director, Dr. Brad Lewis, talks with Dr. Scott Canna, from the Division of Rheumatology and the Immune Dysregulation Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Lewis and Dr. Canna discuss Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); what HLH is, treating and diagnosing HLH, and infections that make you particularly worried about the possibility of HLH developing.
 

Don't forget, Machaon offers genetic testing STAT results in 48 hours!

In this podcast, our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, discusses a  pediatric case of aHUS with Dr. Amara Finch, a Pediatric Resident Physician at the University of Utah.

Dr. Finch presents a fascinating case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in a 40-day-old patient. Using Machaon Diagnostics' fast turnaround time, physicians were able to get the results for their aHUS Genetic Panel, saving the patient who was to soon have discontinued care.
 
Comment from the physician: "We are all very appreciative that we were able to get that test back so quickly. I’m pleased to report that we used the results to start Eculizumab on Saturday and it's worked amazingly well! We were on the verge of discontinuing care for this baby, and he is now extubated and totally out of renal failure. It's quite an amazing turnaround. Thank you all so much! Let us know if we can hype you up to anyone!”

Don't forget... Machaon offers aHUS testing with a turnaround time of 24 hours!

In this podcast, our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, talks with Dr. Christina Klein, a transplant nephrologist and the head of the transplant program at Piedmont Transplant Institute in Atlanta, GA. 

Dr. Lewis and Dr. Klein discuss renal transplants and the different roles of testing around renal transplants (i.e. gene sequencing and soluble MAC). 

They also discuss the functions of genetic testing for aHUS and complement activation in patients who are coming in for transplant evaluation.

Don't forget... Machaon offers aHUS testing with a turnaround time of 24 hours. 

In this podcast, our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, continues his conversation with Jamey Kain, Vice President of Genetic Innovation here at Machaon. 

Brad and Jamey discuss what next-generation sequencing (NGS) is, why it's important and some of the issues we face with NGS.

Don't forget, Machaon offers genetic testing STAT results in 48 hours!