
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
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Blood, Sweat and Smears is a podcast focused on thrombosis and hemostasis and is hosted by Benign Hematologist, Dr. Brad Lewis. Dr. Lewis shares some of his knowledge built over decades of experience in hematology and laboratory testing.
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
6M ago
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 roles of this 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.  ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
7M ago
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 ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
9M ago
In this podcast, our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, talks with Jamey Kain, Vice President of Genetic Innovation here at Machaon. Brad and Jamey discuss how we design our genetic panels, what goes in, what stays out and how we think about clinical utility and turnaround time considerations.
Don't forget, Machaon offers genetic testing STAT results in 48 hours ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
10M ago
In this podcast, our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, talks with Jamey Kain, Vice President of Genetic Innovation here at Machaon. Brad and Jamey discuss how we design our genetic panels, what goes in, what stays out and how we think about clinical utility and turnaround time considerations.
Don't forget, Machaon offers genetic testing STAT results in 48 hours ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Our Medical Director, Brad Lewis, addresses a number of questions around hypercoagulability and COVID-19 ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Join Dr. Kerstin de Wit and our Medical Director, Dr. Brad Lewis, discuss the importance of accessing and educating patients with newly diagnosed venous thrombotic disease. Many patient factors, including age, sex, activity and knowledge levels should be considered to optimize acceptance and disease management. Providers can help patients minimize distress with careful questioning and listening skills ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Dr. Brad Lewis discusses sC5b-9 in this podcast addressing; what sC5b-9 testing is, why you want to know about this test and when to use it. Dr. Lewis also explores how it helps when trying to confirm a diagnosis.  ..read more
Blood, Sweat & Smears | A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast
1y ago
Dr. Brad Lewis talks through how he thinks about Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) and when testing is called for. Dr. Lewis leverages his decades of clinical experience to help clinicians approach patients suspected of having HIT ..read more