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Detecting DOACs in Urine

George has been in touch with long-time colleague and friend, Jeanine Walenga, PhD, Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Walenga collaborates with Dr. Job Harenberg of DOASENSE® in development of the DOAC Dipstick®, a qualitative urine immersion strip that detects a DOAC within ten minutes. A pad for the thrombin inhibitor dabigatran and a pad for […]

Anticoagulant Therapy

Emicizumab

George had the opportunity to speak with two UAB Hematology-Oncology fellows who work with the Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders service at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. They report that the center’s move to hemophilia A therapy using emicizumab (HEMLIBRA) has significantly changed the lives of hemophiliacs in Alabama. One subcutaneous injection per week (or even every […]

Bleeding Disorders

March 2020 Quick Question

Look to the right for our March, 2020 Quick Question, “How does your facility measure extended half-life factor VIII concentrate therapy?” After you select your answer please add your comments by sending an email to [email protected].

Bleeding Disorders

Feb, 2020 Quick Question: Chronic Bleeding

Our February, 2020 Quick Question, which drew 114 answers, asks, “For chronic bleeds, poor wound healing with normal PT, PTT, FG and platelets, what assay should be next?” Answers: Factor VIII: 18% (21) Factor IX: 3% (3) Factor XI: 4% (5) Factor XIII: 75% (85) The question was meant to draw us to factor XIII […]

Bleeding Disorders

Hex-phase Phospholipid Approval

This news just arrived on Tuesday February 25, 2020. Precision BioLogic’s new CRYOcheck Hex LA™ kit has been approved for use in Canada, the EU, Australia and New Zealand. Congratualtions to PBI, and again, please be sure to attend the poster presentation at the Chicago THSNA meeting.

Chromogenic Factor VIII Assay

The Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) convenes in Chicago Thursday, April 23 to Saturday April 25. Fritsma Factor’s sponsor, Precision BioLogic Inc, Halifax, NS, and Affinity Biologicals, Inc,Toronto, ON will occupy booth 401. From 5:45 to 6:30 on Thursday, presenters will be located near their posters including the following posters developed by […]

Bleeding Disorders

Hex-phase Phospholipid Reagent

The Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) convenes in Chicago Thursday, April 23 to Saturday April 25. Fritsma Factor’s sponsor, Precision BioLogic Inc, Halifax, NS, and Affinity Biologicals, Inc,Toronto, ON will occupy booth 401. From 9:45 to 10:30 on Thursday, presenters will be located near their posters including the following poster developed by […]

Coumadin Therapy: Molecular Screens?

George is preparing updates for several of our Educational Modules and is currently revising the Coumadin (Warfarin) module of the Antithrombotic Therapy series. While DOAC therapy is rapidly replacing Coumadin as the mainstay for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation and for prophylaxis following total hip and knee replacement surgery, Coumadin is still in everyday […]

Anticoagulant Therapy

PBI Innovative Business Award

Congratulations to my sponsor, Precision BioLogic Inc. for their prestigious Innovative Business of the Year award presented at the Halifax annual Halifax Business Awards Ceremony. The award in part was presented based on their 2019 CRYOcheck Factor VIII Inhibitor Kit launch. Click or tap here for details, and congratulations to the PBI “crew.”

QQ: Chronic Bleeds, Normal PT and PTT

For our February, 2020 Quick Question we ask, “a 34-YO woman who experiences chronic bleeding and poor wound healing has normal PT, PTT, fibrinogen, and platelet results, including platelet function testing. What test should be performed next?” Please provide your answer and post comments here using the comment function or by emailing George ([email protected]).

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George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George is a member of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the International Society for Laboratory Hematology, and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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