Understanding basic transplant lab values - 2024 Pediatric Transplant Conference

From the 2024 Pediatric Transplant Conference, part of National Pediatric Transplant Week and National Donate Life Month.

Presenter:
Sara Winn Dong, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Atlanta.

Join us for a presentation about basic lab values with an emphasis on why they are drawn, what they mean and what they might indicate for the patient. Also, learn when the recipient should reach out to the transplant team.

Stay tuned-for organ-specific lab value sessions in the future.

If you would like to provide input on these future sessions and what should be covered, please tell us here: https://bit.ly/TFPTLabs

Lab values discussed:

CBC (White blood count, hemoglobin, hemotocrit, platelets, differential)
BMP (BUN, creatinine, electrolytes - sodium/potassium/bicarbonate/chloride/calcum, glucose)
CMP (BMP + protein, albumin, bilirubin, ALT, AST, ALP)
GGT
Cystatin C
Magnesium
Phosphorous
Immunosuppressants (Tacrolimus, mycophenolate)
Viral (EBV, CMV, BK)

See also: Understanding transplant lab values - monitoring kidney health:    • Understanding transplant lab values -...  

Intro/Outro music: "Parasail" by Moby. Used with permission.