ccinfoadmin Two close relatives of SARS-CoV-2 have reduced transmission potential, a new study finds. Understanding why could help identify future pandemic threats.
In this episode of The Thyroid Answers Podcast, I discuss Thyroid lab tests, lab values, and the over-prescription of thyroid medication.
For the first time the requisite minimum number of Hematopathology Fellowship programs across the country have agreed to join in a National Residency Matching Program (NRMP)-associated Fellowship Match.
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundThere have been no reports on blood glucose metres for measurements in a wide variety of infant patients, from very preterm infants to mature infants and from the early neonatal period onwards. In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of the …
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundTo determine delta check limits for immunoglobulins and complements in outpatients and inpatients based on patient data and biological variation due to the lack of relevant studies.MethodsPatient data for IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE, C3, and C4 from 1 …
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. IntroductionHaemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and serious immunological syndrome that involves a strong activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and macrophages. HLH determines a cytokine-mediated tissue injury with a contemporary multi-…
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundAs cortisol and metanephrine are involved in the stress response, it is often recommended that individuals are relaxed at the time of venepuncture, however, evidence behind these recommendations is lacking. We investigated the effects of acute …
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundSymmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are naturally occurring amino acids classed as uraemic toxins by the European Uremic Toxins Work Group. SDMA is principally excreted through the kidneys and is a well-known …
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundThyroid function tests (TFTs) are routinely requested by general practitioners (GPs) in the clinical biochemistry laboratory. Hypothyroxinaemia (low fT4) accompanied by TSH within the reference interval (RI) is a discordant pattern which is seen …
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundBlood lead test is widely conducted in Chinese laboratories, while the imprecision of blood lead measurement based on internal quality control (IQC) across China has not been comprehensively evaluated nowadays.MethodsUsing the IQC data of blood …
