Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio and Serum Uric Acid as Predictors of Severity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2023 Background and Objective: As a global healthcare issue, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is mainly associated with smoking. Nonetheless, environmental and occupational issues are also linked to its development.
Vida Sheikh +4 more
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Serum C-reactive protein and nutritional parameters in hemodialysis patients [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019 Background/Aim. Inflammation is the most important factor in the genesis of vascular complication in the endstage renal disease. The serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level is a sensitive marker of systemic inflammation as well as a predisposing factor for ...
Dragović Tamara +5 more
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EVALUATION OF SERUM ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND LIVER FUNCTIONS IN HEPATITIS B AND C VIRAL INFECTIONS
Khyber Medical University Journal, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the serum antioxidant capacity and status of liver function parameters in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected patients.
Ghulam Mustafa +3 more
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Evaluation of Serum Cystatin C levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with and without Diabetic Nephropathy: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterised by insufficient insulin secretion or action that raises blood glucose levels.
Sangeeta Chongtham +7 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2021 Background Scorpion stings comprise a serious problem throughout the globe, especially in regions where they are more frequent. Despite a recent upsurge of interest in scorpion venoms by various research groups, there remain many challenges.
Ani Boghozian +4 more
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Early prognostication of septic shock in Korean adults aged 80 years and over: serum albumin combined with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score [PDF]
Acute and Critical CareBackground Septic shock requires careful risk stratification in patients aged 80 and over. Serum albumin levels reflect host status and, when combined with the severity of organ dysfunction, may enhance early prognostication.
Sang-Min Kim +7 more
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Immunoglobulin changes in boars exposed to administration of levamisole and exogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria, 2012 The objective of this paper was to determine the effect of levamisole (LEV) on immunoglobulin concentration in the serum of boars exposed to 3-day stress induced by exogenous ACTH. Boars were assigned to 4 groups (n=7).
Bilandžić Nina +2 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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Indicators of protein exchange in dogs with different types of higher nervous activity
Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The relevance of the study is due to the current lack of data on cortical mechanisms of protein metabolism regulation in dogs, which is important to consider when developing methods of corrective action on metabolism.
A. Levchenko +4 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai +4 more
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