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Evaluation of Laboratory Tests in Hospitals [PDF]

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 1980
The use of laboratory tests in the management of 174 randomly selected patients admitted as acute medical emergencies was monitored in detail. The occasions when a test result changed patient management, and the nature of that change, were noted. Tests were classified according to information yielded and the importance of any action taken.
J A, Stilwell, D, Young, A, Cunnington
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HOSPITAL AND WARD CLINICAL LABORATORIES. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1900
When I was given the opportunity some months ago by the chairman of this Section to present a paper before the Association, I was and am still interested in the subject expressed in the title of this paper—"Hospital and Ward Clinical Laboratories." I hesitated, however, in bringing such a subject before you, as I felt that a report upon work done along
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Characterization of Hospital Laboratories Effluents

Journal of Environmental Science
Wastewater from hospital laboratories carries a complex mixture of contaminants, including organic matter, nutrients, traces of pharmaceuticals, antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, and potentially harmful viruses.
MANAR MOHAMED OMAR
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Evaluation of prostate-specific antigen testing: An empirical survey of laboratories in Nigerian tertiary care centers

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2022
Background: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has been recommended for prostate cancer screening by the World Health Organization. The combined use of total and free PSA and digital rectal examination is said to improve the sensitivity and ...
Ijeoma A Meka, Chika J Okwor, Ekene J Arum, Michael I Ogamba, Babatunde I Omotowo, Okezie O Kanu   +5 more
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The good, the bad, and the unknown: quality of clinical laboratories in Kampala, Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundClinical laboratories are crucial in addressing the high rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases seen in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Ali M Elbireer, J Brooks Jackson, Hakim Sendagire, Alex Opio, Danstan Bagenda, Timothy K Amukele   +5 more
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Proficiency of Clinical Laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, To Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999
Early detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci is important for preventing its spread among hospitalized patients. We surveyed the ability of eight hospital laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, to detect vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus ...
L. Clifford McDonald, Luis R. Garza, William R. Jarvis   +2 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Novel approach to adherence assessment based on parent drug and metabolite pharmacokinetics: pilot study with spironolactone

Biomedical Papers
Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to spironolactone in a group of unselected patients with arterial hypertension by analysis of measured serum spironolactone and canrenone concentrations according to a proposed two-step decision scheme
Alena Pilkova, Martin Sima, Jan Miroslav Hartinger, Thi Minh Phuong Nikrynova Nguyen, Vera Maresova, Ivana Kurcova, Ondrej Slanar, Jiri Widimsky   +7 more
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