A case of disseminated aspergillosis in dog was described due to an atypical strain of Aspergillus floccosus. Aspergillosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dogs with neurological signs and nonspecific changes in CBC or CMP, particularly in German Shepherd dogs.
Talita Bordoni+6 more
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Acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease: From congestive heart failure to light chain deposition disease and cast nephropathy in multiple myeloma [PDF]
Acute on chronic renal failure is a common but notably broad diagnosis. We present a 64-year-old man with a history of diastolic heart failure and chronic kidney disease, admitted for an elevated creatinine.
Cheng, Steven+3 more
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Routine dipstick urinalysis in daily practice of Belgian occupational physicians [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Little work has been done to assess the quality of health care and the use of evidence-based methods by occupational physicians in Belgium. Therefore, the main objective is to describe one aspect of occupational health assessments, namely the
Braeckman, Lutgart+2 more
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Prevalence of Proteinuria in Dogs With Immune‐Mediated Disease
ABSTRACT Background Proteinuria is associated with autoimmune diseases in humans. There is minimal evidence in the veterinary literature on proteinuria and its association with immune‐mediated disease in dogs. Hypothesis Renal proteinuria is common in dogs with immune‐mediated disease. Dogs presenting with pyrexia or immune‐mediated polyarthritis (IMPA)
James C. Barton+2 more
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ABSTRACT Complement system (CS) overactivation is one of the main causes of kidney damage in IgA nephropathy (IgAN), and it mainly involves the alternative pathway (AP). Additionally, pathogenic complement variants in CS‐related genes are reported in IgAN with associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Here we report two patients with IgAN presenting
Tommaso Mazzierli+5 more
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Evaluation of an Abnormal Urinalysis in the Asymptomatic Patient [PDF]
Physicians are occasionally presented with the problem of evaluating a patient who has an abnormal urinalysis but who has no other sign or symptom of genitourinary (GU) tract disease.
Landwehr, Douglas M.
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Comparison of Ultrasonography and Intravenous Urography in the Screening and Diagnosis of Hematuria Causes [PDF]
Introduction: Our aim was to compare transabdominal ultrasonography (US) and intravenous urography (IVU) in the evaluation of patients with hematuria.
Momeni, A., Rajaie Esfahani, M.
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Test Characteristics of the Urinalysis to Predict Urologic Injury in Children
Objective: To use receiver operator characteristic curve methodology to determine the test characteristics of microscopic hematuria for identifying urologic injuries in children who underwent computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis as part of ...
Thorp, Andrea W+2 more
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Mikroskopik Hematürili Hastalarda Basit Böbrek Kistleri ve Hipertansiyon Sıklığı Arasındaki İlişki
Amaç: Basit böbrek kistleri, erişkinlerde en sık görülen kistik oluşumlardır. Basit böbrek kistleri ve hipertansiyon gelişimi arasındaki ilişki halen tartışmalıdır.
Alpaslan YÜKSEL, Aslı MUTLU
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Point of Care Diagnosis of Multiple Schistosome Parasites: Species-specific DNA Detection in Urine by Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) [PDF]
Schistosomes are easily transmitted and high chance of repeat infection, so if control strategies based on targeted mass drug administration (MDA) are to succeed it is essential to have a test that is sensitive, accurate and simple to use.
Anyan, William K.+6 more
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