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Image: The STA-R automatic coagulation analyzer (Photo courtesy of Diagnostica Stago).

Preoperative In-Vitro Platelet Function Tests Investigated

It is essential to predict the bleeding risk in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and to evaluate the adequacy of primary hemostasis, preoperative hemostatic screening tests are used. More...
11 Nov 2016
Image: A histopathology image of hepatocellular carcinoma: the malignant cells seen mostly on the right are well differentiated and interdigitate with normal, larger hepatocytes seen mostly at the left (Photo courtesy of SPL).

Ascitic Fluid Lactoferrin Investigated in Liver Cirrhosis Patients

Although elevated levels of lactoferrin provide a biomarker for inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer, the clinical significance of these elevated levels in ascitic fluid of patients with ascites caused by liver cirrhosis is limited. More...
03 Nov 2016
Image: The Protime InRhythm microcoagulation system kit (Photo courtesy of International Technidyne Corporation).

New Monitoring System Evaluated For Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients

Antiphospholipid syndrome or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS or APLS), or often also Hughes syndrome, is an autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antiphospholipid antibodies. More...
03 Nov 2016
Image: Tests show low levels of blood marker DLK1 were a good predictor of poor fetal growth and complications of pregnancy, and could be used as a NIV prenatal diagnostic (Photo courtesy of Queen Mary University of London).

Potential Maternal Blood Test May Predict Fetal Complications

Researchers have found that the protein DLK1 in blood of pregnant women is required for maternal metabolic adaptations to pregnancy and is associated with fetal growth restriction, and suggested that DLK1 could be used as a prenatal diagnostic marker in a relatively non-invasive test to help determine health of newborns and aid decisions on early elective deliveries. More...
03 Nov 2016

Diagnostic Tests for Acute Rhinosinusitis Infections Reviewed

Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is defined as inflammation of the paranasal sinuses caused by viral or bacterial infection, and typically presents with facial pain or pressure, purulent nasal discharge, fever, cacosmia or hyposmia, and double sickening. More...
28 Oct 2016
Image: The Metafer Vslide scanning system connected to a Zeiss microscope (Photo courtesy of MetaSystems).

Low Cost Method Examines Single Leukemic Cells

Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and a cheap way has been developed to examine the individual cells and this breakthrough could transform leukemia treatment. More...
28 Oct 2016
Image: A photomicrograph of a bone marrow showing stromal macrophages containing numerous red blood cells in their cytoplasm from a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Prognostic Factors in Children with HLH Investigated

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease characterized by a rapidly fatal hematological disorder usually associated with malignancies and severe infections and it presents with prolonged high fever that could not be controlled by antibiotics. More...
27 Oct 2016
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The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.