Can we interpret serum thyroglobulin results?

abstract：:Background Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by thrombosis, fetal losses and thrombocytopenia associated to antiphospholipid antibodies. They are directed to phospholipids, such as cardiolipins (anticardiolipin) and lupus anticoagulant or to complexes formed by phospholipids and protein ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Pelusa HF,Pezzarini E,Basiglio CL,Musuruana J,Bearzotti M,Svetaz MJ,Daniele SM,Bottai H,Arriaga SM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity and lean body mass (LBM) (by anthropometry) were measured in 120 women (20-82 years) and 70 men (20-82 years). Plasma CK activity and LBM was higher in men than in women. In men plasma CK activity was significantly correlated (product moment correlation coefficient) with LBM and ne...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Swaminathan R,Ho CS,Donnan SP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unnecessary blood tests are estimated to contribute to 25% of wastage in the National Health Service. The aim of this study was to assess the financial implication of clinical need-focused blood tests guided by a senior clinician in a district general hospital. METHODS:We conducted an observational longitud...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Mughal Z,Narayanan A,Gupta V,Reay-Jones N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have made an evaluation of glycosylated haemoglobin measurements by affinity chromatography in a paediatric population. Age-related reference values for non-diabetic infants and children are reported. A poor correlation (r = 0.24) was found between glycosylated haemoglobin values in 26 insulin-dependent diabetic ch...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： van Heyningen C,Hanid TK,Hopkinson I

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is recommended that children receiving intravenous fluids should have frequent biochemical monitoring, in some situations 4-6 hourly. Small changes in sodium must be detected, requiring very high precision from sodium analyses. Some children are monitored using venous blood analysed by indirect ion-select...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Loughrey CM,Hanna EV,McDonnell M,Archbold GP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement in the control of diabetic patients is aided by a knowledge of blood glucose levels during a 'normal' (non-hospitalised) day. We have devised a 5 microliter capillary tube collection system as a 'kit' for home use by diabetics. Blood collected into 5 microliter capillary tubes is washed into a protein prec...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Williams CP,Davies GK,Child DF

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectral interference caused by haemoglobin in the calcium-cresolphthalein complexone reaction was investigated. The results show that the nature of the haemoglobin derivative in the reaction mixture influences the degree of interference; in turn, the derivative formed depends on the order in which the sample and ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Corns CM

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:About 10 years ago, a survey showed significant deficiencies in the quality of gastrointestinal investigations performed by UK laboratories. Subsequently, several clinical guidelines have been developed and external quality assessment schemes introduced. This survey was performed to assess whether earlier de...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Duncan A,Hill PG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current practice requires regular venous blood samples for monitoring of tacrolimus concentrations post renal transplant requiring regular hospital visits. Mitra devices use volumetric absorptive microsampling technology and absorb a fixed amount of blood (10 μL) from a capillary blood sample. They are a via...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Marshall DJ,Kim JJ,Brand S,Bryne C,Keevil BG

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that for the accurate measurement of calcium in urine, samples must be collected into bottles containing acid. Acidification poses risks to both patients and laboratory staff. Here we reappraise whether acidification is a preanalytical necessity. METHODS:Twenty-four-hour urine samples ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Sodi R,Bailey LB,Glaysher J,Allars L,Roberts NB,Marks EM,Fraser WD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of antibodies in some patients' serum has long been known to be a potential source of interference in immunoassays, as shown by numerous case reports. These often appear after the introduction of a new analyte (e.g. troponin) and then decrease in number as the topic becomes exhausted. This highlights the ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Ismail AA,Walker PL,Cawood ML,Barth JH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate the extent of the reported discrepancy between serum and plasma albumin concentrations measured by the bromocresol purple (BCP) method. We have shown that plasma albumin concentrations are falsely increased by turbidity due to the precipitation of fibrinogen when plasma is dilu...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Hill PG,Wells TN

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of HbA(1c) is the standard test for assessment of glycaemic control in diabetic subjects. Using new glucose sensing technology we re-evaluated the significance of HbA(1c) in terms of the aspects of the blood profile it measures in patients with diabetes. METHODS:In a group of 27 patients with ty...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Sharp P,Rainbow S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The content of cytoplasmic 17 beta oestradiol and progesterone receptors in human uterine leiomyoma and normal myometrium in the Negroid population was determined. Eighteen women of reproductive age, at various stages of the menstrual cycle, were included in the study. The serum oestrogen and progesterone concentratio...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Sadan O,van Iddekinge B,van Gelderen CJ,Savage N,Becker PJ,van der Walt LA,Robinson M

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Plantain, a herbal remedy, has been reported to interfere with therapeutic drug monitoring of digoxin. We evaluated three commercially available plantain products for potential interference with therapeutic drug monitoring of digoxin and 13 other common drugs. METHOD:Dry content of plantain capsule or pla...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Dasgupta A,Davis B,Wells A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with mutations of succinate dehydrogenase B (SDHB) and succinate dehydrogenase D (SDHD) are at high risk of paraganglioma necessitating surveillance. Chromogranin A has been proposed as a biochemical marker of paraganglioma. We sought to determine the diagnostic utility of chromogranin A in a popula...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Thompson MJ,Parameswaran V,Burgess JR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Measured (MO) and calculated osmotic concentrations (CO) and the osmotic gap (OG) are commonly used in the investigation of electrolyte and volume disturbances as well as in cases of suspected volatile ingestion. Methods We compared 38 published formulae for CO with MO on a large data-set ( n = 9466) and ad...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Wilgen U,Pretorius CJ,Ungerer JP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the Amerlex system for determination of total thyroxine (T4) and total triiodothyronine (T3) is described. The within- and between-batch precisions were acceptable, and analyses of quality control material and linearity studies demonstrated good accuracy at the clinical decision levels. The correlatio...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Wilke TJ,Turnbull PA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite sonographic detection of foetal goitre, uncertainty persists in the initial diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism. The aim of this study was to establish foetal and neonatal iodothyronine and thyrotrophin reference values for the ACS-180SE analyser. From 22 to 36 weeks of gestation, median foetal seru...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Guibourdenche J,Noël M,Chevenne D,Vuillard E,Voluménie JL,Polak M,Boissinot C,Porquet D,Luton D

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience in the use of an in-house urinary free catecholamine assay for the investigation of possible neural crest tumours in a District General Hospital laboratory is described. Elevated excretion of catecholamines and vanillylmandelic acid was found in a number of cases including phaeochromocytoma and neuroblastom...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Davidson DF

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many contradictory results have been published on the stability of total non-esterified fatty acids in blood, plasma and serum under different storage conditions. The present study was undertaken to investigate the stability of non-esterified fatty acids, measured with an enzymatic method, in samples of EDTA-treated p...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Menéndez LG,Fernández AL,Enguix A,Ciriza C,Amador J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive immunochemiluminometric assay with a detection limit of 1.1 microU/L was developed for the measurement of urinary growth hormone (UGH). The assay was shown to be specific and precise. There was a good correlation between serum growth hormone (GH) and UGH concentrations in 20 patients with acromegaly and si...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Turner G,Brown RC,Weeks I,Butler GE,Creagh FN,Woodhead JS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of progestins on intracellular corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) mRNA expression in an endometrial cancer cell line (Ishikawa) was examined in an attempt to understand the biological effects of high-dose progestins in the treatment of well-differentiated uterine endometrial cancers. Oestradiol-17 beta (...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Misao R,Nakanishi Y,Fujimoto J,Tamaya T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of serum deoxycytidylate deaminase, not hitherto reported to increase after myocardial infarction, has been investigated and the results have been related to other cardiac enzymes, including the MB fraction of creatine phosphokinase. Deoxycytidylate deaminase was found to increase to maximum activity on t...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Roberts RG,Davies AG,Jones DD

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard colorimetric methods most often used for the measurement of serum unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC) are subject to gross interference by iron dextran. This paper describes a brief evaluation of an alternative radiometric assay for serum UIBC, based on a commercially available kit method, but incorp...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Kind CN

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between plasma angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3), and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and hepatic triglyceride lipase (HTGL) activity has not been investigated in the metabolism of remnant lipoproteins (RLPs) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in human plasma. METHODS:ANGPTL3, LPL act...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Nakajima K,Kobayashi J,Mabuchi H,Nakano T,Tokita Y,Nagamine T,Imamura S,Ai M,Otokozawa S,Schaefer EF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple HPLC method for the determination of caffeine and theophylline in plasma is described. Separation of theobromine, paraxanthine, theophylline, beta-hydroxyethyltheophylline and caffeine is obtained using a mobile phase of 1% acetic acid/methanol (83:17, v/v) and a Waters Associates NOVA-PAK C18 column protecte...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Pickard CE,Stewart AD,Hartley R,Lucock MD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of aldosterone and/or renin is essential to aid the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension, guide strategy for therapeutic management of hypertension and assess adequacy of mineralocorticoid replacement. AIM:The objective was to establish normative data for aldosterone and renin using ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： O'Shea P,Brady JJ,Gallagher N,Dennedy MC,Fitzgibbon M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of experiments are described which show that second derivative spectroscopy can be used to quantify conjugated lipid dienes as markers of lipid peroxidation in heptane extracts of plasma from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and healthy controls. Results obtained by this method gave reasona...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Situnayake RD,Crump BJ,Zezulka AV,Davis M,McConkey B,Thurnham DI

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wernicke's encephalopathy is caused by thiamine deficiency and has a range of presenting features, including gait disturbance, altered cognitive state, nystagmus and other eye movement disorders. In the past, Wernicke's encephalopathy was described almost exclusively in the alcohol-dependent population. However, in cu...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Kohnke S,Meek CL

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00