Abstract:
:This second part of the review article compiles currently available information on the effects of lead poisoning. Also examined are the available options for assay, the procedures for collection of samples, and the available methods for the estimation of lead in the collected samples.
journal_name
Clin Lab Medjournal_title
Clinics in laboratory medicineauthors
Philip AT,Gerson Bsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-09-01 00:00:00pages
651-70issue
3eissn
0272-2712issn
1557-9832journal_volume
14pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Pet guinea pigs are presented to veterinary clinics for routine care and treatment of clinical diseases. In addition to obtaining clinical history and exam findings, diagnostic testing may be required, including hematological assessments. This article describes common blood collection methods, including venipuncture s...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2015.05.012
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is growing evidence supporting the genetic variability outside of HLA system that is contributing to the variation in transplant outcomes. Determining novel predictors could help to identify patients at risk and tailor their immunosuppressive regimens. This article discusses the various single nucleotide polymor...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2018.10.002
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder presenting with tissue injury in various organs attributed to large or small vessel thrombosis or, in some instances, possible nonthrombotic inflammatory mechanisms, associated with in vitro evidence of antibodies to certain proteins, or proteinphospholipid...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2009.06.001
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Noninvasive genomic assessments of the fetus while in utero have been made possible by the analysis of cell-free fetal DNA fragments from the serum of pregnant women, as part of a noninvasive prenatal testing screening strategy. Between 7% and 10% of total cell-free DNA in the maternal blood comes from placental troph...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2016.01.018
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The red cell indices of mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration have been standard methods of evaluating anemia since they were developed by Wintrobe in the 1930s. This article discusses the technical variabilities that have rendered the classic red cell indi...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::B-cell lymphomas represent approximately 20% to 25% of primary cutaneous lymphomas. Within this group, most cases (>99%) are encompassed by 3 diagnostic entities: primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma, and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type. In this...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2017.05.009
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vertical auto profile (VAP) method is a direct single test for measuring comprehensive lipoprotein cholesterol profile. It is based on a well-established method of ultracentrifugation that uses vertical rotor and single density gradient spin. VAP provides cholesterol concentrations of total lipoprotein, high-density l...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2006.07.004
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::There are multiple levels of transcriptional regulation that a cell can bring to bear on either native cellular genes or integrated proviral genes. One such level of regulation is inducible sequence-specific transcriptional factors, such as NF-kappa B, which have been extensively investigated with respect to the HIV-1...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In discussing quality assurance in the blood bank, where many of the standard statistical techniques of measuring accuracy simply do not apply, three questions come to mind: How much? How often? Who says? Because of severe changes in the prospective payment plan and a new interest in cost effectiveness, many transfusi...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Large-scale clinical databases provide a detailed perspective on patient phenotype in disease and the characteristics of health care processes. Important information is often contained in the relationships between the values and timestamps of sequences of clinical data. The analysis of clinical time sequence data acro...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2007.10.005
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although most of the diagnostic applications of flow cytometry bring forth examples of leukocyte immunophenotyping for immunodeficiency diseases and leukemia-lymphoma diagnosis, the same technology has improved medical assessment of diseases affecting the red cell and erythropoiesis. Flow cytometric methods were first...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical decision support (CDS) can greatly enhance patient blood management through optimizing ordering and providing patient-specific information. At present, modeling and prediction have small roles in inventory management; they will likely have increasing applications to help guide donor center collections based o...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2019.01.006
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lymphoma in dogs is a heterogeneous cancer with highly variable prognosis. Many types of canine lymphoma have similar counterparts in the World Health Organization classification of human lymphoid tumors. The most common variant of canine lymphoma is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which, if treated with multiagent che...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2010.10.001
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The classic workup of a patient for possible PA is revisited in light of the vanishing Schilling test. The vagaries of testing for B12 and blocking antibodies are reexamined. The advantages and disadvantages of newer tests such as MMA and serum gastrin levels are catalogued. At this juncture in the evolution of new te...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0272-2712(01)00003-8
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::From the inception of TBS in 1988, it has been well received by the pathology and clinical communities. The need for a unifying system of nomenclature was so great that most of the laboratories in the United States, as well as in numerous countries worldwide, quickly adopted TBS. By 1991, only 2 years after the initia...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 共识发展会议,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0272-2712(03)00053-2
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::To answer the question of whether reference values are useful in clinical decision-making, this article addresses the following major controversies: (1) Are reference subjects representative of the group from which they are selected? (2) To what extent should the process of collecting reference values be standardized ...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Processing of specimens for mycobacteria need to proceed as rapidly as possible to provide 24 hour turnaround for smears and 21-day turnaround for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. If these goals are to be accomplished, a broth culture or microcolony plate method must be part of the media and in the pl...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::After more than 6 decades of clinical practice, the transplant community continues to research noninvasive biomarkers of solid organ injury to help improve patient care. In this review, we discuss the clinical usefulness of selective biomarkers and how they are processed at the laboratory. In addition, we organize the...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2018.11.003
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The principles, technique of measurement, and clinical significance of free drugs are reviewed. Albumin, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, and lipoprotein are the main drug-binding proteins in blood. Variations of the concentrations of these proteins owing to disease would result in changes in the free drug levels. These lev...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article reviews the concept of dysplasia and the distinguishing features of dysplastic nevi, including their premalignant potential, their biologic markers of tumor progression, and their reproducibly recognizable clinical and histologic characteristics. An additional emphasis is placed on describing gray zone m...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The last decade has witnessed the transformation of first-trimester Down syndrome screening from an aspiration to a clinical reality. First-trimester screening now equals or exceeds the diagnostic accuracy of conventional midtrimester screen while realizing an important desire of pregnant women for early diagnosis. Be...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2010.05.001
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Susceptibility testing of microorganisms isolated from blood cultures should follow the guidelines of the NCCLS in the selection of antimicrobial agents and the method for testing. Standardized testing can be performed on isolated colonies from pure subcultures of the blood/broth mixture. Direct susceptibility testing...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Flow cytometry immunophenotyping of the hematopoietic cells from the bone marrow can help with diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of chronic myeloid neoplasms. Unlike with B-cell neoplasms, there is no simple phenotypic test to substitute for clonality. Therefore, antigen panels to evaluate myeloid neoplasms are larger...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2017.07.006
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Molecular biological techniques have evolved expeditiously and in turn have been applied to the detection of infectious disease. Maturation of these technologies and their coupling with related technological advancement in fluorescence, electronics, digitization, nanodynamics, and sensors among others have afforded cl...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2018.02.004
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diabetes mellitus affects almost 16 million Americans. It has become a major public health problem and the number one cause of adult blindness, end-stage renal disease, and nontraumatic amputations in the United States. It also markedly increases the risk for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral artery dise...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::An obvious advantage of a combined PAP and PSA measurement is the increased sensitivity of detection. Furthermore, the use of both markers in monitoring patients with prostatic carcinoma offers the advantage of a greater number of patients with objective parameters for follow-up. ...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::To overcome the significant mortality associated with ovarian cancer, a highly sensitive and specific screening test is urgently needed. CA-125 testing is used to monitor response to chemotherapy, detect recurrence, and detect late stage ovarian cancer. However, CA-125 testing, alone or in combination with ultrasonogr...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2009.02.001
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::With a focus on low-cost and low-power consumption, a miniature laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection system was assembled using a 635 nm red diode laser as the excitation source and a photodiode element coupled with an operational amplifier for signal collection. The primary elements of the miniature system, nam...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2006.12.010
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::FNA cytology has been shown to be highly accurate in diagnosing malignant tumors. In gynecology, an overall accuracy of 94.5% in the differentiation between benign and malignant tumors has been reported. Despite many controversial views regarding its safety, aspiration cytology has been accepted as an innocuous proced...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vitamin D has been associated with many health conditions. Because of widespread deficiency in the general population, laboratory testing of vitamin D has increased exponentially in recent years. Currently, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) is considered the best marker of vitamin D status. Automated immunoassays and tand...
journal_title:Clinics in laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.cll.2018.05.007
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00