Pipettes for Use in Routine Sterility Tests

Are Genetic Tests for Atherosclerosis Ready for Routine Clinical Use?

In this review, we lay out 3 areas currently being evaluated for incorporation of genetic information into clinical practice related to atherosclerosis. The first, familial hypercholesterolemia, is the clearest case for utility of genetic testing in diagnosis and potentially guiding treatment. Already in use for confirmatory testing of familial hypercholesterolemia and for cascade screening of ...

A Simple Arrangement for Transferring Blood and Serum from Capsules into Tubes for Serological Tests without the Use of Pipettes

Hematologic Indices, Inflammatory Markers, Symptoms and Routine Diagnostic Tests in Childhood Brucellosis

Abstract Background Brucellosis is endemic in Iran, and is seen in all age groups, including children. Its diagnosis in childhood needs a high index of suspicion. The diagnostic methods currently in use need evaluation for analytical performance. Objective The present study tries to evaluate the hematological indices, serologic markers of inflammation and symptoms in patients suspected of...

Routine tests should be challenged in cardiology.

The need for routine diagnostic tests and procedures needs to be challenged in medical practice, because of continuous pressure to reduce the costs of health care systems. If costs can be minimized by avoidance of routine tests, more sources can perhaps be directed to new advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This challenge is important particularly in cardiology, because while new di...

Assessment of Routine Tests for Occult Blood in Faeces.

Routine chemical methods for the detection of occult blood in faeces depend on the peroxidase-like activity of haemoglobin and its iron-containing degradation products. The clinical value of these tests was first demonstrated by Boas (1901), using a method based on the guaiacum. test for blood described by van Deen (1861). Adler and Adler (1904) claimed that the colour reaction given by benzidi...