BACKGROUND Asymptomatic hypoglycemia in neonates may contribute to neurologic deficits during development. Whole-blood glucose sensors are often imprecise and inaccurate at the low glucose concentrations found in neonates. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In this study, a glucose sensor using a mutated glucose dehydrogenase that does not cross-react significantly with maltose was evaluated at three pedia...

Red blood cells flow near the axis in a small vessel, known as axial accumulation. This causes region called cell-free layer, which does not contain red wall. Then, particles such platelets come out to layer. phenomenon is platelet margination. In this study, related phenomenon, direct numerical simulations were conducted using immersed boundary method. The effects of shear rate, channel size, ...

Quality assurance is important to ensure that the quality system runs properly and guarantees results of laboratory tests, one which inspection control materials. The material requirement have long stability, blood-like characteristics low price. From these conditions, commercial materials a longer stability than fresh blood but are expensive. In practice, still used even after expiry date has ...

Background: Stunting is a condition of short toddlers discrepancy between height for age which measured based on the z-score <-2 SD. The highest prevalence stunting in Central Java was Magelang Districts by 37.6%. Aims: objective this study to prove that consuming Moringa Oleifera leaf nanoparticles influences increase hemoglobin and hematocrit levels toddlers. Method: This quasy experimenta...

Male rats exposed for 21 days to high altitude (4,340 m) responded with arrest of weight gain and increased hematocrit and testosterone levels. High altitude significantly (58%) increased heart mitochondrial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (mtNOS) activity, whereas heart cytosolic endothelial NOS (eNOS) and liver mtNOS were not affected. Western blot analysis found heart mitochondria reacting only w...

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic procedures like percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) needs continuous irrigation for better vision and to wash away stone fragments and blood clots. Systemic absorption of irrigation fluids may lead to fluid overload and electrolyte disequilibrium. Renal failure patients are more prone to these electrolyte disturbances. We have evaluated the outcomes of normal saline as irri...

High doses of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) are required for the treatment of chronic anemia. Thus, it is clear that therapy for chronic anemia would greatly benefit from an erythropoietin derivative with increased erythropoietic activity rather than the native endogenous hormone. In this report, the activity of a human Epo-Epo dimer protein, obtained by recombinant technology, is de...

BACKGROUND As EPO treatment of chronic anemia of advanced renal disease is now the standard of care we examined if such treatment may slow the progression of renal function decline. METHODS Data of 18 pre-ESRD patients were analyzed retrospectively 12 months prior and prospectively 12 months after the initiation of EPO. Mean creatinine was 5.0 +/- 1.8 mg/dL (Mean +/- SEM) when starting EPO at...

We demonstrate in vivo measurements in human retinal vessels of an experimental parameter, the slope of the low coherence interferometry (LCI) depth reflectivity profile, which strongly correlates with the real value of blood hematocrit. A novel instrument that combines two technologies, spectral domain low coherence interferometry (SDLCI) and retinal tracking, has been developed and used for t...