PURPOSE We investigated association of hematological variables with specific fitness performance in elite team-sport players. METHODS Hemoglobin mass (Hbmass) was measured in 25 elite field hockey players using the optimized (2 min) CO-rebreathing method. Hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]), hematocrit and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were analyzed in venous blood. Fitness per...

Complete blood counts and blood biochemical analyses are laboratory tests that allow the monitoring of physiological condition, nutrition, and health in free-living or captive wild animals. When interpreting these tests, it is essential to compare the results with reference ranges that are suitable for the species. Few studies have been conducted on the hematological and biochemical characteris...

Accepted: October 1, 2017 ABSTRACT It has been emphasized that prurigo simplex subacuta may be associated with various disorders and may be clinically confused with dermatitis herpetiformis. Aim of the study was to evaluate the value of our set of tests for finding possible associations and for the aforementioned differential diagnosis. Rates of implementations and abnormal results in our set o...

A twenty-one-year-old male patient with an exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to a mosquito bite presented to the department of emergency medicine for further evaluation. He was noted on physical examination to have splenomegaly. The hematological blood tests that were performed were compatible with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In this case, the mosquito bite heralded the diagnosis of CML.

BACKGROUND The aims of the present study were to investigate the impact of three whole blood donations on endurance capacity and hematological parameters and to determine the duration to fully recover initial endurance capacity and hematological parameters after each donation. METHODS Twenty-four moderately trained subjects were randomly divided in a donation (n = 16) and a placebo (n = 8) gr...

OBJECTIVE Imatinib mesylate, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is presently the drug of choice for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). During therapy, a few patients may develop hematological and non-hematological adverse effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of imatinib therapy in patients with CML. Between December 2007 and October 2009 two hundred patients ...

Cite this article: Kattamis C (2017) The Normal HbA2 Hematological Phenotype of β-Thalassemia Trait. Problems in Detection and Measures to Improve Sensitivity of Screening Tests. J Hematol Transfus 5(2): 1068. *Corresponding author Christos Kattamis, Thalassemia Unit 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Aghia Sophia” Children Hospital, Athens, Greece, Email...

Introduction: Brucellosis is still endemic in Turkey and presents a major public health risk. The aim of this study wasto investigate the clinical and laboratory properties and complications of brucellosis cases. Methodology: The files of 370 patients (162 males, 208 females) with brucellosis between March 2006 and January 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The mean age of patients wa...

Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis (NS) is difficult because the variable and non-specific clinical presentation. Also, many laboratory tests are negative at early stage diseases, so study aimed to detect role procalcitonin (PCT) in detection NS versus C-reactive protein (CRP) other hematological parameters.

conclusions chronic administration of high doses of nd can alter serum fsh, lh and testosterone and hematological parameters in male rats. results serum testosterone, lh, fsh, weight gain, food and water intake in group t were significantly decreased compared to other groups (p < 0.05). in addition erythrocyte, leucocytes, hemoglobin and hematocrit in group t were significantly increased compar...