Renal/GI/Hepatic - NACB Blog

10/31/2012 12:26 PM | Comments (3) Recommend (805)

By Dr. Sutirtha Chakraborty, MD and Dr. William Winter, MD

Case: Serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) was requested on a patient with recently diagnosed chronic kidney disease who presented to the hospital with a community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). What is the abnormality observed on this SPE tracing? It can be seen that the albumin peak has as a ...(Read More)

Posted at 10/31/2012 12:26 PM | Tags: Case Study | Renal/GI/Hepatic

Is such extreme hyperphosphatemia possible clinically?

9/18/2012 9:45 AM | Comments (2) Recommend (1,245)

By Dr Sutirtha Chakraborty, MD and Dr William Winter, MD

A 51 year old patient with increasing generalised weakness and shortness of breath for the last four months was admitted to hospital for further evaluation. On admission his serum creatinine was 3.1 mg/dL(elevated), the BUN was 46 mg/dL (elevated) and the complete hemogram showed a haemoglobin of 7...(Read More)

Posted at 9/18/2012 9:45 AM | Tags: Case Study | Renal/GI/Hepatic

When to Determine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels in Plasma and/or in Urine?

9/11/2012 9:50 AM | Comments (0) Recommend (497)

By Ioannis Papassotiriou, PhD

Human neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), also known as neutrophil glucosaminidase-associated lipocalin, 24p3, oncogene 24p3, p25, migration stimulating factor inhibitor (MSFI), human neutrophil lipocalin (HNL), α1-microglobulin related protein, siderocalin, or uterocalin, is a 198 a...(Read More)

Posted at 9/11/2012 9:50 AM | Tags: Renal/GI/Hepatic

Which Is the RIGHT Equation for Calculating eGFR?

5/15/2012 9:10 AM | Comments (0) Recommend (574)

By Jack Zakowski, PhD, FACB

Which is the RIGHT equation for calculating eGFR? Unfortunately, the answer may be “that depends”. Creatinine and BUN/Urea have long been used as markers of renal function, though creatinine has more recently gained prominence. It was recognized a decade ago that there was significant variation ...(Read More)

Posted at 5/15/2012 9:10 AM | Tags: Renal/GI/Hepatic

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