so fasting is required. However, thehemoglobin A1c test—also done for diabetes—does not require fasting. This is because it looks at a marker of blood sugar control over the past few months, rather than directly measuring blood sugar. ...
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A previously healthy woman is pregnant and a screening blood test reveals an elevated blood glucose. What does this mean? A. The result may be disregarded because many pregnant women may have a higher than normal blood glucose. B. This may be a false-posi ...
In children, elevated cardiac troponin T levels (an indicator of cardiomyocyte damage) and left ventricular contractility, both biomarkers of cardiac morbidity, correlate with markers of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) [13]. At the same time, CVD is a risk factor for progressive CKD, as a ...
Other parameters, such as persistently elevated amylase, even in the face of normal lipase levels and normal pancreatic imaging, or elevated beta-HCG levels with normal pelvic ultrasound results, may reflect a paraneoplastic syndrome, rather than pancreatitis or pregnancy [58,59]; yet, registration ...
In addition to myoglobin breakdown products, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) may be elevated. The level of serum CPK has been correlated to the risk of acute kidney injury. In the setting of intensive care patients, a serum CPK level above 5000 U/L has been found to be twice as likely to...
Even if the creatinine is elevated in the elderly, the first question I ask is how well hydrated were they at the time of the blood draw. Is This Actually Chronic Kidney Disease, and What Can Be Done About it? The current study was planned to measure serum Cystatin-C and serum creatinin...
The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have IAH on admission, while one out of two will develop IAH within the fir
The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have IAH on admission, while one out of two will develop IAH within the fir
India does not have established program to manage CKD patients or even to collect data [24]. Healthcare delivery takes place through both public and private systems [1]. Subsidized public sector healthcare is provided though the primary health centers, block and district level hospitals, and refe...