This study was done to clarify the optimal number and type of casual urine specimens required to estimate urinary sodium/potassium (Na/K) ratio in individuals with high blood pressure. A total of 74 ...

The widespread use of organophosphate (OP) pesticides has resulted in ubiquitous exposure in humans, primarily through their diet. Exposure to OP pesticides may have adverse health effects, including ...

Identification by FISH of 4 novel partner loci of PRDM16 in myeloid malignancies No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting ...

Background and Objectives: Nucleic acid amplification testing is the most accurate approach to diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Our objective was to compare the accuracy and cost savings ...

Superficial urothelial (umbrella) cells have one or multiple nuclei with finely granular chromatin and conspicuous nucleoli, abundant cytoplasm, and low N/C ratios (a and b). For bladder washing ...

Urine specimens constitute a significant portion of the laboratory's daily workload, yet key pre-analytical steps like aliquoting are often still performed manually. UriVerse can reduce hands-on time, ...

Urine drug testing can be valuable for monitoring patients undergoing treatment with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD). However, some patients alter their test results by adding ...

Copan Diagnostics has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its urine collection and transport system, UriSponge. UriSponge is designed to address the high volume of urine ...

Hospitals link people to treatment in their time of greatest need. That includes drug overdoses, which now kill more than 100,000 people in the U.S. every year. However, the standard hospital urine ...

Source: Getty Images Investigators analyzed exfoliated cells in urine specimens to identify 50 candidate RNAs for prostate cancer detection. Serum PSA testing is not specific to prostate cancer, and ...

Urine is an important biological specimen for assessing various metabolic functions and drug clearance. In urinary tract infection research, urine is particularly important as urinary bacterial titres ...