Assessing the impact of mass media public health campaigns. Be Clear on Cancer ‘blood in pee’: a case in point
Isolated hematuria and sterile pyuria may indicate systemic lupus erythematosus activity.
Published in The Journal of rheumatology
To identify patients presenting with isolated hematuria and/or pyuria in the absence of other systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity, describe their demographics, and determine whether they present with evidence of SLE flare in a period adjacent to the presentation. We studied patients followed at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic...
Internal spermatic vein insufficiency in varicoceles: a different entity in adults and adolescents?
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine whether phlebographic features can be used to discriminate adult from adolescent varicocele. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Left and right internal spermatic venograms of 191 adolescents (= 25 years) were anonymized and evaluated. Phlebographic radioanatomic features (valves, duplications, collaterals, ...
Preanalytical requirements of urinalysis
Urine may be a waste product, but it contains an enormous amount of information. Well-standardized procedures for collection, transport, sample preparation and analysis should become the basis of an effective diagnostic strategy for urinalysis. As reproducibility of urinalysis has been greatly improved due to recent technological progress, preanaly...
α₁-Microglobulin/albumin ratio may improve interpretation of albuminuria in statin-treated patients
Background: Statins can cause tubular proteinuria by inhibiting tubular reabsorption of urinary proteins. To distinguish between microalbuminuria originating from glomerular leakage of albumin and tubular microalbuminuria due to statin therapy, the alpha(1)-microglobulin/albumin ratio is evaluated in patients taking statins and compared to untreate...
Pseudonephritis is associated with high urinary osmolality and high specific gravity in adolescent soccer players
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of exercise on urine sediment in adolescent soccer players. In 25 15-year-old (range 14.4-15.8 yrs) athletes, urinary protein, osmolality and cytology were analyzed by flow cytometry and automated dipstick analysis before (T-0), during (T-1), and after a match (T-2). All athletes had normal urine analysis and ...
Evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens: A simple and efficient me...
Aim: To demonstrate that the evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens (LMLC) is useful to identify patients with a haematuria of glomerular or non-glomerular origin. Methods: A comparative double-blind study between phase contrast microscopy (PCM) and LMLC is reported to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens: A simple and efficient me...
Aim: To demonstrate that the evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens (LMLC) is useful to identify patients with a haematuria of glomerular or non-glomerular origin. Methods: A comparative double-blind study between phase contrast microscopy (PCM) and LMLC is reported to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens: A simple and efficient me...
Aim: To demonstrate that the evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens (LMLC) is useful to identify patients with a haematuria of glomerular or non-glomerular origin. Methods: A comparative double-blind study between phase contrast microscopy (PCM) and LMLC is reported to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens: A simple and efficient me...
Aim: To demonstrate that the evaluation of erythrocyte dysmorphism by light microscopy with lowering of the condenser lens (LMLC) is useful to identify patients with a haematuria of glomerular or non-glomerular origin. Methods: A comparative double-blind study between phase contrast microscopy (PCM) and LMLC is reported to evaluate the efficacy of ...
