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Valores de referencia de analitos en orina en la edad pediatrica

La deteccion de trastornos metabolicos minerales puede explicar diversas anomalias fisiologicas que exigen para su interpretacion la comparacion con valores de referencia validados. El objetivo de este trabajo fue la determinacion de valores de referencia en la poblacion infantil uruguaya, de los analito...

Upper urinary tract stone compositions: the role of age and gender

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the compositions of upper urinary tract stones and investigate their distributions in different gender and age groups. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed with upper urinary tract stone disease between December 2014 and March 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Pati...

NLRP3 inflammasome in metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a serious health problem worldwide; it is characterized by a group of metabolic disorders, including central obesity, insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia with accelerated atherosclerosis, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and elevated uric acid wit...

Leflunomida, ácido úrico e aterosclerose em artrite reumatoide
Leflunomide, uric acid and atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis

Rev. méd. Paraná; 78 (1), 2020
A Artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença associada com aumento de risco cardiovascular em relação à população em geral. A leflunomida, utilizada para seu tratamento, tem um efeito hipouricemiante mas não se sabe se este fato influi na redução do risco cardiovascular. Objetivo: Estudar a influênc...

EQA-based evaluation of metrological traceability of clinical chemistry test results in Argentina

Equivalence of results among laboratories is a major mission for medical laboratories. In the Netherlands, medical laboratories only use homogenous, commercial for general chemistry analytes, whereas in Argentina heterogenous, home brew test applications are common. The effect of this practice difference...

Effects of hyperuricemia on incident renal replacement therapy and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5: a retrospective cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Findings regarding the effects of hyperuricemia on renal function and mortality have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of hyperuricemia on incident renal replacement therapy and all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN ...

Ácido úrico en la disfunción endotelial y la insulinorresistencia en la enfermedad cardiovascular

.La determinación de la concentración de ácido úrico se realiza con frecuencia en los servicios de salud. Los niveles plasmáticos de ácido úrico se han asociado con las enfermedades cardiovasculares, y con sus factores de riesgo. Sin embargo, la relevancia de esta asociación aún es controvertida...

Alterations in serum uric acid values in a sample of Nigerian pregnant women

Introduction: Serum uric acid level is an important prognostic variable in pregnancy as subjects with preeclampsia have elevated serum uric acid levels. Methods: The concentrations of serum uric acid were investigated in 100 women of which 75 were pregnant women and categorized into 3 groups of 25 each, ...

Is Uric Acid elevation a random finding or a causative agent of diabetic nephropathy?

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to analyze the relationship between serum uric acid (UA) and microalbuminuria as a marker of renal injury in type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS A total of 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in the study. Participants were divided into two...