Assessment of Plasma Sodium to Potassium Ratio, Renal Function, Markers of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Nigerian Hypertensive Patients by Oloruntoba A. Ekun, Folasade Daniel, Philip Adebola, Adeola Ajibare, Oyeronke O. Ekun, Oluwafunso O Omogoroye, Oluwafemi S. Ilori, Bankole J. Oluwasayo, Mary F. Oshundun, Sade R. Oyegbami

“…Results. The mean systolic blood pressure, mean diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI) were significantly elevated among the hypertensive group when compared with control (p<0.001). …”
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Severe pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremia syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel survival case report by Yan Yang, Xiao-jin Li, Hua-Yan Yuan, Jing-Jing Xiong, Peng-Fei Li, Zhen Wang

“…Although tests such as the ADAMTS13 level, peripheral blood smears, complement testing, and blood cultures are useful for diagnosing aHUS, these tests are time-consuming and may not be widely available. …”
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Bacteraemia in a Nigerian hospital: Implementing antimicrobial resistance surveillance by Adewale A. Amupitan, Adeyemi T. Adeyemo, Adefunke O. Amupitan, Temitope O. Obadare, Aaron O. Aboderin

“…Methods: Case finding was by WHO Global AMR and Use Surveillance System (GLASS). Blood samples were processed between May 2017 and June 2018, using BACTEC blood culture system. …”
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The necessity of gestational vitamin D supplementation depends on ambient temperature: concern for infant vitamin D status by Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu

“…Our study aims to explore this association and the necessity of maternal vitamin D supplementation when ambient temperature is less than a specific value.MethodsBased on a birth cohort study, we measured cord blood concentrations of 25(OH)D in 1419 neonates from January to September 2008 in Hefei, a new first-tier city in China. …”
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Compact Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Noninvasive Glucose Sensor Upgraded with Direct Comb Data-Mining by Liying Song, Zhiqiang Han, Hengyong Nie, Woon-Ming Lau

“…Mid-infrared spectral analysis has long been recognized as the most accurate noninvasive blood glucose measurement method, yet no practical compact mid-infrared blood glucose sensor has ever passed the accuracy benchmark set by the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA): to substitute for the finger-pricking glucometers in the market, a new sensor must first show that 95% of their glucose measurements have errors below 15% of these glucometers. …”
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Gambaran Golongan Sekretor dan Nonsekretor yang Diperiksa Melalui Saliva Mahasiswa Pendidikan Dokter Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Alqadri ., Zelly Dia Rofinda, Rika Susanti

“…One of the identification is being to help find criminal is by checking the blood type. Blood type can be checked directly on the scene when there are stains or spots of blood, but in some cases the criminal is usually found saliva in wet or dry form. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Glukosa Darah Saat Masuk Rumah Sakit Dengan Lama Hari Rawat Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut (SKA) Di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Rosi Oktarina, Yertizal Karani, Zulkarnain Edward

“…<br />Keywords:Hospital admission blood glucose, length of stay</p>…”
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The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Sewar Khatib, Yuval Palgi, Yoni K Ashar, Natalya Polyvyannaya, Pavel Goldstein

“…Pain intensity levels (per a Visual Analog Scale), blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and hand grip strength (using a Jamar hand dynamometer) were measured before and after each of the 4 weekly therapeutic sessions. …”
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Dynamics of endothelial function in patients with arterial hypertension with different cardiovascular risk against the background of antihypertensive therapy by N.O. Pertseva, T.S. Turlyun, N.A. Sanina

“…Each group of patients was randomized into two subgroups by blood pressure (BP) medication. In patients of subgroup 1a (n=29) and subgroup 2a (n=35) – the main subgroups – the therapy necessarily included the angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan potas­sium in a dosage of 50-150 mg/day, depending on the blood pressure level. …”
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Predictors of the development of retinal vascular diseases in women after preeclampsia by O.V. Kolenko, E.L. Sorokin, N.S. Khodzhaev, N.V. Pomytkina, G.V. Chizhova, A.A. Fil', Ya.E. Pashentsev

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to assess choroidal blood flow in pregnant women with preeclampsia and after birth.…”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Berbagai Olahan Telur terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Total Darah Mencit by Putri Mira Magistri, Rismawati YaswiR, Yustini Alioes

“…</em><em></em></p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>processed egg, total blood cholesterol level,  mice</em>…”
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Comparación de un hemoglobinómetro portátil (Verio Q Red) con los resultados del laboratorio clínico en la práctica clínica habitual by Boris Trenado-Luengo, Rosa García-Sierra, Verónica Moreno Gómez, Marina Montenegro Calvo, Jordi Anguita Lapido, Pere Torán-Monserrat

“…Venous blood is drawn, and simultaneously, capillary blood is collected. …”
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Study on the status of liver function abnormalities and its related factors in patients with severe mental disorders in Shanghai community by ZHANG Yixuan, CHEN Chunmei, ZHU Youwei, ZHU Yi, HE Siyuan, LIU Yanli, WANG Na, CAI Jun, XIE Bin, ZHANG Weibo

“…Univariate analysis showed that the rate of liver function abnormalities was higher in males than that in females (χ2=45.026, P<0.001), higher in suburbs than that in urban areas (χ2=25.317, P<0.001), higher in those with higher BMI than in those with lower BMI (χ2=63.748, P<0.001), higher in those with elevated blood pressure (BP) than in those without elevated BP (χ2=24.774, P<0.001), higher in those with elevated blood glucose than in those without elevated blood glucose (χ2=43.345, P<0.001), higher in those with abnormal triglyceride (TG) than in those with normal TG (χ2=15.551, P<0.001), and higher in those with abnormal total cholesterol (TC) than in those with normal TC (χ2=10.962, P=0.001). …”
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Clinical observation of Shenfu injection in treating patients with internal watershed cerebral infarction (参附注射液治疗内分水岭脑梗死临床观察) by YANG Junhang (杨俊行), LI Jie (李杰), HU Zhe (胡哲), FU Jingna (付景娜), FENG Huimin (冯慧敏)

“…All cases received a comprehensive treatment including anti-platelet aggregation, lowering blood lipid, regulating blood pressure, replenishing blood volume, improving microcirculation and protecting brain cells. …”
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Guidance for the gastrointestinal evaluation and management of iron deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa by W M Simmonds, Y Awuku, C Barrett, M Brand, K Davidson, D Epstein, E Fredericks, S Gabriel, S Grobler, C Gounden, L Katsidzira, V J Louw, V Naidoo, C Noel, E Ogutu, N Ramonate, N Seabi, M Setshedi, J Van Zyl, G Watermeyer, C Kassianides

“…The current drive towards patient blood management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)prescribes that we regulate not only the use of blood transfusion but also the management of patients in whom the cause of iron loss or inadequate iron absorption is sought. …”
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A Review on Recent Developments for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy by Javeria Amin, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin

“…Manual inspection of fundus images to check morphological changes in microaneurysms, exudates, blood vessels, hemorrhages, and macula is a very time-consuming and tedious work. …”
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Tablet PC Enabled Body Sensor System for Rural Telehealth Applications by Nitha V. Panicker, A. Sukesh Kumar

“…Bland-Altman analysis is carried out to validate the wrist blood pressure sensor used. The system works well for all measurements.…”
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Immune Evasion Strategies of Pre-Erythrocytic Malaria Parasites by Hong Zheng, Zhangping Tan, Wenyue Xu

“…It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito and leads to the development of the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages. Blood-stage infection is the exclusive cause of clinical symptoms of malaria. …”
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Diagnosis of Cellulitis in the Immunocompromised Host by Charles F Carey, Lawrence Dall

“…Twenty-two (78%) of the fine needle aspiration cultures and 10 (35%) of the blood cultures were positive in this immunocompromised population. …”
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Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…The louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and mammals. …”
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