Self-care, quality of life and clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients: an observational cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00592-017-1035-5
Abstract: AbstractAimsTo describe self-care of T2DM patients and to evaluate outcomes associated with self-care in T2DM patients.MethodsA multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 302 randomly selected T2DM patients. Clinical and socio-demographic data were… read more here.
Keywords: exercise; blood testing; quality life; self care ... See more keywords
Multi-cancer blood testing combined with PET-CT: road for hope to screen for cancer and guide intervention
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DOI: 10.1038/s41392-020-0210-2
Abstract: In a recent study published in Science, Lennon et al. investigated the feasibility and safety of multi-cancer peripheral blood testing in combination with positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging to detect cancer in 10,006 women… read more here.
Keywords: test; soc screening; multi cancer; blood ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Hospitalized and Emergency Department Patients: Time for Change?
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DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmy010
Abstract: Objective: To examine the use of fecal occult blood testing in inpatients and in those presenting to the emergency department. Methods: We retrieved all fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) conducted over a 3 year period,… read more here.
Keywords: emergency department; fecal occult; occult blood; blood testing ... See more keywords
Routine Versus On-Demand Blood Sampling in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review*
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DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005852
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We aimed to provide an overview of the current evidence on routine versus on-demand blood sampling in critical care. We assessed the reported proportion of patients exposed to daily routine blood sampling, the tests… read more here.
Keywords: blood sampling; blood testing; evidence; demand ... See more keywords
Faecal occult blood testing screening for colorectal cancer and ‘missed’ interval cancers: are we ignoring the elephant in the room? Results of a multicentre study
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DOI: 10.1111/codi.13585
Abstract: Biennial faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is used to screen for colorectal cancer throughout the UK. Interval cancers are tumours that develop in patients between screening rounds who have had a negative FOBT. Through a… read more here.
Keywords: faecal occult; colorectal cancer; occult blood; multicentre study ... See more keywords
Babesia blood testing: the first-year experience.
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.16718
Abstract: BACKGROUND Babesia is an intraerythrocytic parasite responsible for hundreds of cases of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the past 50 years. In May of 2020, blood testing for Babesia was implemented at the American Red Cross (ARC) for… read more here.
Keywords: babesia; babesia blood; reactive donations; blood ... See more keywords
The Future of Blood Testing Is the Immunome
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.626793
Abstract: It is increasingly clear that an extraordinarily diverse range of clinically important conditions—including infections, vaccinations, autoimmune diseases, transplants, transfusion reactions, aging, and cancers—leave telltale signatures in the millions of V(D)J-rearranged antibody and T cell receptor… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; blood; blood testing; testing immunome ... See more keywords