The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) virus and resulting COVID‐19 pandemic present important diagnostic evaluation challenges. These range from understanding the value of signs and symptoms in predicting possible infection, assessing whether existing biochemical and imaging tests can identify infection and people needing critical care, and evaluating whether new diagnos...
What is cTnI? Troponin (Tn) is a complex of three regulatory proteins (C, I, T) that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, but not smooth muscle. However, TnT and TnI in cardiac muscle are presented by forms different from those in skeletal muscles. Distribution of cTnI during AMI When AMI and myocardial cell damage occurs: The free cTnI in cardiac muscle is rele...
Vitamin D and Bone Health What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D, first identified as a vitamin early in the 20th century, is now recognized as a prohormone. It is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids that is naturally present in very few foods, responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and many other biological effects. Vitamin D plays an important ro...
Preface Influenza is a seasonal respiratory illness that occurs annually, usually peaking in winter. It affects 5-10% of adults and 20-30% of children each year.[1] This common, yet serious, infectious disease, represente a significant threat to public health. Globally, annual influenza epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, millions of hospita...
Thyroid Problems & Disease: Types and Causes Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction Thyroid dysfunction is a common endocrine disorder worldwide. The prevalence varies across different populations and regions. 2 billion people or 30% of the world’s population are still at risk of iodine deficiency 20 million Americans are estimated to have some form of thyroid disease according to the ...
Things You May Want to Learn About Calprotectin Inflammatory bowel disease and the current diagnostic dilemma IBD are chronic diseases that result from the inflammation of the intestinal wall resulting in diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, and weight loss. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two major forms of IBD. [1.2] The diagnosis of IBD relies on a c...
Do you want to know your ovarian age? ————Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) will tell you As time passes by, women start to show symptoms associated with aging, such as facial sagging, dull skin, forgetfulness, dreaminess, insomnia and irritability. All of these may be result from the fact that your ovaries are ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis – It’s Never too Early to Test Things you should know about Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a common, systemic autoimmune disease affecting between 0.5-1% of the adult population. It is characterized by inflammation of the synovial joints which can lead to progressive joint destruction and consequent impairment in quality of life. Rheumatoi...
