Asthma
, Matthew P. Gray , Andrea K. Morrison , Michael N. Levas , Elizabeth A. Kessler , Garick D. Hill , Marc H. Gorelick , Jeffrey L. Jackson Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Dexamethasone has been proposed as an equivalent therapy to prednisone/prednisolone for acute asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients.[…][doi.org]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Home Browse Emergency Issues The Acute Presentation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In The Emergency Department: A Challenging Oxymoron November 2008 Few medical conditions rival chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in prevalence, burden on medical resources, acuity, and frequency of[…][web.archive.org]
Dehydration
In patients with unprovoked VTE (n 269), levels of BUN and hematocrit were significantly increased in the peak incidence group compared to lowest incidence group (19.5 0.8[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Blood serum studies reveal increased sodium, protein, hematocrit, and serum osmolality.[medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Urinary findings include a decrease in urine volume (oliguria), specific gravity higher than 1.030, and an increase in urine osmolality.[medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
Chronic Bronchitis
A 49-year-old woman complained of cough and a purulent sputum (about 40 ml/day). She kept budgerigars for a period of 30 years, she first noticed a productive cough 10 years previously. Her chest roentgenogram revealed a diffuse reticulonodular pattern. She was diagnosed as having a chronic type of budgerigar[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism
Suggested Baseline Laboratory Studies for Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Test Finding Associated condition Complete blood count Increased hematocrit or platelet count[aafp.org]
Renal Cell Carcinoma
On admission, he was found to have increased hemoglobin and hematocrit.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
His hemoglobin and hematocrit remained elevated throughout his hospital course, and his erythropoietin level was found to be elevated as well.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
CONCLUSIONS High blood viscosity is associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular complications, including reduced cerebral blood flow.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Hypoxia
Although the terms hypoxia and hypoxemia are often used interchangeably, they are not synonymous. Hypoxemia is defined as a condition where arterial oxygen tension (Pao 2 ) is below normal (normal Pao 2 80–100mmHg). Hypoxia is defined as the failure of oxygenation at the tissue level. It is not measured directly[…][doi.org]
Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure
Fonti utilizzate nella revisione corrente (2015 November 6 Updated). What Is Heart Failure? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [On-line information]. Available online at . Accessed March 2016. Dumitru, I. and Baker, M. (2016 Jan 11 Updated).Heart Failure.Medscape Drugs and Diseases [On-line information].Available[…][labtestsonline.it]
Eisenmenger Syndrome
With shunt reversal, patients become cyanotic and gradually there is a compensatory increase in hematocrit (erythrocytosis).[radiopaedia.org]
On the inside these patients may have other changes like increased blood volume or a high hemoglobin and hematocrit.[pulmonaryhypertensionrn.com]
Myeloproliferative Disease
Erythroid-specific expression of heterozygous or homozygous Jak2V617F resulted in a polycythemia-like phenotype characterized by increase in hematocrit and hemoglobin, increased[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] incidence of peptic ulcer disease The CBC of a person with PV looks like: Increased Hg: 12-28 Increased Hematocrit: 60% Elevated platelets WBC normal What are potential ways[quizlet.com]
hematocrit 45, 46 ; the possibility of false-positive or false-negative mutation test result is effectively addressed by the concomitant measurement of serum erythropoietin[doi.org]