Editorial Commentary: Are Serum Inflammatory Markers Useful Diagnostic Tools in the Shoulder?

serum inflammatory markers in the elderly: are they useful in differentiating sepsis from sirs?

differentiating sepsis from other noninfectious causes of systemic inflammation is often difficult in the elderly. the aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of c-reactive protein (crp), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr), procalcitonin (pct), and interleukin-6 (il-6) to identify elderly patients with sepsis. in this single center prospective observational study, we included all consec...

Serum inflammatory markers in the elderly: are they useful in differentiating sepsis from SIRS?

Differentiating sepsis from other noninfectious causes of systemic inflammation is often difficult in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of C-reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), procalcitonin (PCT), and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) to identify elderly patients with sepsis. In this single center prospective observational study, we included all consec...

Useful Diagnostic Markers for Immunocompetence

Are violence risk assessment tools clinically useful?

Despite increasing concerns regarding the prevalence of violent behaviour in mainstream mental health settings, the impressive body of forensic research on violence risk assessment has thus far had only limited impact on front-line general mental health practice. The common objection raised by clinicians that risk assessment tools lack utility for clinical practice may contribute to this. The p...

Serum tumor markers and cyst fluid analysis are useful for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic tumors.

BACKGROUND This study was performed to evaluate the utility of serum and cyst fluid analysis for enzymes (amylase and lipase) and tumor markers (carcinoembryonic antigen, CA 19-9, CA 125, and CA 72-4) in the differential diagnosis of cystic pancreatic lesions. METHODS Serum and cyst fluid were obtained from 48 patients with pancreatic cysts (21 pseudocysts, 14 mucinous cystic neoplasms, 6 duc...