Rational use of blood calcium determinations

Rational use of blood and blood products.

During tlie Spring of 1987 the author had the privilege of visiting the Pathology Depart*.? ment of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and was able t o witness many aspects of local clinical practice involving blood therapy including heart surgery and bone marrow transplantation. It is acknowledged that the demographic situation in Malaysia differs considerably from that in Scotland; neve...

Blood Pepsin Determinations in Gastritis ‡

Study of groups of asymptomatic subjects with an increased likelihood of developing gastric cancer is a fundamental approach to the problem of gastric cancer. The selection of such groups, however, has remained a difficult task.' Pernicious anemia and its pathologic substrate, gastric atrophy, frequently associated with gastric cancer, may be an important precursor of gastric malignancy."8 Mors...

Rational use of blood: how to do it?

Transfusion medicine is a complex process that depends on several professionals. To do it safely, each professional depends not only on their own knowledge and skills, but also the knowledge and skills of the entire team and the efficiency of the system. There is growing recognition of adverse events associated with blood transfusions and several factors may contribute to increase the chances o...

Access and Rational use of Plasma Protein Therapies (PPTs)

Rational Design of Calcium Biosensors

Understanding the temporal and spatial changes in calcium concentration has been a difficult endeavor for many years due to the relatively small changes in calcium concentration during messenging events, the rapid changes upon physiological messenging, and the unavailability of fast, efficient, and sensitive sensors to detect calcium changes. In addition, the key factors in calcium binding have...