Laboratory Medicine

Ana F. Cruz; Tatiana Maria C. C. Barbosa; Talita Émile R. Adelino; William P. Lima; Magda O. Mendes; Eugênia R. ValadaresJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):70-77DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160012 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The high performance liquid chromatography is a technique used for quantification of amino acids in plasma. The definition of reference intervals in the population is very important […]

Cristiane F. Oliveira; Talma R. L. FernandesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):78-83DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160016 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The pre-analytical phase involves most of the errors of clinical analysis laboratories. Information characterizing the occurrence of these errors can be useful to provide prevention and reduction strategies.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the main errors in the pre-analytical

Vitor Celso M. Campos; Letícia Yassumoto; Odilon M. Almeida Filho; Roseli N. S. Antunes; Zamir CalamitaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):84-90DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160020 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a cutaneous reaction characterized by the formation of episodic and recurrent erythematous papules, usually pruritic, which etiology may be associated with an autoimmune response resulting from

Kamilla R. Alhadas; Sandra N. Santos; Marcela Mara S. Freitas; Sophia Mara S. A. Viana; Luiz Cláudio Ribeiro; Mônica B. CostaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):96-102DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160017 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Long-term complications of diabetes mellitus are a leading cause of death in people with diabetes. Recent studies suggest that platelets with altered morphology could be associated with an increased

Nívea Nara N. Andrade; Marcio V. Oliveira; Claudio L. SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(2):103-106DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160022 ABSTRACT Lipemia can be characterized by serum turbidity caused by accumulation of lipoproteins and is a major cause of interference in laboratory analyzes. Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is the third most common cause of acute pancreatitis (AP). Diagnosis and laboratory monitoring