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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

The importance and usefulness of terminology and nomenclature for Cytopathology

Article Type, Editorial, Issue, Vol 50, Issue 6 / wadmin

Luiz M. CollaçoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2014;50(6):394-395DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140045 ABSTRACT Nomenclature and terminologies for Cytopathology have intended to group the diseases into categories, reduce interobserver variability, and improve diagnostic reproducibility and patient care. They should contain relevant information that can be understood by clinicians/surgeons and reflect current concepts on certain pathological processes. Currently, they are […]

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Underreporting of scientific knowledge: a theme for reflection

The importance and usefulness of terminology and nomenclature for Cytopathology

Editorial / wadmin

Luiz M. Collaço DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140045 Nomenclature and terminologies for Cytopathology have intended to group the diseases into categories, reduce interobserver variability, and improve diagnostic reproducibility and patient care. They should contain relevant information that can be understood by clinicians/surgeons and reflect current concepts on certain pathological processes. Currently, they are worked by interdisciplinary groups seeking

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Concordant and discordant results between the automated counting and microscopy examination (n = 1,000). We highlight the prevalence of discordant exams

Prevalence of discordant microscopic changes with automated CBC analysis

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 50, Issue 6 / wadmin

Fabiano de Jesus Santos, Dayse de Oliveira Figueira, Joyce Eliza de Oliveira SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2014;50(6):398-401DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140047 ABSTRACT Introduction: The most common cause of diagnostic error is related to errors in laboratory tests as well as errors of results interpretation. In order to reduce them, the laboratory currently has modern equipment which provides

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Prevalence of discordant microscopic changes with automated CBC analysis

Laboratory Medicine / wadmin

Prevalência de alterações microscópicas discordantes com análise automatizada do hemograma Fabiano de Jesus Santos, Dayse de Oliveira Figueira, Joyce Eliza de Oliveira Souza DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140047 ABSTRACT Introduction: The most common cause of diagnostic error is related to errors in laboratory tests as well as errors of results interpretation. In order to reduce them, the laboratory

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Homocysteine: validation and comparison of two methods using samples from patients with pulmonary hypertension

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Homocisteína: validação e comparação entre dois métodos utilizando amostras de pacientes com hipertensão pulmonar Tatiana Maria Costa de Campos Barbosa, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Josianne Nicácio Silveira, Júnia Garib Rios, Flávia Komatsuzaki, Lara Carvalho Godói, Guilherme Hideki Yoshizane Costa DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140048 ABSTRACT Introduction and objective: The determination of homocysteine plasma levels has been reported as

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Homocysteine: validation and comparison of two methods using samples from patients with pulmonary hypertension

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 50, Issue 6 / wadmin

Tatiana Maria Costa de Campos Barbosa, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Josianne Nicácio Silveira, Júnia Garib Rios, Flávia Komatsuzaki, Lara Carvalho Godói, Guilherme Hideki Yoshizane CostaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2014;50(6):402-409DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140048 ABSTRACT Introduction and objective: The determination of homocysteine plasma levels has been reported as a risk marker of interest in severe diseases involving endothelial

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Prevalence of unnecessary laboratory tests and related avoidable costs in intensive care unit

Laboratory Medicine / wadmin

Prevalência de exames laboratoriais desnecessários e custos evitáveis associados em unidade de terapia intensiva Anderson Magalhães Oliveira, Marcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Claudio Lima Souza DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140049 ABSTRACT Introduction: Because of the increase in diagnostic resources, laboratory tests have become an essential tool in diagnostic elucidation. Therefore, we observe an increase in the number of tests request.

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Prevalence of unnecessary laboratory tests and related avoidable costs in intensive care unit

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 50, Issue 6 / wadmin

Anderson Magalhães Oliveira, Marcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Claudio Lima SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2014;50(6):410-416DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140049 ABSTRACT Introduction: Because of the increase in diagnostic resources, laboratory tests have become an essential tool in diagnostic elucidation. Therefore, we observe an increase in the number of tests request. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of laboratory tests requests by

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Research on antimicrobial residues activity in urine samples of hospitalized patients

Laboratory Medicine / wadmin

Pesquisa da atividade de resíduos de antimicrobianos em amostras de urina de pacientes hospitalizados Daiane Cardozo, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Laura Lúcia Cogo DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140050 ABSTRACT Introduction: Urinary tract infection is quite frequent in a hospital environment, and the urine culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of this disease, because it allows bacterial identification

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Research on antimicrobial residues activity in urine samples of hospitalized patients

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 50, Issue 6 / wadmin

Daiane Cardozo, Gislene Maria Botão Kussen, Laura Lúcia CogoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2014;50(6):417-420DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20140050 ABSTRACT Introduction: Urinary tract infection is quite frequent in a hospital environment, and the urine culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of this disease, because it allows bacterial identification and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Culturenegative urine samples result of

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