LABORATORIO DE URGENCIAS

Asma / Asthma

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Mayo del 2022

Es una enfermedad respiratoria caracterizada por inflamación crónica de las vías aéreas (bronquios) que causa episodios recurrentes de sensación de falta de aire (disnea), pitos en el pecho con la respiración (sibilancias), tos y sensación de opresión ...

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Progress in the Fight Against Superbugs / Avances en la Lucha Contra Superbacterias

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Mayo del 2022

The United Nations gathered to recognize the serious threat that antibiotic resistance poses to the public. It is estimated that antibiotic resistance is responsible for the deaths of over 700,000 people worldwide annually. The World Health ...

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Peripheral Artery Disease / Enfermedad Arterial Periférica

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Mayo del 2022

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of the arteries in the legs, stomach, arms, and head. Sometimes called peripheral vascular disease (PVD), this disease typically affects the arteries in ...

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To Improve Your Lab's Blood Culture Process / Mejora en Laboratorio, Proceso de Hemocultivo

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Mayo del 2022

Manually measuring blood culture sample volume is tedious, not to mention highly variable depending on the staff member performing the measurement. Newer diagnostic solutions like the BACT/ALERT system from bioMérieux automate sample volume measurement for adult bottles, ...

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Serious Infection Can Cause Mood Disorders / Infección Grave Puede Causar Trastornos del Estado de Animo

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Mayo del 2022

When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to identify it and mount a response, which involves inflammation. That inflammation may be local, but it can also become widespread throughout the body. The immune system ...

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Gut Microbes & Diet Change the Behavior of a Cancer-Driving Protein / Los Microbios Intestinales y la Dieta Cambian el Comportamiento de Pproteína que Impulsa el Cáncer

Miscelaneas Breves | Buenos Aires 01 de Abril del 2022

Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer in the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colon. Two percent of gastrointestinal cancer happens in the small intestine while 98 percent is colorectal. ...

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