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The use of procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy leads to lower mortality, less antibiotic usage, decreased side effects due to antibiotics and promotes good antibiotic stewardship. [59] The value in these protocols are evident since a high PCT level correlates with increased mortality in critically ill pneumonia patients especially those ...
Reference ranges (reference intervals) for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples. Reference ranges for blood tests are studied within the field of clinical chemistry (also known as "clinical biochemistry", "chemical pathology" or "pure blood chemistry"), the ...
Faecal calprotectin (or fecal calprotectin) is a biochemical measurement of the protein calprotectin in the stool.Elevated faecal calprotectin indicates the migration of neutrophils to the intestinal mucosa, which occurs during intestinal inflammation, including inflammation caused by inflammatory bowel disease.
Protein electrophoresis (general technique—not a specific test) Western blot (general technique—not a specific test) Liver function tests; Polymerase chain reaction (DNA). DNA profiling is today possible with even very small quantities of blood: this is commonly used in forensic science, but is now also part of the diagnostic process of ...
A 2013 review concluded moderate-quality evidence exists to support the use of the procalcitonin level as a method to distinguish sepsis from non-infectious causes of SIRS. [45] The same review found the sensitivity of the test to be 77% and the specificity to be 79%.
After a successful test run in Austin, Texas, the Frosted Key Lime was introduced in 2019. A refreshing "key lime pie in a cup", this summery treat combined Chick-fil-A's signature handspun ...
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Postcoital test, for infertility; Post-coital tristesse; Pragmatic clinical trial; Primary care trusts, UK NHS bodies 2001–2013; Procalcitonin, a precursor of the hormone calcitonin; Progestogen challenge test; Proximal convoluted tubule, in the kidney; Proton computed tomography (pCT), or proton CT