Coagulation and deep vein thrombosis
This process also produces an inflammatory response, so it makes sense also to measure white blood cell count.) This leads to an increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) through increased…
Family groups
Input System Output Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide Kidney Erythropoietin (EPO) Erythropoietin (EPO) Bone marrow Red blood cells Cellular damage Liver C-reactive protein (CRP) C-reactive protein (CRP) Bone marrow Neutrophils (White blood cells)…
Transfusion testing
9 Transfusion testing As blood transfusion involves the transfer of either whole blood or specific blood products between patients, certain screening tests need to be conducted. It may also be…
Case study: Interpreting abnormal results
Test Test 1 result Test 2 result Full blood count (FBC) Platelets NORMAL NORMAL White cell markers White blood cell count (WBC) HIGH HIGH Neutrophils HIGH HIGH Lymphocytes NORMAL NORMAL…
Imaging for Thyroid Nodules
Fig. 5.1 Simple thyroid cyst Fig. 5.2 Colloid cystic nodule Another pattern to recognize as a benign nodule is the “spongiform nodule” also described in the literature as honeycomb or…
Description and Classification of Thyroid Cytology
Fig. 7.1 Benign macrofollicular cluster with uniform, evenly spaced nuclei Fig. 7.2 Benign macrofollicular clusters and pools of colloid from a benign thyroid nodule aspirate Fig. 7.3 Mixture of histiocytes…
Nuclear Medicine in Evaluation and Therapy of Nodular Thyroid
Radionuclide Half-life Main emission Radiopharmaceutical Clinical use or relevance to thyroid nodules 123I 13 h Gamma [123I] NaI Scintigraphy and iodine uptake 124I 4 d Gamma and positron [124I] NaI…
Surgery for Thyroid Nodules
Fig. 12.1 High suspicion thyroid nodule with hypoechoic appearance and microcalcifications Fig. 12.2 Intermediate suspicion thyroid nodule with hypoechoic appearance and smooth borders Fig. 12.3 Low suspicion thyroid nodule with…
Multinodular Goiter
Study (location, year) MNG SN Diagnostic method OR (CI) Events Population Events Population Abu-Eshy et al. (Saudi Arabia, 1995) 14 172 16 105 Surgery 0.49 (0.23–1.06) Belfiore et al. (Italy,…
Thyroid Nodules in Children
Syndrome Gene Chromosomal location Inheritance Type of cancer Other features Isolated FMTC [151] RET 10q11.2 AD MTC MEN2A [151] RET 10q11.2 AD MTC Pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism MEN2B [151] RET 10q11.2 AD…
