November 26, 2020

Hyperglycemia and Glucocorticoids

Hyperglycemia is due to a hormonal and inflammatory response to stress, causing increased hepatic glucose production and insulin resistance with consequent […]
September 28, 2020

Electrolyte imbalance and its relationship with diabetes mellitus

According to the World Health Organization, about 8.8% of the world population (425 million people) is diabetic and approximately 10% of diabetes cases are […]
September 28, 2020

Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency

A deficiência de lipase ácida lisossomal (LAL) é uma doença hereditária, genética, crónica, e progressiva, causada pela diminuição da atividade dessa enzima. A LAL se encontra […]
September 25, 2020

Hidden Blood in Stool

The Occult Blood test, also known as the abbreviation of FOB (Fecal Occult Blood), is a test of qualitative determinations of blood in the stool. Its about […]
September 25, 2020

Covid 19, laboratory and safety considerations

Em dezembro de 2019, uma série de casos de pacientes com pneumonia de origem desconhecida emergiu em Wuhan, na província de Hubei na China. Prontamente, o […]
September 25, 2020

Beta HCG Test

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Beta Hcg or BhCG) is a glycoprotein hormone produced during the formation of the placenta, by the trophoblast, a structure of the embryo, and is used as a test for […]
June 17, 2020

Winter and the increased incidence of cardiovascular events

Seguramente você já ouviu em algum lugar que no inverno ocorre um súbito aumento no número de eventos cardiovasculares como o infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM), […]
June 17, 2020

Coronavirus

1. Contextualization In December 2019, the world was surprised by a new infection with no defined etiologic agent located in Wuhan, China. This infection caused a […]