THE diagnosis of pulmonary embolism continues to present a challenge to the clinician. Massive pulmonary embolism is often diagnosed correctly ante mortem and is identified with relative ease by the ...

Scientists have developed a low-cost, paper-based microfluidic point-of-care test that they claim can can identify drug-induced liver toxicity from a fingerprick of blood in just 15 minutes. The ...

The final diagnosis was autoimmune inflammatory myositis of the necrotizing myopathy subtype. Annabelle was treated with a loading dose of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (1 g intravenously daily ...

A blood-activated, paper-based microfluidic liver function test ready for visual interpretation of the colorimetric signals. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the September 19, 2012, ...

Liver function tests are blood tests that can be used to monitor the health of your liver. Ask the doctor what you need to do to prepare. In some cases you may need to avoid food or certain ...

Background A 33-year-old white female with a history of cholecystectomy presented to the emergency department with intermittent severe abdominal pain radiating from the left upper quadrant to the ...

Your liver is one of the most essential organs in your body, and it works to detoxify your blood, metabolize nutrients, and ...

A drop of blood obtained from a finger prick is applied to a paper-based microfluidic liver function test. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the September 19, 2012, issue of Science ...