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Saturday, 26 August 2017 07:44
CLEARANCE TESTS TO MEASURE GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (GFR)
Written by Dayyal Dg.
Glomerular filtration rate refers to the rate in ml/min at which a substance is cleared from the circulation by the glomeruli. The ability of the glomeruli to filter a substance…
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Clinical Pathology
Monday, 14 August 2017 08:04
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF SEMEN FOR INVESTIGATION OF INFERTILITY
Written by Dayyal Dg.
Examination is carried out after liquefaction of semen that occurs usually within 20-30 minutes of ejaculation. 1. VISUAL APPEARANCE Normal semen is viscous and opaque gray-white in appearance.…
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Clinical Pathology
Monday, 14 August 2017 08:42
BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMEN FOR INVESTIGATION OF INFERTILITY
Written by Dayyal Dg.
Biochemical markers (Table 831.1) can be measured in semen to test the secretions of accessory structures. These include fructose (seminal vesicles), zinc, citric acid or acid phosphatase (prostate), and α-glucosidase…
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Clinical Pathology
Monday, 14 August 2017 17:02
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF SEMEN FOR INVESTIGATION OF INFERTILITY
Written by Dayyal Dg.
The most important test in semen analysis for infertility is microscopic examination of the semen.
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Clinical Pathology
Monday, 14 August 2017 20:04
IMMUNOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF SEMEN FOR INVESTIGATION OF INFERTILITY
Written by Dayyal Dg.
ANTISPERM ANTIBODIES The role of antisperm antibodies in causation of male infertility is controversial. The immunological tests done on seminal fluid include mixed antiglobulin reaction (MAR test) and immunobead test.…
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Clinical Pathology
These tests are available only in specialized andrology laboratories. The tests are not standardized thus making interpretation difficult. If used singly, a sperm function test may not be helpful in…
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Clinical Pathology
Semen (or seminal fluid) is a fluid that is emitted from the male genital tract and contains sperms that are capable of fertilizing female ova. Structures involved in production of…
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Clinical Pathology
Pregnancy tests detect human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in serum or urine. Although pregnancy is the most common reason for ordering the test for hCG, measurement of hCG is also indicated…
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Clinical Pathology
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic group of disorders characterized by persistent hyperglycemia due to deficiency and/or diminished effectiveness of insulin. There are derangements of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism…
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Clinical Pathology