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Analysis of Urine-Formed Elements: Overview
The urinary system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra (Fig. 1.1). Its main function is to expel waste and excess water produced during the body’s metabolic process, maintaining the balance and ...
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The Role of Vitamin C in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancers
is a water-soluble vitamin, and is contained in many vegetables, fruits and other foods. Vitamin C possesses many bioactivities, such shows anticancer action against , such as colorectal cancer, breast...
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Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma and Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma
Pheochromocytoma and retroperitoneal paraganglioma (PPGL) are neuroendocrine tumors derived from the neural crest cells of sympathetic and parasympathetic chain, including PPGL located in the adrenal medulla (...
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Tools of Predictive Diagnostics: Status Quo and Outlook
Suboptimal health status (SHS) refers to the intermediate state between health and disease. When a person has SHS, there are no obvious or specific clinical manifestations and relevant laboratory indicators ar...
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Multidisciplinary Treatment of Pelvic Paraganglioma and Metastatic Pheochromocytoma
Patient: Female, 44 years old
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Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors
Chapter 12 provides a detailed exploration of neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors. This chapter covers a range of tumor types, including gangliocytomas, ganglioglioma, dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cere...
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Introduction
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing condition that is characterized by itching and redness of the skin. Our modern usage of atopic dermatitis dates back to 1933, when Wise and Sulzberger first coined...
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Thread Lifting: Understanding the Fundamentals
Thread lifting, gaining momentum in both East Asia and Western countries, has evolved with technological and technique advancements, offering a refined approach to facial rejuvenation. Initially hampered by li...
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Surgical Treatment of Pheochromocytoma and Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma
The location of PPGL varies greatly. Preoperative localization and diagnosis are particularly important. Not only the location of the tumor but also its size and its relationship with the surrounding anatomica...
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Embryo Transfer
The success of assisted reproductive technology depends on maximizing the efficiency of each step. Embryo transfer (ET) is considered the final and critical step in the laborious process of in vitro fertilizat...
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Osmolality of Culture Media
Gametes and embryos are highly sensitive to changes in culture media osmolality. Any fluctuation in culture media osmolality may adversely stress the gametes and embryos and obstruct their growth and developme...
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Quadriceps Tendon Repair Failed Fixation
Quadriceps tendon (QT) ruptures are relatively uncommon injuries that, if not managed appropriately, have the potential to cause significant disability. When surgical repair of the tendon is performed acutely ...
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Thread Lifting: Complications and Management
Thread lifting encompasses a range of techniques that involve the insertion of absorbable or non-absorbable sutures to achieve facial rejuvenation and recontouring. This method is gaining renewed international...
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Cerebellopontine Angle Diseases
The cerebellopontine angle area is surrounded by the medial brainstem, the posterior cerebellomedullary angle and cerebellum, the anterior petrous part of the temporal bone, the lower IX, X, XI cranial nerves,...
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Astigmatism of the Cornea
Total corneal astigmatism is determined by both the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. Ignoring posterior corneal astigmatism may yield an incorrect estimation of total corneal astigmatism. Correcting co...
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Microbial Contamination of Culture Media
The IVF culture system provides a safe and stable environment for the survival and development of gametes and embryos in vitro. However, this stable, ideal environment is also hospitable to various microorgani...
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Nonparametric Tests
Nonparametric tests involve testing whether the sampled data are from the same population when the population is not normally distributed or the underlying distribution is not known. Whether the population fol...
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Adjacent Diseases Invading Temporal Bone and Metastatic Carcinoma of Temporal Bone
The temporal bone joined the anterior sphenoid bone and the posterior occipital bone together to forms the lateral skull base, upward adjacent to brain tissue, downward connected to neck, and it houses abundan...
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Other Formed Elements in Urine
In urine sediment, in addition to various cells, casts, and crystals, there may also exist substances such as mucus threads, bacteria, fungi and parasites. These substances can be observed using bright field m...
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Atopic Dermatitis: Disease Background and Risk Factors
Multiple risk factors have been associated with the development of atopic dermatitis (AD). Recent advances in understanding the role of genetics in this disease have been made, with discovery of the filaggrin ...
