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Cells
A variety of cells can be found in urine, mainly including epithelial cells, leukocytes, and red blood cells (Table 2.1). These cells play important roles in the diagnosis of urinary system diseases. Additiona...
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Cox Regression
Cox regression is a popular model used for analyzing survival data. The objective of this chapter is to study the general form of Cox regression and its characteristics, concepts of hazard ratio, and proportio...
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Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a nonprogressive neuromuscular disorder that results from injury to or abnormal development of a child’s brain before the second year of age and is the most common motor disability in ch...
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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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Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal malignant tumor, which has the characteristics of insidious onset, rapid progress and poor prognosis. Cancer statistics in 2022 show that pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading c...
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Investment, Financing, and Merger of Listed Companies in 2021
With the increasing trend of the aging population in China and the growth of per capita medical expenditure and technological progress, the growth rate of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) field in China has remained ...
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Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) is a rare genetic type of skeletal dysplasia. The defect leads to abnormal collagen formation, which affects bone development, specifically the growth plates of the spine and...
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Artificial Intelligence in Prediction for Intraoperative Hypotension and Hypoxemia
There are attentive studies focusing on the direction of AI applications for adverse event monitoring. Generally, hazardous events can be broadly divided into two categories, those that can be quantified and t...
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Chemiluminescence Analyzers and Reagents
Since 2013, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., has released multiple automated chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzers including CL-2000i, CL-1000i, CL-900i, CL-6000i, and the latest CL-8000i....
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Performance of Listed Companies in 2021
After the initial period in the 1980s, the development period in 1990s, and the high-speed development period since the twenty-first century, the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) industry has grown into a complete ra...
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Local Anesthetic Techniques in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Local anesthesia refers to the injection or application of local anesthetics to temporarily block the conduction of the corresponding nerve impulses so that the area innervated by these nerves produces a painl...
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Syphilis: Emerging Ocular Infections
The rates of syphilis infection have risen over the last few years. This has been followed by a corresponding increase in ocular syphilis infections. It is becoming increasingly important to recognize signs an...
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The Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites Contribute to Ageing and Ageing-Related Diseases
The is regarded as a metabolic “super organ” populated by millions of microorganisms and functions as a dynamic barrier to the environment with signal integration properties. Increasing evidence has shown th...
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
This chapter explores the common presenting pathologies one may encounter in the Otolaryngology department in both the outpatient and emergency settings. We outline the pathophysiology of chronic ear, nose and...
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Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Prostitution
Human trafficking and sexual exploitation have enormous health consequences. Abusive elements compose part of its definition. Sex work, under certain circumstances, poses a unique occupational challenge to hea...
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Anesthesia for Oral Maxillofacial and Neck Trauma
The term trauma refers to physical damage to the body caused by mechanical, chemical, thermal, electrical, or other external forces beyond the body’s capacity to withstand. The number of deaths due to traumati...
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Concentration
Difficulty with concentration is a common complaint presented to clinicians. This symptom is often accompanied by several other complaints (including cognitive and mood-related) and is frequently conflated with p...
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Correction to: Progress in Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease
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Global Health Ethics: Nursing Voices from China and Brazil
Nurses across the globe faced daunting ethical dilemmas in their home countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack of resources affected their ability to provide safe and quality care for their populations...
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Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly called Churg-Strauss syndrome(CSS) is a rare vasculitis characterized by a history of asthma and frequently allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, blood...
