RESUMO
Falsely elevated plasma creatinine due to monoclonal gammopathy Analytical interference may give rise to falsely elevated as well as reduced clinical biochemical results. Hemolysis, icterus and lipemia in patient samples are well-known causes of analytical interference. Laboratories usually automatically check for these interferences and take them into account. However, other causes of interference are more difficult to detect, such as those caused by heterophilic antibodies and in this case a falsely elevated plasma creatinine level caused by a monoclonal IgM gammopathy. Analytical interference should be considered in cases with unexpected laboratory results and inconsistent pattern of results, in which contact and discussion with the laboratory is advised.
Assuntos
Análise Química do Sangue/normas , Creatinina/sangue , Gamopatia Monoclonal de Significância Indeterminada/sangue , Idoso , Reações Falso-Positivas , Feminino , HumanosAssuntos
Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Displasia do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Esfregaço Vaginal , Adulto , DNA Viral/análise , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Papillomaviridae/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Papillomavirus/complicações , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/virologia , Displasia do Colo do Útero/virologiaRESUMO
Tissue transplantation is more common than organ transplantation. Legislative changes in 1996 transformed tissue banking and conditions for tissue transplantation in Sweden. After an initial decrease in donated tissue, heart valves are now available in sufficient numbers, but there is sometimes a shortage of valves the right size for pediatric cardiac surgery. Since the new transplantation legislation was implemented there has been an increase in the number of valves from neonatal donation and after sudden infant death. The number of donated corneas does not correspond to the number required for transplantation. A number of tissue coordinators have been established throughout the country and recently some new tissue banks were founded to increase the amount of tissue available for transplantation. The organization of the tissue bank in Lund is described. There is a lack of knowledge about tissue transplantation and donation among health professionals as well as the general public, and more education is warranted.
