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Determination of Cut-Off Optimal Values of Ten Haematological Formulas in the Distinction Between Iron Deficiency Anaemia and β-Thalassaemia Minor

Anaemia is a public health problem. Two aetiologies of microcytic anaemia are relatively common in Tunisia: iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)…

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Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in 34 Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal haematopoietic disorders of pluripotent stem cells, characterised by ineffective haematopoiesis…

Editor’s Pick: Blood Volume Monitoring: A Clinical Tool to Guide Ultrafiltration in Volume Control and Optimisation of Intradialytic Blood Pressure

The use of BVM dates back to the early 1990s when CRIT-LINE® technology (Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany) was first used as a non-invasive method of measuring haematocrit changes during haemodialysis, in real time, by connection of an additional monitor to the dialysis arterial line set-up.

Trace Elements and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jamaica

Trace elements are ubiquitous entities and a fair number of non-essential xenobiotics gain entry into the body via a multitude of ways, including through groundwater (arsenic, strontium, silicon), inhalation of silica dust (silicon), gasoline (lead), cigarette smoke, and soil (cadmium) and food contamination (arsenic, mercury).

The Non-coding MicroRNA-223 is a Promising Biomarker of Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal diseases are consecutive to a deregulation of gene expression regulated by non-coding RNAs. These non-coding RNAs were discovered at…

The Role of Dexmedetomidine for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Care

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 50% of patients admitted to the intensive care unit and is associated with increased mortality…

Causes of Hypermagnesaemia: A Literature Review

Hypermagnesaemia is associated with increased mortality. In a recent study of >14,000 patients, it was noted that the 30-day all-cause mortality was twice as high in patients with hypermagnesaemia compared to patients with normal serum magnesium levels

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Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatic Diseases: Can It Solve the Treatment Management Puzzle?

This symposium was developed to consider the future role that AI might play in the management of rheumatic diseases. First, Ignacio Medrano considered the current use of AI in healthcare and its possible future applications.

Mind the Gap: Balancing Remission and Risk of Relapse in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an umbrella term for a group of rare, multisystem autoimmune…

Striking the Right Balance in Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis

AAV are a type of small-vessel necrotising vasculitis that manifest as systemic diseases, with pulmonary; ear, nose, and throat; and renal involvement. The key pathological feature of AAV is the presence of ANCA, which can target two neutrophil antigens, myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3).