Normal Value of Hematological Parameters…… 4.9 (2867)

Normal Values of Hematological Parameters : https://medicoinfo.org/normal-values-of-haematological-parameters/?preview=true Hemoglobin Male                              :  13-18 gm/dl Female                               :  12-16.5 gm/dl Children (up to 1 year)   : 11-13 gm/dl Children (10-12 years) … Read More

Jaundice : Significance, Production, Transportation, Metabolism & Laboratory Analysis 4.8 (1991)

Bilirubin is formed from the breakdown of hemoglobin in the reticuloendothelial system; the end -products of heme catabolism are bilepigments. After breakdown of haemoglobin, the globin chains are separted,  they … Read More

Triglycerides (TG) – Significance, Characteristics, Function & Laboratory Analysis 4.8 (2240)

            Triglycerides (TG) or Triacyl glycerols are true natural fats, esters of trihydric alcohol, glycerol and fatty acids, that belong to the organic group of compounds called lipids. Most animal … Read More

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) : Significance, Mechanism, Influencing factors, Biological Reference & Procedure 4.9 (6607)

The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) test is a commonly performed in the Hematology laboratory for the prognostic purpose that may indicate and monitor an increase in inflammatory activity within the … Read More

Hemoglobin Estimation : Significance, Reference Range, Procedure….. 4.9 (9586)

Hemoglobin is a conjugated protein present inside the erythrocytes. Hemoglobin consist of  a prosthetic group named heam, which is  combined with protein called globin (Hemoglobin =  Heam + Globin). Other … Read More

Anticoagulants : Composition, Action, Merits & Demerits….. 4.9 (3099)

Anticoagulants are the chemicals which prevent clotting of blood when mixed with blood in proper proportion. Action of Anticoagulants : Some anticoagulants prevent clotting of blood by precipitating ionic calcium … Read More

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) : Significance, Function, Collection, Patient preparation, Complication & Laboratory analysis 4.8 (2868)

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and colorless fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord with a density ranging from 1.003 to 1.008 which allows the brain to “float” … Read More

Differential Leukocyte Count (DLC) : Significance, Morphology, Reference Range, Interpretation & Procedure 4.9 (2613)

The leukocytes are also called white blood corpuscles (WBC) and formally known as white cells of the blood but these are not white colour, these are colourless. The white blood … Read More

Diabetes mellitus : Sign & Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Complication, Treatment, Control & Prevention 4.8 (3615)

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic syndrome characterized as Polyuria, Polydipsia & polyphagia caused by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin. Deficiency of insulin affects the metabolism … Read More

Synovial Fluid Collection & Analysis : Significance, Collection, Patient preparation, Complication & Laboratory analysis 4.8 (1992)

Synovial fluid is the dialysate of plasma with addition of macromolecules; derived from synovium and cartilage. Synovial fluid is found around the joints such as knee, ankle, hip, elbow, wrist … Read More

Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) – Significance, Patient preparation, Determination and Interpretation 4.7 (2781)

Glucose Tolerance means ability of the body to utilize glucose in the blood circulation. This is a well standardized test and is highly useful for the diagnosis of Type-II Diabetes … Read More