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Articles and journal scans about PCT
Journal Scan
March 2021
Asymptomatic severe hypoxemia (reduced pO2(a)) is an important feature of COVID-19 for some patients; mechanisms discussed and prognosis examined
Asymptomatic severe hypoxemia (reduced pO2(a)) is an important feature of COVID-19 for some patients; mechanisms discussed and prognosis examined
PCT
Journal Scan
Journal Scan
June 2017
The value of procalcitonin testing – a review of recent research
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a peptide (116 amino acids) precursor of the calcium-regulating thyroid hormone, calcitonin. Serum/plasma levels are very low (<0.1 ng/mL) or even undetectable in healthy individuals. However, in response to cytokine release during systemic inflammation, PCT synthesis increases in extra-thyroidal ...
Infection/sepsis
PCT
Journal Scan
September 2016
Laboratory diagnosis of sepsis
Sepsis and septic shock are related consequences of infection that together are a common cause of serious morbidity and high mortality around the world. Survival after sepsis/septic shock depends on rapid diagnosis and treatment with intense monitoring in a critical care unit.
Following a 2-year expert appraisal of...
Lactate
PCT
Infection/sepsis