IMPROVEMENT OF “LACTULOSE-MANNITOL RECOVERY RATIO TEST” OF INTESTINAL ABSORPTION BY LC-MS\MS
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has seen enormous growth in clinical laboratories during the last decades due to the fact that it offers analytical specificity superior to that of immunoassays or conventional high performance liquid chromatography. Then, most chemicals and metabolites are now assayed by LC-MS/MS. The “Lactulose\Mannitol recovery ratio (LAMA test)” is a non-invasive gastrointestinal test for the assessment of intestinal absorption and barrier function of the bowel. This article describes an optimized LC-MS/MS method used for the determination of these two sugars, characterized by rapidity, sensitivity, and easy automation.
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL CORRELATION BETWEEN THE EXPRESSION OF VITAMIN D RECEPTOR (VDR) AND ESTROGEN RECEPTOR (ER) IN INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA TISSUES
Aim: The study was carried out to determine the Immunohistochemical Correlation between the Expression of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) and Estrogen Receptor (ER) in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) tissues Materials and Metho...
VALUABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF CD123 AND CD22 FOR BASOPHIL DISCRIMINATION
the phenotypic features of basophils have been highlighted in literatures, yet some labs generate confusion while discriminating blasts from basophil gate in flow cytometry analysis. This is sometimes due to the overlap...
A CASE OF NON-HEALING HERNIORRHAPHY: COMMON PROBLEM, UNCOMMON CAUSE
Post-operative wound infection, mesh site infection and delayed healing due to Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is scarcely reported in literature and hence they not recognized as a common cause for these. Generally, wo...
CLINICOHEMATOLOGICAL PROFILES OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV): OBSERVATIONS FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Aim: In humans, Hepatitis B virus(HBV) is arguably the most common organ specific virus affecting the liver. The pathological sequelae and stages especially in the liver are well studied. However reports on the effect of...
URINE CYTOLOGY SCREENING FOR BLADDER CANCER AMONG TOBACCO CIGARETTE SMOKERS IN CALABAR METROPOLIS
Introduction: This is a descriptive study carried out in Calabar municipal and Calabar South local governments , Cross River State, during the period of April (2015) to December (2015). Aim: The main purpose of carry...