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Extended-release niacin is associated with progressive and reversible thrombocytopenia

Niacin-ER May Be Overlooked Cause of Thrombocytopenia

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Researchers also note marked improvement in hemoglobin upon drug discontinuation in anemia
An experimental test to check blood donations for the Zika virus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Allows Use of Investigational Zika Test for Blood Donations

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But agency still asks those who've possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right now
A slightly lower serum sodium concentration within the normal range is a major risk factor for mortality in elderly adults

Low-Normal Sodium Deemed Major Risk for Mortality in Elderly

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Sodium level corrected according to serum glucose concentration, a better measure
Switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor is associated with a transient increase in platelet inhibition

ACC: Higher Platelet Inhibition With Switch to Ticagrelor

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Switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor linked to transiently increased levels of platelet inhibition
A rare case of immobility-induced hypercalcemia in an infant has been documented in a case report published online March 18 in Pediatrics.

Case Report: Immobility-Induced Hypercalcemia in Infant

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Infant presented with fatigue, irritability, failure to gain weight after prolonged immobilization
Patients with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia than those without diabetes

Diabetes Patients More Susceptible to Staph Bacteremia

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Risk up seven-fold among patients with type 1 diabetes, almost three-fold for those with type 2
Presurgery high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic variable of worse outcome in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer

High Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Prognostic in Breast Cancer

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High NLR linked to worse prognosis in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer
The source of a bacterial bloodstream infection linked with the deaths of 18 people in Wisconsin is being sought by federal

Bloodstream Infection Outbreak in Wisconsin Linked to 18 Deaths

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All patients were older than 65 and had serious underlying health conditions
There is drop-to-drop variation in blood component measures from fingerprick blood that is greater than variation in drops of venous blood

Drop-to-Drop Variation Seen With Fingerprick Blood

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Authors say variation in blood analytes holds implications for point-of-care testing
New definitions and criteria for sepsis and septic shock have been published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress

SCCM: New Definitions, Criteria Developed for Sepsis

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New criteria identify adult patients likely to have poor outcomes typical of sepsis