For patients who already have a positive result on a screening test for primary aldosteronism (PA), confirmatory testing with the seated saline suppression test (SSST) adds little to the diagnostic ...

There are a variety of differences among markers and clearance methods for GFR measurement compared with the classic method of inulin clearance. However, the bias appears relatively small, and ...

Sarepta Therapeutics intends to seek full U.S. clearance for a pair of Duchenne muscular dystrophy medicines even though the two treatments failed a study designed to confirm the benefits observed in ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

The seated saline suppression test couldn't discriminate between patients with suspected primary aldosteronism who would and would not respond to treatment. Most patients responded to treatment, and ...

University of Wyoming employees and students who’ve been notified that they’re part of pools testing positive for COVID-19 must schedule appointments for confirmatory tests. People without such ...

A series of gray zone specimens with sample to cutoff ratio of 0.7 to 0.99 encountered in routine use of the Syva Microtrak (Syva, Inc.) Chlamydia trachomatis enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test for ...

Sarepta stock crashed late Monday after the biotech company said two of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drugs, Amondys 45 and Vyondys 53, failed their confirmatory studies. Both won accelerated Food ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Clinical assessment of kidney function is central to the practice of ...