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icterus

[′ik·tə·rəs]

(invertebrate zoology)

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Because approximately 60% of participants monitor and report rates of icterus and lipemia in a manner similar to rates of hemolysis, similar opportunities for improvement exist with these interferences as well.

Clinical Laboratory Quality Practices When Hemolysis Occurs

En esta region existen especies como Amazilia viridifrons, Deltharhynchus flammulatus, Granatellus venustus, Sporophila torqueola, Pheucticus chrysopeplus e Icterus pustulatus que se distribuyen a lo largo de la costa del Pacifico mexicano, pero entran a la Depresion Central de Chiapas por el Istmo de Tehuantepec siguiendo un continuo de tierras bajas y alejandose de la costa de Chiapas para introducirse en el centro del estado (Rios 2006).

Avifauna de sitios asociados a la selva tropical en la Depresion Central de Chiapas, Mexico

Las especies de menor distribucion son Bubulcus ibis, Icterus graceannae, Aratinga wagleri, Athene cunicularia y Glaucidium peruanum.

Avifauna en el campus de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Lima--Peru

She developed scleral icterus and acute hepatitis 1 week later.

Kava hepatic toxicity. (Clinical Capsules)

One week later, the patient had scleral icterus and was hospitalized with acute hepatitis.

Hepatic toxicity possibly associated with kava-containing products--United States, Germany, and Switzerland, 1999-2002

Majority of the study subjects presented with splenomegaly (74.6%), followed by pallor (45.6%), icterus (10.5%) and hepatosplenomegaly (10.5%).

A STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF MALARIA AND ITS ACUTE COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLASMODIUM IN CHILDREN

Jaundice or icterus is a clinical term for yellow discoloration of skin and mucous membrane resulting from tissue deposition of bilirubin, which occurs because of serum hyperbilirubinemia.

Correlation of demographic profile with Australia antigen positivity rate in children presenting with jaundice

Clinical and biological findings recorded at admission were associated with severity (Tables 1, 2) as follows: hypotension, chest auscultation abnormalities, icterus, oligo/anuria, bilirubin >49 [micro]mol/L, creatinine >154 [micro]mol/L, creatine phosphokinase >443 U/L, C-reactive protein >282 mg/L, hemoglobin <12.2 g/dL, lymphocytes <0.49 x [10.sup.9] cells/L, platelets <92 x [10.sup.9]/L, and prothrombin time <68%.

Factors associated with severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010-2013

Icterus neonatorum, or neonatal jaundice, is defined as a total serum bilirubin level above 5mg/dl.

Spontaneous improvement in sensorineural hearing loss developed as a complication of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

Physical examination revealed dullness and depression with icterus of visible mucus membrane of oral cavity (Fig.1), eye (Fig.2) and yellowish discolouration of skin of pectoral and inguinal region (Fig.

Diagnosis and clinical management of leptospirosis in a dog

Even when all the previous parameters are within acceptable specifications, the specimen may have inherent patient-specific issues such as excessive icterus, lipemia, or hemolysis.

Automated specimen inspection, quality analysis, and its impact on patient safety: beyond the bar code

The difference between this type of interference and other types, such as hemolysis or icterus, is that lipemic specimens consist of suspended particles of VLDL (very low density lipoproteins) and chylomicrons, causing varying degrees of turbidity.