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E C Noguera

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PubMed2000

[Glomerular filtration rate with Tc99m DTPA. Comparison of methods].

UNLABELLED: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is an important index of renal function. The aim of this study was to compare the GFR with 99m Tc. DTPA without urine collection estimated with three, two and single-sample methods. We studied 148 patients (54 women and 94 men, 3-84 years old) with diverse renal diseases. After intravenous administration of Tc99m DTPA three (90-120-180 min. Method 1; n = 44) or two (120 and 180 min or 180 and 240 min Method 2, n = 104) blood samples were taken. The GFR (ml/min) were calculated using monoexponential analysis, or with only the sample of the 180 or 240 min with the methods of Jacobsson, Russel, Groth-Aasted, Dakubu and Constable. RESULTS: 1) In 37/148 (25%) the GFR by Method 1-2 was less than 30 ml/min. All the single-sample methods did not perform well. 2) in 107/148 (75%) the GFR using method 1 and 2 was superior to 30 ml/min. The single sample methods showed clinically acceptable absolute error differences with method 1 and 2. However, we cannot suggest a preferable one single sample method that covers all the range of GFR that we analyzed. In conclusion, the 2 sample technique provides an estimate of GFR and we also suggest ultrafiltering the plasma before measuring radioactivity to give better accuracy in calculating GFR.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Anticonvulsant effects of intra-hippocampal injection of TRH in amygdala kindled rats.

The anticonvulsant effects of intra-hippocampal thyrotropin-release hormone (TRH) were examined in amygdala kindled rats. Subjects were implanted unilaterally with an electrode in the amygdala and bilaterally with guide cannulae in the hippocampus, aimed at the dorsal and ventral dentate gyri. Rats were kindled daily with suprathreshold electrical stimulation (800 microA, 1 ms pulse width, 100 Hz, duration 0.5 s) until seizures were reliably elicited. The afterdischarge (AD) duration, seizure duration, and seizure stage were recorded daily, and AD thresholds were determined after kindling was completed. TRH was infused into each of the four cannulae of freely moving rats at doses of 0 (vehicle), 1.25, 2.5 and 5 microg/site. Five minutes after the last infusion, the rats received electrical stimulation at their AD threshold (mean = 135 microA) + 50 microA. TRH reduced the AD and seizure duration in a dose-dependent manner. At the dose of 2.5 microg/site, TRH also reduced AD and seizure duration in rats stimulated with suprathreshold current (800 microA). However, TRH had minimal effects on seizure stage irrespective of the stimulation intensity. These results suggest that the seizure-induced elevations of TRH in the hippocampus, as demonstrated in previous studies, may be part of an endogenous anticonvulsant compensatory mechanism and that further elevations of TRH in the hippocampus can produce anticonvulsant effects mainly by reducing the AD and seizure duration.

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PubMed1998

[Helicobacter pylori: 14C urea breath test in clinical practice at a general hospital].

Using isotope methods we studied in 125 patients the absence or presence of gastric urease. Carbon 14 urea was given orally, breath samples were collected over a 30 min period, and the amount of 14CO2 excreted every 10 min was determined. The patients were divided in two groups: 1) uninfected with Helicobacter pylori (HP) (n = 64), 2) infected (n = 41), depending on whether the excretion of the 14CO2 in the breath was greater o lower that 1% of the administered dose. Compared with the infected patients the uninfected patients have shown a mean values of 14CO2 in the breath significantly lower at 10-20-30 min. Among 38 patients who underwent both the 14C urea breath test and endoscopy biopsy of the antral mucosa for histological examination, 22 (58%) and 16 (42%) showed positive or negative HP on biopsy respectively. Among these HP-positive patients, 16 (73%) had chronic gastritis, 3 (14%) gastritis acute and 3 (14%) had duodenal ulcer. Excretion of 14CO2 in breath, lower than 1% and higher than 1% has a specificity of 81% and sensitivity accuracy, positive predictive power of 86%, 84% and 86% respectively. In conclusion 14C urea breath test is a simple noninvasive and easy way to detect with high degree of confidence the presence or absence of gastric urease.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

[Quantitative Tc 99m - DISIDA hepatobiliary scintigraphy in normal and cirrhotic alcoholic subjects].

UNLABELLED: Quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy (Q.H.S.), with 99m Tc-DISIDA was performed on 15 control subjects and 32 alcoholic cirrhotic patients (A.C.). We used a dynamic planar scintigraphy (30 seg/frame, up to 45 min) technique following injection intravenously of 99m Tc-DISIDA. Time/activity curves were obtained from the right upper lobe of the liver and the: 1) slope uptake, 2) half-time (T 1/2 min) uptake, 3) excretion half-time (T1/2 min), were measured from the curve. The A.C. were divided in two groups, IIA (n = 32) and IIB (n = 6) if the excretory curve show negative slope or not respectively. RESULTS: The mean value (+/- 1 D.S. 95% coinfidence interval) of the slope uptake of the A.C. IIB (1.2 +/- 0.40) was significantly slower than a.C. IIA (2.8 +/- 0.39) and control (4.5 +/- 1.17, p = 0.0001 respectively). The difference also was significantly when the mean of A.C. IIA was compared to control (p = 0.007). The mean of T1/2 uptake of A.C.IIB (62.2 +/- 22.2) was significantly longer than A.C. IIA (28.4 +/- 4.4 p = 0.011) and control (17.9 +/- 3.87, p = 0.003). The mean T1/2 excretory of the A.C. IIA (90.0 +/- 17.8) was also significant delayed compared to the mean of normal control (35.6 +/- 7.6 p = 0.001). In the A.C. IIB the excretion plateau curve was associated with visualization of the gallbladder and bowel activity suggesting that the excretion of the IDA preferentially came from the left hepatic lobe. We conclude that alcoholic cirrhotic patients have impaired the mechanism related with the uptake/excretion transport of organic anion, and suggest that noninvasive Q.H.S. with 99m Tc-DISIDA, can be a useful clinical technique to be used for the quantification of hepatic function in cirrhotic alcoholic patients.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

The Lundh test: a review of its clinical use in the diagnosis of pancreatic disease.

The clinical value of the Lundh test in the diagnosis of pancreatic disorders was reviewed retrospectively for 139 patients with proven pancreatic disease (15 acute and 72 chronic pancreatitis, 51 carcinoma of the pancreas and one partial pancreatectomy). There was a good separation between patients with pancreatic disease and those with other gastrointestinal disorders who presented with similar symptoms. The test was most helpful in patients with chronic pancreatitis (diagnostic rate 89%, mean tryptic activity (MTA) less than 7 U), more particularly in those presenting with jaundice or steatorrhoea (100%) than pain (86%), but less successful (diagnostic rate 68%) in carcinoma of the pancreas (steatorrhoea 100%; jaundice 64%; pain 55%). Complete absence of bile from duodenal juice in jaundiced patients usually indicated pancreatic or hepatobiliary carcinoma. An abnormal but not diagnostic MTA (7 to less than 10 U) was seen in 7% of patients with chronic pancreatitis, 13% with carcinoma of the pancreas and 11% with non-pancreatic disorders and suggested the need for further pancreatic investigation. Cytological examination of duodenal juice increased the usefulness of the test. Although malignant cells were rarely seen, characteristic (degenerate) cells were found in 22 of 44 (50%) patients with, but only five of 85 (6%) without pancreatic disease, even when the MTA was normal. The Lundh test can be conveniently combined with a jejunal biopsy at the same intubation for the investigation of diarrhoea or steatorrhoea.

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PubMed1973

The Lundh test in the diagnosis of pancreatic disease: a review of five years' experience.

An analysis of 523 Lundh tests performed on 492 patients over a five-year period has been made. The results suggest that the test is a simple, cheap, and reliable procedure for the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, and is suitable for both specialized units and general hospitals. It is particularly useful in the differential diagnosis of patients with steatorrhoea or obstructive jaundice and can often distinguish between malignant and benign lesions, as well as indicating the site of the obstruction. It is of lesser value in the diagnosis of abdominal pain.

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