Screening blood

If a drug is detected then the appropriate blood screen is conducted... 

Pooling Experiments for Blood Screening and Drug Discovery... 

Pooling is now considered to be a routine option in blood screening, especially for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). There are many reports espousing the benefits of pooled testing in countries across the world, using a variety of assay techniques. 

I 76. A newborn begins vomiting after feeding, becomes severely jaundiced, and has liver disease. Treatment for possible sepsis is initiated, and the urine is found to have reducing substances. A blood screen for galactosemia is positive, and lactose-containing substances are removed from the diet. Lactose is toxic in this case because... 

Logan, R.F.A., Little, J., Hawtin, P.G., and Hardcastle, J.D., Effect of aspirin and non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs on colorectal adenomas case-control study of subjects participating in the Nottingham faecal occult blood screening programme, Br. Med. J., 307, 285-289, 1993. 

Lead screening is a very simple and quick precaution that indicates the amount of lead a person has absorbed from the environment, by measuring the level of lead in the blood. Screening can be invaluable in alerting you to the importance of taking measures to avoid additional exposure, and in some cases, to pursue critical treatment. 

Scholefield JH, Moss S, Sufi F, Mangham CM, Hardcastle JD (2002) Effect of faecal occult blood screening on mortality from colorectal cancer results from a randomised controlled trial. Gut 50 840-844... 

Simon JB. Occult Blood Screening for Colorectal Carcinoma A Critical Review. Gastroenterology 1985 88 820-37. http //www.ncbi.nhn.nih.gov/pubmed/3917961 (accessed 21 October 2013). 

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