Sentences with phrase «in urinary concentrations»

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Since this month's publication in the medical journal Pediatrics of a study linking infant exposure to shampoos, powders and lotions with increased urinary concentrations of phthalates, many parents have been replacing their favorite baby brands with organic alternatives.

The median (range) urinary As concentrations were 4.11 µg / L (0.36 - 121.42 µg / L) for TUAs, 0.24 µg / L (below detection limit, 2.90 µg / L) for inorganic As, 0.92 µg / L (below detection limit, 3.07 µg / L) for monomethylarsonic acid, 3.00 µg / L (below detection limit, 16.46 µg / L) for dimethylarsinic acid, and 4.06 µg / L (1.05 - 19.93 µg / L) for SUAs (eTable 2 in the Supplement).

Urinary As concentrations in our infants were an order of magnitude lower than the median 35 µg / L of As in a Bangladeshi population exposed to high drinking water As levels (median, 80 µg / L).28, 47 This was expected given the high rate of breastfeeding in our populations29 and the lower proportion of households with tap water As concentrations above the US Environmental Protection Agency standard of 10 µg / L (12.5 % in our study).

The purpose of the current study have been to examine the relationship between 1st trimester urinary metabolite concentrations (week 9 - 11) of DEP, DBP, DEHP, BBzP as well as DiNP in relation to AGD in 196 Swedish boys at 21 months of age.

Because the urinary concentration of bisphenol A varies widely, it was not quantified accurately in the present study, which relied on a single urine sample for each woman.

It was measured by monitoring urinary concentration of the major metabolite of melatonin, which is a hormone produced in the pineal gland known to be involved in the regulation of sleep cycles.

Associations between urinary BPA concentration and diabetes or liver enzyme increases were not statistically significant in 2005/06, but confidence intervals were wide and associations remained in pooled data.

Urinary BPA concentrations in 2005/06 (geometric mean 1.79 ng / ml, 95 % CI: 1.64 to 1.96) were lower than in 2003/04 (2.49 ng / ml, CI: 2.20 to 2.83, difference p - value = 0.00002).

Odds ratios of reporting heart disease and diabetes diagnoses were computed in fully adjusted models (Table 3), using z - scores of BPA and adjusting for age, sex, race / ethnicity, education, income, smoking, BMI, waist circumference and urinary creatinine concentrations.

In addition, only pubertal boys had lower IGF - 1 concentrations, which were also related to various urinary phthalate metabolites.

[8] Tranfo G., et al., Urinary phthalate monoesters concentration in couples with infertility problems.

Publishing in Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers looked at organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs), studying the urinary concentrations of their metabolites along with outcomes of IVF treatement.

And through a study consisting of low carb, high protein diet the results garnered showed, that ketone bodies had reduced in the first 3 months and over a period of time the urinary ketone concentration reduced, ultimately not showing in the urine results.

There were no differences between Nishihara and Yamagata in the urinary iodine concentration, but the urinary iodine concentrations in Kobe and Hotaka were less than those in Nishihara or Yamagata.

«Ingestion of these fruits and nuts resulted in an increase in urinary 5 - hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion with no change in platelet serotonin concentration.

In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula - fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentrationIn the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula - fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentrationin babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula - fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentrations.

It can be concluded that high urinary phytate concentrations are correlated with reduced bone mass loss in lumbar spine over 12 months and with reduced 10 - year probability of hip and major osteoporotic fracture, indicating that increased phytate consumption can prevent development of osteoporosis.

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the relationship between urinary concentrations of InsP6, bone mass loss and risk fracture in postmenopausal women.

In this prospective, open and non-randomized study, the effect of alpha - lipoic acid on the progression of endothelial cell damage and the course of diabetic nephropathy, as assessed by measurement of plasma thrombomodulin and urinary albumin concentration (UAC), was evaluated in 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 monthIn this prospective, open and non-randomized study, the effect of alpha - lipoic acid on the progression of endothelial cell damage and the course of diabetic nephropathy, as assessed by measurement of plasma thrombomodulin and urinary albumin concentration (UAC), was evaluated in 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 monthin 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 months.

Dietary correlates of urinary 6 - sulfatoxymelatonin concentrations in the Nurses» Health Study cohorts.

The median urinary iodine concentration of Boston - area vegans (78.5 μg / liter) was lower than in the general U.S. adult population (164 μg / liter)(2) and in the Northeast U.S. population (134 μg / liter)(19).

CONCLUSIONS: Urinary DEHP concentrations were associated with increased insulin resistance in this cross-sectional study of adolescents.

The lack of concentration in a hyperthyroid cat does not have the normal defense mechanisms in place to prevent these feline urinary tract infections.

High urine ammonia concentrations in the urinary bladder can damage the glycosaminoglycans that help prevent the bacteria from adhering to the bladder mucosa (interior lining of the bladder).

«These minerals are present naturally in a cat's body,» he says, «and the stones form when the minerals exceed a certain threshold of concentration in the urinary system.

In addition to testing for these products, a urinalysis can detect urinary tract infections and urinary crystals and allows evaluation of urine concentration, which is an important indicator of conditions such as kidney disease, diabetes and Cushing's disease.

This high urine glucose concentration can actually pull excessive amounts of water into the urine, resulting in increased urine volume, increased urinary water loss, a propensity for dehydration, and a compensatory increase in thirst.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

The cascade of events leading to calcium oxalate stone formation is largely unknown, but there is some indication that normal increases in urinary calcium concentration after feeding could be involved in stone formation.

Disease conditions such as bacterial infections in the urinary tract can also increase urine salt concentration.

Objectives: To examine patterns of nicotine dependence, the value of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and its correlation with self - reported tobacco use and urinary cotinine concentrations among pregnant Indigenous women in Townsville.

In conjunction with a randomised trial of an intervention to reduce smoking in pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (the Tilly's Tracks project), the staff of the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) Mums and Babies program examined patterns of nicotine dependence, the value of the FTND, and its correlation with self - reported tobacco use and urinary cotinine concentrations among pregnant women attending TAIHS for antenatal carIn conjunction with a randomised trial of an intervention to reduce smoking in pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (the Tilly's Tracks project), the staff of the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) Mums and Babies program examined patterns of nicotine dependence, the value of the FTND, and its correlation with self - reported tobacco use and urinary cotinine concentrations among pregnant women attending TAIHS for antenatal carin pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (the Tilly's Tracks project), the staff of the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) Mums and Babies program examined patterns of nicotine dependence, the value of the FTND, and its correlation with self - reported tobacco use and urinary cotinine concentrations among pregnant women attending TAIHS for antenatal care.