Aim: Valproic acid is a commonly used therapeutic agent in childhood epilepsies. Monitoring toxic doses of valproic acid is important due to serious adverse effects such as hepatotoxicity and encephalopathy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between...

Purpose: We aimed to investigate pentraxin 3 and placental protein 13 levels related to the pathogenesis of the disease, as well as albumin, lactate dehydrogenase, uric acid and platelet count values, which are frequently requested laboratory tests, in second and third...

This case is presented to emphasize the EDTA-dependent PTP (pseudothrombocytopenia) that should be considered as a possible cause of low platelet count and evaluate the effect of different anticoagulants on complete blood count (CBC). The CBC and blood smears, of the patient who was been...

Purpose: Platelet Indices (PI) like mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution weight (PDW) and plateletcrit can be measured by hematology analyzers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the time delay between sampling and testing to the PI values...

Objective: There is an increase in platelet activation in diabetics and patients with diabetic complications. Labile hemoglobin A1c (LHbA1c), an early glycation product, can turn into other glucose metabolites which can be responsible for many kinds of pathologies observed...

Objective: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Platelet (PLT) activation and thrombosis have important roles in the process of atherosclerosis that is one of the most important cause of acute ischaemic...

Objective: For this current study, our aims were to investigate the relationships between HbA1c with neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) which are accepted as new markers of systemic inflammation and the relationships between HbA1c with CRP...

Objective: It is generally a gruelling job to diagnose the appendicitis, the most common cause of a surgical operation in childhood. In this study, we aimed to reveal the relationship between the values obtained by the preoperative Complete Blood Count, and the Neutrophile...

Aim: It was aimed to determine predictive markers for the need for intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization in patients with coronavirus infection.

Material and Methods: This study was performed retrospectively from data of patients hospitalized with...

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the possible effects of chronic smoking on serum vitamin D and some inflammation markers.

Materials and Methods: The smoking history of a total of 110 volunteer adults, 76 females and 34 males, for whom 25...

Objective: The laboratory critical values are the laboratory testing results which required attention or action by the physicians. The aim of this study is to investigate the laboratory critical value notification process in our laboratory in terms of patient safety and...

Aim: The frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTI) in diabetic patients are increasing. HbA1c retrospectively gives important information about glycemic control. In this study it was aimed to examine the relationships between presence of microscobic...

Objective: Since the emergence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in December 2019, it has turned into a pandemic. Covid-19 infection; can trigger pulmonary inflammation and also cause acute lung injury. In cases with severe pneumonia, long hospital stays and high...

Objectives: Coronaviruses (CoV), known to exist for about 70 years, were considered animal pathogens in the 1930s. By the 1960s, they were also defined as human respiratory pathogens. Since then, CoVrelated epidemic diseases called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),...

Hemophilia A and B are X-linked bleeding disorders characterized by the absence or reduced activity of coagulation caused by mutations in the factor VIII and factor IX genes, respectively. Diagnosis of hemophilia is based on understanding the clinical features and symptoms of hemophilia,...

Objective: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) such as unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or sudden ischemic death evolve from coronary thrombosis and as a consequence of atherosclerotic plaque disruption. “Aspirin resistance” is a poorly defined term to describe the inability...