Passive fetal monitoring by adaptive wavelet denoising method.

Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) monitoring is one of the most important fetal well being tests. Existing FHR monitoring methods are based on Doppler ultrasound technique, which has several disadvantages. Passive fetal monitoring by phonocardiography is an appropriate alternative; however, its implementation is a challenging task due to low energy of fetal heart sounds and multiple interference signals presence.

Effect of hemodialysis on whole blood viscosity.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of hemodialysis procedures on the hemoconcentration status of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.

Methods: We measured whole blood viscosity (WBV) of 30 ESRD patients using a scanning-capillary-tube viscometer before and after hemodialysis. The blood sample size required for WBV measurements was approximately 3 mL.