CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LATENT FORM OF POLYCYTHEMIA VERA.

Unlabelled: A high level of hemoglobin and hematocrit is one of the most important laboratory indicators of polycythemia vera (PV). Nevertheless, in some cases, these indicators may be normal or below the norm. This form of the disease is called latent or masked PV (LPV).

Relationship Between Metacognitive Awareness of Undergraduate Students and Students' Academic Performance at Vietnam Military Medical University.

Introduction: Metacognition plays an essential role in competency-based medical education. Metacognitive skills consist of knowledge and regulation metacognition. This study was conducted to investigate the metacognition of undergraduate students and its correlation with students' academic performance.

A Case of Histoplasmosis Detected Through Bone Marrow Analysis.

Histoplasmosis is an endemic infection caused by , leading to a broad spectrum of disease from asymptomatic to severe disseminated disease. To diagnose Histoplasmosis, culture remains the gold standard for the laboratory diagnosis; however, this fungus grows slowly, taking a long time 2 to 3 weeks or may take up to 8 weeks. Therefore, some other methods such as bone marrow examination play an essential role in rapid identification and early diagnosis, especially in cases of severe disseminated disease.

The First Case of Coxiella Burnetti Infection Detected Through Bone Marrow Biopsy in Vietnam.

is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes the zoonotic infectious disease, Q fever. The common clinical presentation is fever, hepatitis, and pneumonia; laboratory examination could reveal pancytopenia, elevated liver enzymes. In bone marrow, many fibrin ring granulomas, also known as "Doughnut" granulomas can be seen and suggest the diagnosis of Q fever.

Low serum prealbumin concentration predicts long-term mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients with hepatitis B and/or C virus infections.

Background And Aim: A low serum prealbumin concentration is common in maintenance hemodialysis patients with hepatitis B and C and may be associated with mortality. In this study, we assessed Department of Nephrology and Hemodialysis predictive value of a low serum prealbumin concentration on mortality in HD patients using reused low-flux dialyzers who were infected with hepatitis B and/or C virus.

Methods: We used serum prealbumin levels to predict the long-term mortality of 326 hemodialysis patients.

Cytogenetic Influence on Prognosis in Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia: A Cohort Study in Vietnam.

Objective/background: To analyse the influence of chromosomal aberrations in addition to t(15;17)(q22;q21) in acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) on clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.

Methods: Fifty-seven patients with new APL diagnoses underwent conventional cytogenetic analysis; fluorescence in situ hybridization for t(15;17)(q22;q21) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction detected PML/RARα in two forms: L (length) and S (short) and accepted treatment with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy. Patients with additional chromosome aberrations were designated as the complex karyotype group and were compared with patients with only t(15;17), who were designated as the simple karyotype group.

Electrophysiological analysis shows dizziness as the first symptom in human T cell lymphotropic virus type-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis.

Dizziness is a symptom in human T cell lymphotropic virus type-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and may occur due to vestibulospinal tract dysfunction. This tract can be assessed by an electrophysiological test called vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP). The aim was to correlate the result of VEMP generated by acoustic stimuli and dizziness in individuals with human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-asymptomatic infection and HAM/TSP.