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Laboratory » Micro

			Clean catch urine or bag specimen in UTI in non toilet trained children?
			Negative urinalysis to exclude urinary tract infection in children
			Long standing symptoms of UTI:Failure to eradicate primary infection vs initial cure with subsequent reinfection
			Topical Vancomycin during Cardiac Surgery
			The Infective Complications of a Femoral Central Venous Line
			Does intravenous mannitol improve outcome in cerebral malaria?
			Risk of HIV infection from mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
			Identification of meningococcus from skin scrapings without LP
			What is the use of the glass test?
			Timing of lumbar puncture in suspected sub arachnoid haemorrhage
			Antibiotics in travellers diarrhoea
			Should a child with preseptal periorbital cellulitis be treated with intravenous or oral antibiotics?
			Are routine urine cultures helpful in the management of asymptomatic infants or preschool children with a previous urinary tract infection?
			Sensitivity of haematuria at detecting urinary calculi
			Is microscopy better than urine dipstick testing at identifying a UTI in children
			Distinguishing between septic arthritis of the hip and transient synovitis in children
			Is there a role for serum procalcitonin in the differentiation between septic and non-septic arthritis?
			Pericardial fluid adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericardial effusion.
			Role of antibiotic line locks in the treatment of infected central venous access devices in children
			Urethral catheter or suprapubic aspiration to reduce contamination of urine samples in young children?
			Normal CSF: Does it exclude meningitis?
			Intensive insulin vs. conventional treatment for hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients
			Can inflammatory markers distinguish streptococcal from viral tonsillitis?
			BinaxNOW Malaria rapid diagnostic test in returning travelers?
			How common is co-existing meningitis in infants with urinary tract infection?

Laboratory » Haem

			Normal partial pressure oxygen in room air as a rule-out for pulmonary embolism
			White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in children
			White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in adults
			Ultrasonography or diagnostic Peritoneal lavage in abdominal trauma
			White cell count and appendicitis in pregnancy
			ESR in childhood septic arthritis
			Antithrombotic treatment of below knee deep venous thrombosis
			Accuracy of clinical probability and D-dimers in the diagnosis of DVT
			Is a D Dimer test of value in pregnant woman with suspected pulmonary embolus
			In warfarinised patients with significant head injury, does immediate warfarin reversal do more harm than good
			Negative D-dimer may allow safe early cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
			C reactive protein in the differential diagnosis of heart failure and chest infection
			Serum lactate as a marker for mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with trauma
			Is the WCC of the joint aspirate sufficiently sensitive/specific to rule in/out septic arthritis?
			Heart fatty acid binding protein for rapid diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the Emergency Department
			Role of antibiotic line locks in the treatment of infected central venous access devices in children
			Are troponin levels indicated for the routine management of SVT?
			Normal CSF: Does it exclude meningitis?
			Observation is recommended even following a normal CT brain in warfarinised head injuries
			We do not need to routinely test coagulation in adult patients with epistaxis
			Central line insertion in deranged clotting

Laboratory » Biochem

			Troponin T does not rule out myocardial damage until 12 hours after the onset of chest pain
			Can cardiac troponins be used to diagnose a perioperative myocardial infarction post cardiac surgery?
			Serum amylase or lipase to diagnose pancreatitis in patients presenting with abdominal pain.
			SimpliRed and diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis
			Can the value of end tidal CO2 prognosticate ROSC in patients coming into ED with an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA)?
			Serum Lactate as a marker for mortality in patients presenting to the ED with infection.
			Troponin T as an indicator of myocardial damage in pericarditis
			Role of combined cardiac enzyme assay in chest pain or suspected myocardial infarction with non-diagnostic ECG
			Negative urine pregnancy test :Is it necessary to do serum beta HCG levels?
			Use of troponin for the diagnosis of myocardial contusion after blunt chest trauma
			In a febrile child, how useful C-reactive protein is in differentiating between acute bacterial and viral otitis media?
			In children under age three does procalcitonin help exclude serious bacterial infection in fever without focus?
			Use of BNP in diagnosis of LVF
			S-100b protein levels as a predictor for long-term disability after head injury
			C reactive protein and septic arthritis in children
			Timing of lumbar puncture in suspected sub arachnoid haemorrhage
			Exclusion of diagnosis of gout on the basis of normal uric acid level in blood
			Can troponin T be used to diagnose acute coronary syndrome during postoperative period following coronary artery bypass surgery
			Anion gap is a screening tool for elevated lactate with risk of sepsis
			Myeloperoxidase: a novel cardiac marker with potential for future use in the Emergency Department
			Serial CK-MB plus serial electrocardiography for early rule out of myocardial infarction
			The clinical utility of soluble CD40 ligand as a cardiac marker in the Emergency Department
			Whole blood choline as a cardiac marker for use in the Emergency Department
			N-terminal-pro-BNP may have more potential than BNP as a marker of acute coronary syndromes
			P-selectin in the triage of suspected cardiac chest pain
			Thrombospondin as an early marker of acute coronary syndromes
			D-dimer for the emergent exclusion of acute coronary syndromes
			E-selectin as a plasma marker of acute coronary syndromes
			Soluble ICAM-1 as a cardiac biomarker for use in the Emergency Department
			Soluble VCAM-1 as a cardiac marker in the Emergency Department
			Prognostic Value of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in Community Acquired Pneumonia
			Can inflammatory markers distinguish streptococcal from viral tonsillitis?