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Immunofixation

Monoclonal gammopathies constitute a group of diseases characterized by the proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells that produce a homogeneous monoclonal protein (M-protein). The most common examples include monoclonal gammopathy of unknown…

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Cystatin C

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is typically defined as GFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) greater than or equal to 30 mg/g that is present for 3 months or more. In 2021, the National Kidney Foundation and…

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The Danger of…

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 107,735 Americans died from drug poisonings between August 2021 and August 2022, with 66% of the deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel…