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The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi ( PSC) is an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese (Mandarin) intended for native speakers of Chinese languages. The test was developed in October 1994 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Beijing Language ...
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a potentially life threatening condition involving extremely high blood sugar (glucose) levels. When your blood sugar gets too high, the kidneys try to ...
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state ( HHS ), also known as hyperosmolar non-ketotic state ( HONK ), is a complication of diabetes mellitus in which high blood sugar results in high osmolarity without significant ketoacidosis. [4] [5] Symptoms include signs of dehydration, weakness, leg cramps, vision problems, and an altered level of consciousness ...
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a 35-item parent-report questionnaire designed to identify children with difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Its primary purpose is to alert pediatricians at an early point about which children would benefit from further assessment. [1] A positive result on the overall scale indicates that the ...
ketones. presence in urine is abnormal, may indicate diabetes. albumin. presence is abnormal, may indicate kidney disease. protein. presence is abnormal, may indicate kidney disease. bilirubin ...
A test called ELISA is used as a screening test. This test determines if the hair sample is negative for drug use. A negative result indicates that you haven’t engaged in illicit drug use over ...
An antibody/antigen test that uses blood taken from a vein can find HIV 18-45 days after you’re exposed to the virus. Newer antigen/antibody combination tests (you might hear them called ...
A slow flow might mean you have weak bladder muscles or a blockage in your urinary tract. Urodynamic pressure uses a meter to find out how much pressure needs to be on your bladder for you to pee ...