Percutaneous lung biopsy: should it be avoided or not?

Debate: Albumin administration should not be avoided

The recent Cochrane report on albumin administration is analysed and criticised on the grounds of clinical methodology, content and interpretation. Although it is naïve and illogical to treat hypoalbuminaemia with albumin infusions, a more balanced view on the use of albumin for resuscitation in acute hypovolaemia is necessary. Once the acute phase of critical illness is past, interstitial volu...

Orthodontic movement of teeth with short root anomaly: Should it be avoided, faced or ignored?

INTRODUCTION Short Root Anomaly (SRA) is an uncommon disease and a challenge for orthodontic treatment as it tends to increase the risk of root resorption. OBJECTIVE Assess the current status of the diagnosis, etiology and orthodontic management of teeth with SRA, and present case reports. METHODS A literature review was carried out in PubMed, SciELO, LILACS, Scopus and Web of Science datab...

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...

POINT COUNTERPOINT Why representativeness should be avoided

The essence of knowledge is generalisation. That rubbing wood in a certain way can produce fire is a knowledge derived by generalisation from individual experiences; the statement means that rubbing wood in this way will always produce fire. The art of discovery is therefore the art of correct generalisation. What is irrelevant, such as the particular shape or size of the piece of wood used, is...

Blunt renal artery trauma: how should it be treated, or rather, should it be treated?