Pulmonary embolus; Can be still missed easily!

A rare syndrome that can easily be missed: May-Hegglin anomaly.

May-Hegglin is a rare disease characterized by macrothrombocytopenia and presence of Döhle-like bodies in white cells. We present a patient treated with acute myeloid leukemia had pale-blue colored inclusion bodies assuming Döhle in his neutrophils.

Esophageal Perforation and Acute Bacterial Mediastinitis: Other Causes of Chest Pain That Can Be Easily Missed

Esophageal perforation is a rare condition that is commonly missed. Male gender and alcohol use are predisposing risk factors. Most of the cases are iatrogenic or traumatic; nonetheless, spontaneous cases are not uncommon. It typically occurs after vomiting or straining as the increased intra-abdominal pressure transmits into the esophagus and results in the tear. One of the main complications ...

The H-index can be easily manipulated

We prove two complexity results about the H-index concerned with the Google scholar merge operation on one’s scientific articles. The results show that, although it is hard to merge one’s articles in an optimal way, it is easy to merge them in such a way that one’s H-index increases. This suggests the need for an alternative scientific performance measure that is resistant to this type of manip...

SNMPv3 Can Still be Simple?

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) was introduced in 1988. The initial version (SNMPV1) is still widely implemented, deployed, and used. SNMFV3is now in its final stages of standardization. SNMTV3 allows new capabilities for open, interoperable, and secure management on the Internet environment, SNMF’V3builds on SNMPvl and V2 to include methods for security (authentication, encryptio...

Cricoid pressure, can it still be done?