Syncope on Steroids

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CSI on steroids

I n January this year, the Police Department of Columbia, SC, USA, released a wanted poster for an African American man sought as a person of interest (POI) in connection with the murders of a 25-yearold woman and her 3-year-old daughter 3 years ago. It was the first wanted poster of its kind, delivered by CSI on steroids. The police used forensic DNA phenotyping— determining eye and hair colou...

Prototizer: Agile on Steroids

The model-driven software development (MDSD) vision has booked significant advances in the past decades. MDSD was said to be very promising in tackling the “wicked” problems of software engineering in general. However, a decade later MDSD is still far from becoming widely recognized within the mainstream software development. At the same time Agile software development methodologies are widely ...

Syncope.

Syncope is a common clinical presentation. Although most commonly benign, it may herald a pathology with a poor prognosis. The work-up of syncope includes a careful history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, risk stratification, and appropriately directed testing. The key factor in the investigation of syncope is the presence (or absence) of structural heart disease or an abnormal electr...

Syncope.

Syncope is a common presenting symptom, and is often a challenging diagnostic dilemma because of its various underlying causes. A careful initial clinical assessment with directed investigations is crucial in arriving at a presumptive diagnosis. Prolonged cardiac monitoring technologies have improved diagnostic accuracy in the more difficult cases.