Ventilation–Perfusion Scanning: Stuck in a Rut, Perhaps, but the Road Ahead Is Not So Clear

Ventilation-perfusion lung scanning: stuck in a rut?

Published online: July 17, 2014. 2014;55:1395-1396. J Nucl Med. Michael M. Graham Perfusion Lung Scanning: Stuck in a Rut? − Ventilation http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/55/9/1395 This article and updated information are available at: http://jnm.snmjournals.org/site/subscriptions/online.xhtml Information about subscriptions to JNM can be found at: http://jnm.snmjournals.org/site/misc/permissi...

Asymptomatic hyperuricemia: perhaps not so benign?

A not so crystal-clear case.

A physician from an outside hospital called our laboratory for help regarding interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results. She was confused by a report from her laboratory that reported the presence of “calcium oxalate crystals 3 ” upon microscopy examination of a CSF sample (Figure 1). The CSF findings were as follows: protein concentration, 0.9 g/L, (reference interval, 0.15– 0.35 g/L...

Repetitive perhaps, but certainly not boring

Parental Advice: Given Perhaps, but Not Received.

We all think we give good advice, and we think we do it well. We’ve mastered the anticipatory guidance section of the well-child or nursery visit. We have our formula: we cover the salient topics, throw in some personal experience, and assume our parental advice on child rearing has been received and understood. Unfortunately, as shown by Eisenberg et al in this issue of Pediatrics, we appear t...