A 74-year old woman with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes, and urinary incontinence comes for an annual exam. She feels well, has no physical complaints, and has been healthy since her last visit. She reports her urinary incontinence has improved, but mentions that she sometimes has “accidents” with stool. Her obstetrical history is significant for 3 vaginal deliveries, one with a 3 ...

background although infection with helicobacter pylori is a global health problem, its prevalence is different among countries. serologic tests for the diagnosis of h. pylori infection are limited by low accuracy rates and lack of validation. recent studies indicate that the stool antigen test has an acceptable level of accuracy. objectives our objective was to investigate the prevalence of h. ...

the prevalence of various intestinal helminthiases among the inhabitants of 7 villages was compared with that among the nomadic bakhtiari tribe with its migratory habits. stool examination of 736 nomads and 784 persons of the same ethnic group settled in 7 villages showed that, among the settled population, the pre­valence of infection with ascaris, trichostrongylus spp., trichuris trichiura, h...

colorectal cancer (crc) is one of the most common forms of cancers in the world and is curable if diagnosed at the early stage. analysis of dna extracted from stool specimens is a recent advantage to cancer diagnostics. many protocols have been recommended for dna extraction from stool, and almost allof them are difficult and time consuming, dealing with high amount of toxic materials like phen...

Explored through a pedagogical lens, Plato’s Theuth and Thamus anecdote reveals an educational intervention designed to examine apply the teachings of Socrates ‘real-world’ philosophical conundrum: how wisely contend with introduction new technology. This work suggests that can be viewed as black white horses chariot metaphor, this driving lesson helps student-philosophers understand role wisdo...

This paper presents an approach for educators to evaluate student progress throughout a course, and not merely based on a final exam. We introduce progress reports and describe how these can be used as a tool to evaluate student learning and understanding during programming courses. Complemented with data from surveys and the exam, the progress reports can be used to build an overall picture of...