A practical guide to transthoracic ultrasound

Transthoracic ultrasound.

Sonography (US) has inherent limitations for thoracic imaging because sound waves are reflected by bone and air space (such as in lung parenchyma). However, US is less expensive and more convenient than computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); it provides immediate information with real-time imaging, and can give information not available from a standard radiograph. This re...

A Practical Guide to Differential Diagnosis of Small B Cell Lymphomas

Correct diagnosis and classification of lymphoid neoplasms depends on the integration of morphologic, immunophenotypic and molecular genetic features. The mature small B cell lymphomas despite their overlapping histomorphologies, have different clinical behavior and treatment. In this review, differentia...

A Practical Guide to Massage

A Practical Guide to Patterns

• PG_01_Introduction: Fundamental concepts of patterns and streams 1 • PG_02_Basic_Vocabulary: Common patterns to generate streams of single values 4 • PG_03_What_Is_Pbind: Pattern-based musical sequencing with Pbind and cousins 9 • PG_04_Words_to_Phrases: Nesting patterns, arranging music in terms of phrases 14 • PG_05_Math_on_Patterns: Performing math and collection operations on patterns 18 ...

Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Cancer; a Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

This study aimed to provide an evidence-based guideline for the clinical management of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. In this narrative review, the most recently published sources of information on febrile neutropenia consisting of textbooks and articles, have been reviewed. We focused on the more recent data about diagnosis, treatment and management in children through the use o...