Cystatin C: why clinical laboratories should be measuring it

Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Why It Should Be Done

OBJECTIVE Notwithstanding its widely perceived advantages, laparoscopic appendectomy has not yet met with universal acceptance. The aim of the present work is to illustrate retrospectively the results of a case-control experience with laparoscopic versus open appendectomy carried out at our institution. METHODS Between January 1993 and November 2000, 555 patients (M:F = 210:345; mean age 25.2...

Reticulocyte parameters: why should clinical laboratories evaluate and report them?*

Reticulocyte enumeration was described for the first time in the late 1940s. Until the early 1980s, it was performed exclusively by microscopic examination of supravital stained peripheral blood smears. Besides pathophysiologic conditions, technical artifacts and human subjectivity during the microscopic analysis are the primary causes of the compromised accuracy of manual reticulocyte counts. ...

laparoscopic splenectomy for isolated splenic hydatid cyst: why should it be done?

conclusions here, we discuss the pathogenesis of the rare entity of splenic hydatid cysts and the various treatment options available. background hydatid cyst, a zoonosis caused by echinococcus granulosus, is the only recognized parasitic cysts of the spleen and is known to be at least twice as common as the non-parasitic variety. case presentation a 35 year old woman presented with a one-year ...

Should Clinical Services Provided by Pharmacists be Compensated?

Why the IPCC Should be

So why is the IPCC so adamant that it will not revisit its conclusions? It may be that they are so profoundly concerned about the perils of global warming that the darkest possible picture is painted in order to secure urgent action. There may also be the inevitable institutional characteristic of making the problem more serious than it is in order to command greater attention. This too may be ...