How do I perform whole blood exchange?

Where Do Se-trees Perform? (part I)

As a classiier, a Set Enumeration (SE) tree can be viewed as a generalization of decision trees. We empirically characterize domains in which SE-trees are particularly advantageous relative to decision trees. Speciically, we show that: 1. SE-trees excel in domains in which relatively few examples are available; and 2. SE-trees excel in noisy domains. In noisy domains, we discover that SE-trees ...

Point of Care. How do I perform a first dental visit for an infant or toddler?

How Do I Perform a Lumbar Puncture and Analyze the Results to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis?

A previously healthy 70-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of fever, confusion, and lethargy. She is unable to cooperate with a full physical examination, but she has neck stiffness upon neck flexion. Her score on the Glasgow Coma Scale is 13 (eye, 4; verbal, 4; motor, 5). The findings from a chest radiograph and urinalysis are normal. You seek consent from...

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I have spent a lot of time writing testimonials for my students and colleagues and evaluating candidates for grants, promotion and prizes. There are some individuals I have supported at all stages of their careers, lauding them for their capacity to excel as research fellows, as assistant, associate and full professors, and even as heads of department, though the latter is quite tricky. It shou...

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The biochemical diagnosis of male hypogonadism remains a controversial issue. The problem is compounded by the variety of laboratory assays available to measure serum testosterone (T) and the limited understanding, among clinicians, of their relative diagnostic validity. It is widely accepted that only the testosterone not bound to sex hormonebounding globulin is metabolically active. Therefore...