Intraoperative acute hematuria: Sole clue to mismatch transfusion

Leukocyturia, another clue to inflammation in acute coronary syndrome

Introduction: Cronary artery disease is the main cause of mortality in developed countries. Classic risk factors have not been able to explain epidemiologic variants in this disease, hence other risk factors including systemic infections are under survey. This study was designed to evaluate the possible role of local and systemic infections in producing acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: ...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Intraoperative transfusion practices in Europe

BACKGROUND Transfusion of allogeneic blood influences outcome after surgery. Despite widespread availability of transfusion guidelines, transfusion practices might vary among physicians, departments, hospitals and countries. Our aim was to determine the amount of packed red blood cells (pRBC) and blood products transfused intraoperatively, and to describe factors determining transfusion through...

recurrent acute pancreatitis: a diagnostic clue to primary hyperparathyroidism

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Pseudogout in acute neuropathic arthropathy. A clue to pathogenesis?

The association of inflammation with neuropathic joints was possibly first described by William Musgrave of Exeter (1657-1721) in his book, Arthiritia Symptomatica (1703), in which he wrote (Kelly, 1963), 'Though the limbs were thin and flaccid from paralysis, they had not yet completely wasted away. Quite the contrary; they were swollen and inflamed from the arthritis and clearly showed plenty...