MP80-09 APPROPRIATE HEMATURIA WORK-UPS – IS THIS A PROBLEM WITH REFERRALS, UROLOGIC EVALUATION, OR BOTH?

Posterior Vertebral Injury; Is This a Burst Fracture or a Flexion-Distraction Injury?

In thoracolumbar spinal fractures with posterior column injury for applying proper management, it is important to distinguish a flexion-distraction injury (FDI) from a three column burst fracture (BF) as in clinical examination, both may have a similar significant tenderness on direct spinal palpation. Careful attention to the comprehensive clinical examination and detailed imaging features are...

Is this a behavior problem or normal temperament?

CASE Harry’s parents report concern about him to their pediatrician because the child care worker has told them that he seems “insecure.” In the first 3 weeks of the new day care program, this 2-year-old boy separated reluctantly (with much crying and clinging) from his parent in the morning and then remained on the periphery of the activities. He watched quietly but observantly from the sideli...

Is open urologic surgery a lost skill in this era of minimally invasive urologic malady management?

from urologists, which Dr. Chaussey rejected. Today, urologists have to think very hard to remember the last time that they operated on a patient with a kidney stone. Between percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL), ESWL, and endo-urology, the skill and ability to operate on a patient with a kidney stone is being lost. Kurtulus tells us in this journal the reasons why certain patients may have m...

To Die or Not to Die This Is the Problem

The study presented by Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC) and the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR, on-line at http://www.jctr.org.zm/gmos.htm) shows several inconsistencies and is based on dangerous premises. In fact, study’s proposal can jeopardize the lives of the Zambian citizens both on short and long term perspective. We summarize our critique in three points. For ea...

Travel-related thrombosis: is this a problem?