Smart Medical Self-diagnostic Tools

Peripheral Lymphadenopathy: Approach and Diagnostic Tools

Peripheral lymph nodes, located deep in the subcutaneous tissue, clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. Generally, a normal sized lymph node is less than one cm in diameter. Peripheral lymphadenopathy (LAP) is frequently due to a local or systemic, benign, self-limited, infectious disease. However, it could be a manifestation of underlying malignancy. Seventy-five percent of all LAPs are ...

Reducing Medical Costs and Improving Quality via Self-Management Tools

April 2007 | Volume 4 | Issue 4 | e104 In 2004, health-care providers in the United States consumed $US1.9 trillion, or about 16% of the gross domestic product. By 2010, the cost of health care is predicted to exceed 20% of the US gross domestic product [1]. The management of chronic diseases currently accounts for 70%–75% of health-care spending [2], and this proportion is likely to increase i...

Smart Tools for Java Cards

This article describes a Java Card programming environment which to a large extent is generated from formal specifications of the syntax and semantics of Java Card, the JCRE (Java Card Runtime Environment), and the Java Card APIs. The resulting environment consists of a set of tightly integrated and somewhat smart tools, such as a Java specific structure editor and a simulator which allows an a...

Towards Miniaturized Diagnostic Tools

peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools

peripheral lymph nodes, located deep in the subcutaneous tissue, clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. generally, a normal sized lymph node is less than one cm in diameter. peripheral lymphadenopathy (lap) is frequently due to a local or systemic, benign, self-limited, infectious disease. however, it could be a manifestation of underlying malignancy. seventy-five percent of all laps are ...