Stroke medicine terminology: imprecise, wordy, and misleading

Blue dyes in medicine--a confusing terminology.

Standardization of Terminology in Laboratory Medicine II

Standardization of medical terminology is essential in data transmission between health care institutes and in maximizing the benefits of information technology. The purpose of this study was to standardize medical terms for laboratory observations. During the second year of the study, a standard database of concept names for laboratory terms that covered those used in tertiary health care inst...

Review of skin cancers terminology, etiology and treatment from ancient Persian medicine view point

Background: Skin cancers are the most prevalent type among the white with an increasing trend of incidence around the world and Iran. Scientific developments in diagnosing these cancers and using screening methods and utilizing treatment methods have contributed to the relative control of the cancer. Hence, it is necessary to consider other suggested approaches of complementary and traditional ...

Confusing stroke terminology: watershed or borderzone infarction?

Confusing Stroke Terminology: Watershed or Borderzone Infarction? We would like to add further comment to the article by van der Zwan and Hillen1 on the variability of the cerebral arterial territories. There has been much confusion of late regarding the location and terminology used to describe cortical and subcortical infarcts situated between two adjacent vascular territories. These regions ...

Adolescent Literacy: Wordy Study with Middle and High School Students

Literacy is an increasingly important factor as schools focus on improving student achievement. Literacy skills in reading and writing are critical components needed for both access to the general curriculum and for successful academic achievement. A key component of reading and writing is word identification, a skill deficit for many adolescent students with learning disabilities. This article...