Correspondence: Dr. Sudhamsu Koirala, MD Consultant Pathologist Kathmandu Pathology Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected] Background: This article aims to decipher chemical composition of renal stones and briefly outline laboratory tests and dietary habitual changes aimed at preventing stone recurrence. It is based on analysis of 95 renal stones received in a private la...

a 49 years old woman was admitted to the Cardiology Department of Nicosia general Hospital for scheduled cardiac catheterization because of angina on exertion and positive for myocardial ischemia exercise tolerance test (Treadmill stress Test). arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus were present as risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis. physical examination and laboratory tests reveale...

Classic CO (also called Iso-Kikuchi syndrome) represents a benign, isolated condition associated with normal patient outcome. Nevertheless, clinical follow-up and/or further clinically-based tests are needed to exclude other nail diseases associated with multisystem pathology; complete family history is also important to determine sporadic or hereditary transmission of such condition.

Cystic neoplasm of the pancreas is a relatively uncommon condition covering a wide spectrum of pathology. The increasing incidence as a result of routine imaging tests in asymptomatic patients presents a diagnostic and therapeutic problem to the clinician. This paper discusses the role of the various investigative modalities in the management of cystic neoplasia of the pancreas.

BACKGROUND: Estimates suggest that approximately 25% of requests for pathology tests are unnecessary. Even in diabetes, where international guidance provides recommended testing frequency, considerable variability in requesting practice exists. Using the diabetes marker, HbA1c, we examined (a) the prevalence of underand overrequesting, (b) the impact of international guidance on prevalence, and...

The development of different molecular biology techniques in the past decade has led to an explosion of new research in molecular pathology with consequent important applications to diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics, as well as a clearer concept of the disease pathogenesis. Many methods used in molecular pathology are now validated and used in several areas of pathological diagnosis, parti...

Acne fulminans or acne malignant is a rare skin pathology that presents in the form of painful, ulcerative, disfiguring acne, usually accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever polyarthralgia. Arriving even serious cases to cause bone injuries and alterations laboratory tests. This condition resistant antibiotics administered, which why it so important have multidisciplinary team coordinati...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer accounts for approximately one quarter of all cancers in females. Estrogen and progesterone receptor testing has become an essential part of the clinical evaluation of breast carcinoma patients, and accurate results are critical in identifying patients who may benefit from hormone therapy. The present study had the aim of investigating the concordance of the...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to improve pathology services in selected remote health centres from the Northern Territory (NT) through the implementation of a quality managed point-of-care pathology testing (POCT) service. DESIGN Study of the efficacy of the POCT service after 1 year and qualitative survey of POCT device operators. SETTING The study was set in thirty-three remote...