You have accessJournal of UrologyThis Month in Adult Urology1 Jun 2021This Urology Joseph A. Smith SmithJoseph More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001688AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Prostate specific membrane antigen/positron emission tomography (PSMA...

It will probably come as a surprise to many to read some of the tests set to the children in Council Schools. Those failing to pass them are, we understand, considered to be mentally deficient. A child of four has to discriminate between a ?ircle, a square, a triangle and other mathematical forms. He or she must also draw a square correctly, repeat sentences of twelve or thirteen syllables, and...

To address debates over recommended perioperative fluid management, Nisanevich et al. designed a randomized prospective study to compare liberal versus restricted fluid administration during intraabdominal surgery. The team enrolled 152 patients scheduled to undergo intraabdominal surgery, and randomly assigned half of them (n 75) to receive liberal amounts of lactated Ringer’s solution (bolus ...

A HEALTHY 27-year-old man had a 3-day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Physical examination results were remarkable for a temperature of 39°C with rebound tenderness and guarding in the left lower quadrant. Laboratory values were significant for a white blood cell count of 12.3310/L, and abdominal x-rays showed a gas pattern consistent wit...

This report is a review of the work I have done during the first six months of my PhD, and a research proposal for the remainder.