A Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Upper-Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
The prevalence of upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has risen in conjunction with more frequent use of central venous catheters. There are clear algorithms for diagnosing lower-extremity (e.g. Wells), but not for upper-extremity, DVT. A multicenter...(read more) (Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff)
Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff - May 20, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: David Plaut Source Type: blogs
Mammography Screening, Part 2
This is the second of two blogs in which I discuss a response to the Swiss Medical Boards recommendation to stop mammography screening for breast cancer. In a separate essay, two of the members of the committee that wrote the recommendation brought up...(read more) (Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff)
Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff - May 13, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: David Plaut Source Type: blogs
Mammography Screening: To Screen or Not to Screen?
Recently, the Swiss Medical Board proposed discontinuing screening of women for breast cancer using mammography. The report did not suggest an alternate. The board included a medical ethicist, a clinical epidemiologist, a clinical pharma-cologist, an...(read more) (Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff)
Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff - May 8, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: David Plaut Source Type: blogs
A New Supply of Blood?
It is possible that, in two to three years, we may have a new source of blood. Studies from U. Edinburgh and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service have been able to reprogrammed red cells grown from fibroblasts into mature red cells. This blood...(read more) (Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff)
Source: David Plaut: Off the Cuff - May 6, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: David Plaut Source Type: blogs
