Sampling Guidelines and Recommendations for Submitting Samples for Diagnosing Laurel Wilt in Avocado Trees (Persea americana L.) by Jonathan Henry Crane, Romina Gazis, Jeff Wasielewski, Daniel Carrillo, Bruce Schaffer, Fredy Ballen, Edward A. Evans

“…Proper sampling is a critical step in disease diagnosis and in the determination of the causal agent of disease. …”
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Summary of Canadian Guidelines for the Initial Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Evidence-Based Update by the Canadian Infectious Disease Society and the Canadian Thor... by Lionel A Mandell, Thomas J Marrie, Ronald F Grossman, Anthony W Chow, Robert H Hyland, Canadian CAP Working Group

“…The current guidelines represent a joint effort by the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society, and they address the etiology, diagnosis and initial management of CAP. The diagnostic section is based on the site of care, and the treatment section is organized according to whether one is dealing with outpatients, inpatients or nursing home patients.…”
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Third-order critical family therapy: rethinking psychopathology and psychotherapy by Raúl Medina Centeno

“…Conclusion: This clinical proposal leads to re-thinking psychopathology not as an individual or biological problem, but as a resistance to those contexts of belonging that excludes and mistreats, and therefore to diagnosis as an active organized social framework. …”
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Pericardial Tamponade and Elevated Serum CA-125 Level in Inadequately Treated Hypothyroidism by Moaaz Baghal, Viralkumar Amrutiya, Bhoomi Patel, Rutwik Patel, Jonathan Hernandez, Mohamed Ahmed, Abraham Lo, Mark Gabelman

“…Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency and must be managed promptly, and reaching a diagnosis is imperative to prevent recurrence. Herein, we present a case of a young female patient that presented with progressive shortness of breath and abdominal distension and was found to have cardiac tamponade with the finding of elevation of a blood tumor marker, CA-125, in the setting of nonadherence to thyroid replacement therapy. …”
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Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers by Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Kwon Minkyung, Sruthi Jinna, Sohail Farshad, Francisco Davila

“…We present a case of rheumatoid meningoencephalitis (RME) in a 52-year-old male with a history of RA on adalimumab who presented with headaches associated with motor and sensory deficits, all of which resolved after this diagnosis was achieved and received appropriate therapy with high-dose glucocorticoids. …”
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Seronegative autoimmune hepatitis by A. O. Buyeverov

“…According to available information one can postulate following: 1) clinical vigilance for SAH, especially at liver diseases with high biochemical activity; 2) performing liver biopsies in all cases of unclear diagnosis; 3) application of standard scoring diagnostic system at autoimmune hepatitis; 4) prescription of immunosuppressive therapy at justified suspicion for SAH (at ruling out of the other causes for liver disease). …”
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Psychosis of Epilepsy: An Update on Clinical Classification and Mechanism by Zhiruo Qiu, Jiahui Guo, Bofei Chen, Jiajia Fang

“…This review provides an overview of the classification and clinical features of psychosis of epilepsy, with the aim of offering insights and references for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of various types of psychosis of epilepsy. …”
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Mosaic Turner Variant Adult Female Presenting with XO/XY Karyotype by Sigin George, Vikas Karamchand Dagar, N. Nagaraja, Barun Kumar Chakrabarty

“…Due to varied phenotypical presentation, the diagnosis of TS can create a spectrum of clinical concerns related to morbidity and mortality. …”
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Optimal control of a Tuberculosis model with state and control delays by Cristiana J. Silva, Helmut Maurer, Delfim F. M. Torres

“…We introduce delays in a tuberculosis (TB) model, representing the time delay on the diagnosis and commencement of treatment of individuals with active TB infection. …”
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Why Bother About Clumsiness? The Implications of Having Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) by Christopher Gillberg, Björn Kadesjö

“…Conversely, children with ADHD and autism spectrum problems, particularly those given a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, have a very high rate of comorbid DCD. …”
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Incertezza, precarietà, capacità di immaginazione del futuro e modernità: un confronto tra Appadurai e De Martino by Alessandro Mancuso

“…In this article, I trace a comparison among different components of both anthropologists’ theoretical apparatus, trying not only to sketch the basic elements of their “general anthropology”, but also their interplay with their interpretation of causes, phenomenology and possible ways out of the contemporary crisis, of cognitive and ethical kind, in the capacity for imagining the future in today globalised world. In their diagnosis of the present, De Martino and Appadurai, though sharing the idea that reference to universalistic values inherited by European modernity does not provide more an adequate frame for interpretation, express divergent views about modernity, its European matrix and the ethical dispositions which grow with it. …”
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Cardiac Angiosarcoma by Monique Esteves Cardoso, Leonardo Secchin Canale, Rosana Grandelle Ramos, Edson da Silva Salvador Junior, Stephan Lachtermacher

“…Patient was submitted to surgical tumor resection without adjuvant therapy and died four months after diagnosis.…”
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Adjudication of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Challenges in the Medicolegal Arena by Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, Peter A Ste-Marie, Angela Mailis, Yoram Shir

“…While FM is accepted as a valid condition, its diagnosis is vulnerable to misuse due to the subjectivity of symptoms. …”
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Biomarkers of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Some Recent Progress, More Still to Be Explored by Ying Wang, Shuang Sun, Jie Zhu, Li Cui, Hong-Liang Zhang

“…Biomarkers of GBS have been extensively explored and some of them are proved to assist in the clinical diagnosis and in monitoring disease progression as well as in assessing the efficacy of immunotherapy. …”
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Unusual Variant of Ameloblastoma with Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor-like Areas in a Three-Year Old Child by Maryam Fatima, Aribah Atiq, Zubaria Rafique, Faria Khan, Azra Bashir, Omar Chughtai

“…The excision biopsy specimen was received at our lab which was intact and well preserved. A diagnosis of ameloblastoma with Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor-like areas was made. …”
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Ominous Occurrence of Spinal Intradural Primary Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Four Decades following Radiation Therapy for Testicular Seminoma by Osmond C. Wu, Berje H. Shammassian, Arunit J. S. Chugh, Aparna Harbhajanka, Manish K. Kasliwal

“…Primary intradural malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an extremely rare diagnosis and is associated with an extremely poor prognosis. …”
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An Uncommon Presentation of Hamman’s Syndrome in an Adolescent With Acute Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes by Daliya George, Malini Rajandran, Habib Bhurawala, Gary M. Leong

“…This case highlights the importance of recognizing Hamman’s syndrome as a potential complication of DKA in pediatric patients. Prompt diagnosis and management, along with differentiation from more severe conditions like Boerhaave’s syndrome, are crucial for ensuring favorable outcomes. …”
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Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia by Anand Deshmukh, Shanmuga P. Subbiah, Sakshi Malhotra, Pooja Deshmukh, Suman Pasupuleti, Syed Mohiuddin

“…Acute cardiac tamponade requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. Spontaneous hemopericardium leading to cardiac tamponade as an initial manifestation of essential thrombocythemia (ET) has never been reported in the literature. …”
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Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombosis: Two Cases and Review of Literature by Amos A. Akinbiyi, Rita Nguyen, Michael Katz

“…Ovarian vein thrombosis is rare, but could present late, and difficult to diagnose, hence, should be considered as a differential diagnosis in a postpartum woman with fever and tender pelvic mass.…”
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Use of Cystatin C Biomarker in Patients with Possible Renal Failure by Alexander Benavides Couto, Yamila Rodríguez Jiménez, Dellys González Borges, Idalmis Luisa Martinez Serrano, Ibis Hernandez Palet, Belkis Rosa Vilaboy Perez

“…Renal injury is a frequent complication in hospitalized and outpatients and its incidence has increased in recent years, either as a primary disease or as a secondary diagnosis. Early detection of kidney disease in its milder degree would be beneficial to begin treatment for better results. …”
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