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A 65-year-old female patient had a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He went to the hospital with fever, neutropenia and dyspnea
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Kaposi sarcoma and HIV is a very well known association. But there are others cutaneous malignancies with an increased incidence
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The decision to transfer a chronic patient to a palliative care unit is not easy for most of the doctors. What
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The Diagnostic Improvement theory is based in the assumption that two factors are involved in a diagnostic failure, the system,
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We have discussed the clinical findings from a patient diagnosed of ovarian cancer. The patient stayed at the hospital due
Read MoreSBAR: a good tool for communication
Communication in a submarine must be clear, direct and standardize. SBAR is a very useful tool for communication in Medicine
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