A Clinical Case: Elevated Procalcitonin level in a cancer patient with an infection
Introduction Procalcitonin is a hormone synthesized in the neuroendocrine cells of the thyroid gland, and it is a precursor for
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The Young Doctors Reasoning and the Chinese Pharmacy
Opinion Article Objective There have been many papers describing the differences in clinical reasoning between young and more experienced professionals.
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The System is real: a small detail can change the clinical decision
Objective The objective of this case is to show the influence of the “System” in the diagnosis of a situation
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Clinical reasoning: When the symptoms of the patient fit the Data Base
Objective When a disease is not common and their signs and symptoms can be shared with other entities, a particular
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Clinical Reasoning Crossword: Meningoencephalitis
Introduction Meningoencephalitis means the “inflammation” of the meninges and the brain (enkéfalos in the Greek language). The origin is usually
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Clinical reasoning: Edema, Orthopnea
Objective The main objective of this case is to show that representation is a strong bias, and the only possible
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