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If you just like the sound of that phrase, like I do, check out Dr. Bruce Friemdan’s blog LabSoftNews where he discussed a seminar dedicated to improving surgical pathology workflow.
Dr. Friedman is well known in the field of informatics and is part of the inspiration for this blog. He has put together [...]


Acute appendicitis: a surprising finding

Clinical Presentation
A 14-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain which had begun several hours prior in a periumbilical location, then had migrated to the right lower quadrant. Physical examination revealed marked right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness, and a complete blood count was remarkable for [...]


Posted by Kenneth Youens
8 October 2007 @ 4pm

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Miliary tuberculosis

Clinical History
A 30-year-old Hispanic man with a history of diabetes mellitus had a staphylococcal abscess of the calf several weeks prior to presentation that was treated with antibiotics. He was in his usual state of health until two to three weeks before presentation, when he developed rapidly progressive leg pain, fever, and myalgias. He quickly [...]