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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 [...]