PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION (NONCARDIAC SURGERY)
56 PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION (NONCARDIAC SURGERY) General Discussion The effective preoperative evaluation seeks to perform several tasks which include (1) decreasing surgical morbidity; (2) minimizing expensive delays and cancellations on the…
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EVALUATION
10 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EVALUATION General Discussion The central nervous system (CNS) is susceptible to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, as well as to prion diseases and numerous local and systemic…
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
54 PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY General Discussion Peripheral neuropathy represents one of the most common neurologic disorders encountered by primary care physicians. Peripheral neuropathy may be the result of hereditary, toxic, infectious,…
THROMBOCYTOPENIA
67 THROMBOCYTOPENIA General Discussion Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count below the normal range for the population, which is between 150 000 and 450 000/μL. Healthy women may experience…
SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE
63 SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE General Discussion A solitary pulmonary nodule is radiologically defined as an intraparenchymal lung lesion that is less than 3 cm in diameter and is not associated…
RENAL CYSTS
60 RENAL CYSTS General Discussion Renal masses can be categorized into cysts, tumors, and inflammatory lesions. Autopsy results have shown that about 50% of persons older than 50 years have…
