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Keyboard Lethargy
In looking at my dear blog, I see that I haven't posted in an entire month. (I even missed a scoop: Dr. Robert Taylor, formerly CEO of TeraRecon, is now vice president of global business development and technology innovation for Siemens' syngo imaging informatics business unit, according to AuntMinnie. Maybe he will be able to get Siemens PACS going properly.) I'm certain, well, I hope in a perverse way, that my readers are horribly disappointed in me. But did you call? Did you write? Did you check to see if I was still alive? Ugh...sorry, I was channeling my Jewish grandmother for a moment. There, I'm bette...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - January 6, 2014 Category: Radiologists Source Type: blogs

What Parents Need to Know about Childhood Depression
One of the biggest myths about childhood depression (also known as pediatric depression) is that it doesn’t exist. However, depression is a real illness that affects both adults and kids. In fact, kids as young as 3 years old can have depression. Depression can even affect babies, who tend to exhibit symptoms such as unresponsiveness, lethargy, inconsolable crying and feeding problems, writes Deborah Serani, PsyD, a clinical psychologist who specializes in mood disorders, in her new book Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers. Below, she revealed what pediatric depression looks like, along with wh...
Source: World of Psychology - September 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Books Children and Teens Depression Disorders Family General Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Self-Help 3 Years anhedonia Babies Behavior Change Caregivers Childhood Depression Clinical Psychologist Deborah Serani dep Source Type: blogs

A case of myeloma associated with the Epstein Barr virus in an 11-year-old girl…
Epstein Barr, or infectious mononucleosis. Here we go again. It’s been ages since I last wrote about a possible viral connection to the insurgence of MGUS…At one point, a few years ago, I even had the brilliant (?) idea of asking you all to let me know if you had had a similar experience to [...] (Source: Margaret's Corner)
Source: Margaret's Corner - April 14, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs

USMLE Questions – Characteristic Disease Findings
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is designed to emphasize knowledge of clinical scenarios and clinical pearls, even on Step I. Listed below are some commonly encountered disease findings and characteristics. Feature Disease 45, X chromosome Turner’s syndrome 5-HIAA increased in urine Carcinoid syndrome Aganglionic rectum Hirschsrpung’s disease Apple-core sign on barium enema Colon cancer Arched back (opisthotonos) Tetanus Argyll-Robertson pupil Syphilis Ash leaf on forehead Tuberous sclerosis Auer rods Acute myelogenous leukemia Austin Flint murmur Aortic regurgitation...
Source: Inside Surgery - January 18, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Surgpedia USMLE diseases findings VMA water hammer pulse Source Type: blogs

“Mom, I can’t breathe”
My mother still remembers with teary eyes one of my “Mom, I can’t breathe” moments. It didn’t happen during athletics, or because of sports, but when I was in seventh grade, fighting a bout of mononucleosis. The mono had weakened my system enough that pneumonia had also set in, but we didn’t know that yet. I had a coughing fit and tried to use my rescue inhaler ( I think it was Ventolin?) and just about used it all trying to stop the coughing. I managed to get out, “Mom, I can’t breathe” when she came into the room, saw that my lips were blue and she began to panic. Of course...
Source: Life with Asthma - July 26, 2007 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Tracey Gregg Boothby Tags: Asthma Source Type: blogs