Selective Population Chemotherapy in Schistosoma Haematobium Infection: Pros and Cons

Acute appendicitis is the most common acute surgical infection during pregnancy. Although usually pyogenic in origin, parasitic infections account for a small percentage of cases. Despite the relatively high prevalence of acute appendicitis in our environment, it is not commonly associated with schistosomiasis. We report here the association of pregnancy and appendicitis caused by Schistosoma haematobium. Schistosomiasis is very common complication of pregnancy in hyperendemic areas. Schistosome egg masses can lodge throughout the body and cause acute inflammation of the appendix, liver and spleen. Congestion of pelvic vessels during pregnancy facilitates passage of eggs into the villi and intervillous spaces, causing an inflammatory reaction. Tourism and immigration make this disease a potential challenge for practitioners everywhere.

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Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease – Anatomical versus Functional Imaging and the Marginal Role of Exercise Electrocardiograms

Praxis ◽

10.1024/1661-8157/a003531 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 109 (14) ◽

pp. 1141-1149

Author(s):

Martina Boscolo Berto ◽

Dominik C. Benz ◽

Christoph Gräni

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery Disease ◽

Coronary Artery ◽

Functional Imaging ◽

Clinical Aspects ◽

Industrialized Countries ◽

Coronary Syndromes ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Noninvasive Assessment ◽

Artery Disease ◽

European Society Of Cardiology

Abstract. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the industrialized countries. Assessment of symptomatic patients with suspected obstructive CAD is a common reason for a clinical visit. Noninvasive anatomical and functional imaging are established tools to rule-in and rule-out CAD, to assess the severity of disease and to determine the potential risk of future cardiovascular events. In this review, we discuss the updated Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology on Chronic Coronary Syndromes and explore the different imaging modalities used in current clinical practice for the noninvasive assessment of CAD. The pros and cons of each method, especially comparing anatomical and functional testing, are presented. Furthermore we we address the practical clinical aspects in the selection of the optimal noninvasive tests according to clinical need.

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How to be ConTENT With Rorschach CONtent

Rorschachiana Journal of the International Society for the Rorschach ◽

10.1027/1192-5604/a000082 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 147-165

Author(s):

Charles A. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Abstract Content

Abstract. Content analysis is a late and contentious addition to the Rorschach canon. The determinants have ruled. Hermann Rorschach was at best, ambivalent about content analysis, focusing on the perceptual aspects of the process. Rorschachers have been not been conTENT about CONtent. The literature on the pros and cons and the how-to of content analysis is reviewed chronologically, concluding with eight issues and objections that have left Rorschach practitioners malcontent with content. Hoping to help practitioners improve the analysis of Rorschach content, ten suggestions, often with examples, are offered, these “hints” affecting both conceptualization and practice. A case fragment is appended to the review to host the above suggestions and to illustrate the (likely) less frequent “active evocation” of content to further the analysis.

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The Pros and Cons of Growing Up in the Electronic Age

PsycCRITIQUES ◽

10.1037/a0001843 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 51 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Robert T. Hitlan ◽

M. Catherine DeSoto

Keyword(s):

Growing Up ◽

Pros And Cons

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