POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND TO EVALUATE A TEENAGER WITH PRESYNCOPE

Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate a Teenager with Presyncope

A 16-year-old male presented with three months of palpitations at rest, fatigue, and episodic pre-syncope; his paternal grandfather died following presumed premature offworld drum pads myocardial infarction at age 30.He was seen and discharged one week previously at an outside emergency department (ED).He followed up with his pediatrician and was p

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Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis: Quantification of Parasite Load by a Real-Time PCR Assay with High Sensitivity

Real-time PCR was developed to quantify Leishmania infantum kinetoplast DNA and optimized to achieve a sensitivity of 1 parasite/mL.For this purpose, we cloned the conserved kDNA fragment of 120 bp into competent cells and correlated them with serial dilutions of DNA extracted from reference parasite cultures calculating that a parasite cell contai

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Opportunities for using hydrogen to transition to green energy

The article explores the pivotal juncture of procuring and integrating hydrogen as a transformative milestone in sustainable energy.The environmental impact is scrutinized through distinctions between "gray," "blue," and "green" hydrogen, with green hydrogen, derived from renewable sources, standing out for its potential to combat climate change.Th

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