Iron deficiency in athletes: A narrative review.

Iron deficiency is a concern for athletes due to potential for performance impairments attributed to lower iron status with, or without, accompanying anemia. Despite the high interest in the topic for endurance athletes and medical providers who care for this population, the evaluation and management of athletes with iron deficiency is still evolving, particularly in relation to iron deficiency non-anemia (IDNA). This narrative review presents causes of iron deficiency in the athlete, clinical presentation, differential diagnoses, diagnostic evaluation, and proposed strategies for treatment.

Venous Thromboembolism in Upper Extremity Fractures.

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been studied in lower extremity fractures but little is known of its relation with upper extremity (UE) fractures. As an often overlooked but serious complication, VTE may compromise patient outcomes.

Methods: Using data on inpatients (aged ≥ 18 years) at a level-I trauma center and patients in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database who sustained UE fractures (clavicle, humerus, or radius/ulna) and VTE in the same hospitalization between 2007 and 2014, the authors analyzed data on demographic characteristics, fracture type, VTE location (pulmonary embolism, lower extremity, or UE), VTE onset, polytrauma, operative or nonoperative management, comorbidities, and mortality.

Children with Warts: A Retrospective Study in an Outpatient Setting.

Background: The purpose is to investigate the demographics and course of common warts in children in an outpatient setting.

Methods: A retrospective medical chart review and telephone survey study were completed on an outpatient cohort of children (0-17 yrs) with a clinical diagnosis of warts at a single-center, university-based pediatric dermatology practice. The main outcome measures included management, time to resolution, and associated factors of warts in children.

Convection-enhanced delivery of targeted quantum dot-immunoliposome hybrid nanoparticles to intracranial brain tumor models.

Aim: The aim of this work is to evaluate combining targeting strategy and convection-enhanced delivery in brain tumor models by imaging quantum dot-immunoliposome hybrid nanoparticles.

Materials & Methods: An EGF receptor-targeted, quantum dot-immunoliposome hybrid nanoparticle (QD-IL) was synthesized. In vitro uptake was measured by flow cytometry and intracellular localization was imaged by confocal microscopy.