[Fast test serum PSA determination (Sd Bioline PSA)].

Objectives: Over the last years numerous semiquantitative PSA tests have appeared, based on serum or plasma immunochromatography. We present our experience using the SD BIOLINE PSA test, which is performed with plasma or serum for fast qualitative determination of PSA; the cutpoint is 3 ng/ml.

Methods: We analized 54 patients who were admitted in our hospital ward.

Self-management of type 2 diabetes: a survey of low-income urban Puerto Ricans.

Purpose: This study explored self-reported barriers to diabetes self-management in a population of urban, low-income Puerto Rican individuals.

Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory survey was conducted with 30 Puerto Rican adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants were randomly selected and recruited from a health center, an elder center, and a community outreach database.