Automatic detection of calcium phosphate deposit plugs at the terminal ends of kidney tubules.

Kidney stones are a common urologic condition with a high amount of recurrence. Recurrence depends on a multitude of factors the incidence of precursors to kidney stones, plugs, and plaques. One method of characterising the stone precursors is endoscopic assessment, though it is manual and time-consuming.

Defining Medical Professionalism Across the Years of Training and Experience at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Background: Many medical institutions have moved forward with curricular objectives aimed at teaching professionalism, but the question remains: are we teaching the most appropriate content at the most opportune times to maximize sustained learning? The students' point of view of professionalism is helpful in addressing this question.

Aim: To describe the views of professionalism held by students and faculty at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Methods: In e-mailed surveys, students and faculty free-texted the three most important characteristics of a professional.

Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma and Temporal Arteritis Following Herpes Zoster.

A 70-year-old woman, who presented with pain and functional limitation of her right shoulder, without any previous traumatic incident, was evaluated in an emergency department. A shoulder x-ray was performed, and she received an intrajoint injection of an unspecified amount of triamcinolone. Forty-eight hours later, she noticed a papulovesicular and bullous eruption with a dermatomal distribution on her nape, supraclavicle, and left brachial and antebrachial regions (T1-T2-C5-C6-8).