Peripheral Venous Ultrasound.

After clinical evaluation, especially clinical prediction rules, appropriately ordered venous duplex has become the standard test for evaluating and excluding deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Ultrasound is useful for lower- and upper-extremity veins. Protocols include grayscale, color Doppler, and spectral Doppler.

Peripheral Arterial Ultrasound.

Peripheral arterial ultrasound is an important technique to evaluate vascular disease. Protocols include grayscale, color Doppler and spectral Doppler. Arterial duplex is used to evaluate patients with claudication to characterize atherosclerotic disease.

Immediate Versus Deferred Systemic Therapy in Patients With Mesothelioma.

Background: The 2018 ASCO pleural mesothelioma (PM) treatment guideline states that "a trial of expectant observation may be offered" in patients with asymptomatic inoperable epithelioid mesothelioma with low disease burden. The aim of our analysis was to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcomes in PM-patients managed with initial observation and deferred treatment initiation.

Methods: We retrospectively collected clinicodemograhic and outcome data of patients with inoperable PM.

Evaluating the validity of a functional electrical stimulation clinical decision making tool: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Following central nervous system damage, the recovery of motor function is a priority. For some neurological populations, functional electrical stimulation (FES) is recommended in best practice guidelines for neurorehabilitation. However, limited resources exist to guide FES application, despite clinicians reporting that a lack of FES knowledge prevents use in clinical practice.

Effects of Ethnicity on Outcomes of Patients With Mutation-Positive NSCLC Treated With EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Surgical Resection.

Introduction: In addition to the higher prevalence of mutations found among lung cancer cases in East Asian patients, it is unclear whether there are differences in treatment outcomes by ethnicity-that is, East Asian versus non-East Asian.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with EGFR-mutant lung cancer between January 2004 and October 2014 at a single center were reviewed. Data captured included demographics, tumor and treatment information, and survival.