Publications by authors named "R Post"
Expert Rater Agreement for Symptoms and Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder in Youth.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
January 2025
The diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD) in young children has been a topic of debate, in part owing to varied interpretation of manic-like symptoms. We examined how expert academic clinicians participating in the pediatric bipolar biobank varied in their interpretation and application of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria and diagnoses. Study co-investigators reviewed 12 standardized narratives and for each marked a visual analog scale with their confidence in the presence of manic episodes and criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The term 'intramucosal carcinoma' in the colorectum is controversial when used as a synonym for high-grade dysplasia. However, setting clear definitions for this diagnosis (i.e.
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- Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a less common but important diagnostic method for breast lesions, and this study evaluates its effectiveness compared to core needle biopsies.
- A review of 65 FNA cases revealed that while some results were insufficient or atypical, FNA demonstrated high sensitivity (76%) and specificity (96%) for detecting malignancy, with some false negatives and one false positive identified.
- The findings suggest that FNA remains a valuable diagnostic approach, especially for cystic lesions, and should continue to be used alongside imaging and clinical evaluation in breast lesion assessments.
Objectives: Two-dimensional speckle tracking (2D-STE) strain analysis holds promise for assessing fetal cardiac function. Understand the learning curve before introducing 2D-STE into obstetrics is crucial. This study examined the learning curve for offline analysis of fetal left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) using 2D-STE.
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- CDH1 pathogenic variants are linked to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC), increasing the risk of developing diffuse gastric cancer (DGC) and lobular breast cancer (LBC), with prophylactic total gastrectomy being the standard prevention method for at-risk individuals.
- Recent research indicates that the lifetime risk of advanced DGC in CDH1 PV carriers is lower than previously thought, estimated at 13-19%, prompting discussions about the appropriateness of uniform recommendations for prophylactic total gastrectomy given the potential consequences.
- There is a growing interest in utilizing alternative strategies like endoscopic surveillance, focusing on identifying deeper infiltrative lesions rather than all small signet ring cell lesions, to improve individual management of CDH1