False-positive FNA due to highly sensitive BRAF assay.

Objective: False-positive BRAF analysis on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has rarely been reported in the literature but may become more common with the advent of assays that can detect the BRAF V600E mutation in only 2% of otherwise wild-type thyroid cells. We present the case of an indeterminate BRAF-positive FNA that showed no evidence of cancer on final surgical pathology.

Methods: Case report and literature review.

Continuous glucose monitor shows potential for early hypoglycemia detection in hospitalized patients.

Objective: This study shows the potential of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for the detection of hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients.

Research Design And Methods: A Medtronic Diabetes (Northridge, CA) CGMS iPro continuous glucose recorder was inserted into the subcutaneous tissue of a hospitalized orthopedic surgery patient with type 1 diabetes the day after a moderate hypoglycemia event. The interstitial fluid glucose concentration was recorded every 5 min.