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Can you determine what the appropriate treatment is for a 65-year-old man is diagnosed with multiple segmental pulmonary emboli?

Follow this case study of a 71-year-old man found to have significant, asymptomatic hypokalemia discovered in routine outpatient lab work. How would you manage this patient?

Parallels and distinct features among paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) are discussed against the background of thrombosis, complement activation via eculizumab, and potential complement diagnostic and therapeutic avenues.

Individuals with cancer often have an elevated platelet count at the time of diagnosis. But what, if any, is the relationship? This study of nearly nine million individuals followed over 10 years points to a positive correlation.

In this late-breaking abstract from the ASH Annual Meeting & Exhibition, the researches wanted to address the limited understanding of how and when CH develops, what factors govern its behavior, how it interacts with aging, and how these variables relate to malignant progression. Here are the results from analyzing 1,593 blood DNA samples from 385 elderly individuals, each sampled up to 5 times over approximately 13 years.

This BMJ editorial examines whether approaches better equipped to compare rates of menstrual variation in vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations are needed, based on the reports of changes to periods and unexpected vaginal bleeding after vaccination. The US has taken the first step, earmarking $1.67M from the National Institutes of Health to encourage research.