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Unanswered Question: Is LDH a good predictor of malignancy in children?

Posted on 30 Jul 2007 by BMJ

A four-year old girl presents to the accident and emergency department with a history of being generally unwell for the preceding week and on examination is found to have cervical lymphadenopathy. In addition to a volley of tests, a Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) was requested by a registrar who had read that this was a predictor […]

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Fixing and Focussing

Posted on 11 Jul 2007 by BMJ

Imagine the situation: you’re in a clinic and in comes a 7 year old child with a belly ache. The ache has been there, on and off for 3 years. Investigations have been undertaken for at least 2 years, in two different centres, and have included blood, stool, radiological and invasive procedures. No clear diagnosis […]

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