Diagnostic possibilities of the single-balloon enteroscopy by Ye. D. Fedorov, Ye. V. Ivanova, M. Ye. Timofeyev, P. L. Chernyakevich, O. N. Andreyeva

“…Main questions which arise both at the attending physician, who prescribes investigation of the small intestine, and at endoscopist doctor who plans to perform this invasive intervention are discussed. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Conclusions When appropriately selected, patients with a clinical picture highly suggestive of SIH, who have a negative diagnostic work-up, may benefit from consideration of invasive ICP monitoring. …”
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When math legitimizes knowledge: a step by step approach to Bayes’ rule in diagnostic reasoning by Yung Bruno de Mello Gonzaga, André Demambre Bacchi, Vitor Borin Pardo de Souza

“… INTRODUCTION: Many mistakes in clinical practice arise from confusing the probability of a positive test in those with the disease and the probability of having the disease in those who test positive. This misunderstanding leads to overestimating disease probability, diagnosing diseases in healthy individuals, ordering invasive diagnostic tests, and prescribing unnecessary treatments, resulting in unjustified adverse effect, psychological stress, and increased cost. …”
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