Oral Care of Hospitalised Older Patients in the Acute Medical Setting by Kathryn Salamone, Elaine Yacoub, Anne-Marie Mahoney, Karen-leigh Edward

“…The aim of this literature review was to ignite the discussion related to the oral care practices of nurses for older acute medical hospitalised patients. The review revealed that nursing staff know that good nursing includes oral health care, but this knowledge does not always mean that oral health care is administered. …”
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A compartmental model to describe acute medical in-patient flow through a hospital by Tahani Al-Karkhi, Kit Byatt

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Factors influencing individualized nursing care in acute medical and perioperative settings: A scoping review by Ana Ramos, Eunice Sá, Delmira Pombo, Florinda Sá, Filipe Ramos, Fernanda Bernardo, Helena Mira, Hélder Lopes, Paula Santos, Regina Marcão, Idalina Gomes

“…This review aims to map the factors that interfere with the individualization of nursing care, in acute medical and perioperative settings. Scoping review was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on the Whole Life Course of Patients: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study by Daisuke Danno, Shiho Suzuki, Tsubasa Takizawa, Ryotaro Ishii, Masayuki Hamakawa, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Satoshi Osaga, Mika Komori

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Hospitalizations, emergency medical care utilization, and contacts with the regional on-call medical services among nursing home residents in Germany: a cross-sectional study in 44... by Paula Lienesch, Heinz Rothgang, Ansgar Gerhardus, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Falk Hoffmann, Jonas Czwikla

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Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia by Immo Weichert

“…It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective.…”
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Abnormal Blood Glucose as a Prognostic Factor for Adverse Clinical Outcome in Children Admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana by Emmanuel Ameyaw, Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, Peter Yamoah, Jean-Pierre Chanoine

“…We compared the clinical outcomes in children admitted to Pediatric Emergency Unit (PEU) at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for acute medical conditions and presenting with euglycaemia or dysglycaemia. …”
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Uncoded chronic kidney disease prevalence in secondary care: a retrospective audit with population health implications by Samantha Dolan, Ajitesh Anand, Philip A. Kalra, Stuart Stewart

“…Methods Retrospective audit in an acute medical hospital ward in England, April 2022-February 2023. …”
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Numbness on the Medical Take: An Atypical Presentation of Guillain‐Barre Syndrome With Unilateral Paraesthesia and Rapid Progression to Bulbar Palsy: A Case Report by J. Stanley, Q. Zhou

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Rivaroxaban: Expanded Role in Cardiovascular Disease Management—A Literature Review by Muhammad Ajmal, Jacob Friedman, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Tom Lassar

“…In the last decade, DOACs were studied for various indications; this review is focused on rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, which is used in an expanded evidence-based fashion for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, malignancy, and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis in acute medical illnesses.…”
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Reactive Arthritis due to Shigella Infection after a Visit to Egypt: A Late Complication of an Intestinal Infection by Alwin Tilanus, Rembert Mertens, Lucie Seyler, Patrick Lacor, Brigitte Velkeniers

“…The diagnostic challenge and treatment of this acute medical condition are discussed.…”
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Catatonia as a Result of a Traumatic Brain Injury by Jessica Berthelot, Jacob Cambre, Madeline Erwin, Jennifer Phan

“…It has historically been associated with psychiatric illness, but acute medical illness, neurocognitive disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders can cause catatonia as well. …”
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Functional Recovery and Cognitive Improvement in Poststroke Rehabilitation through Integrated Yoga and Naturopathy Intervention by Shweta Mishra, Sriloy Mohanty, Ragini Shrivastava, Monika Pathania

“…Despite advancements in acute medical management, poststroke rehabilitation (PsR) remains a critical aspect in maximizing recovery and quality of life (QOL) for stroke survivors. …”
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Behavioural Assessment of Pediatric Pain by Ronald L Blount, Kristin A Loiselle

“…Direct observation and rating scales have been used to assess pain and distress associated with acute medical procedures, postoperative pain, critical care, analogue pain induction procedures and other sources. …”
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Diagnostic, Treatment, and System Challenges in the Management of Recurrent Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome on a General Medical Service by Karan Verma, Vivek Jayadeva, Raymond Serrano, Karthik Sivashanker

“…This case report describes a multimodal approach to address the diagnostic, treatment, and logistical system challenges in an acute medical hospital through the case of a 69-year-old man with schizophrenia who represented from a psychiatric ward with neuroleptic malignant syndrome. …”
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Study of depression and life satisfaction in patients attending geriatric outpatient department in a tertiary care center by Sayalee Daberao, Shilpa Adarkar, Sagar Karia

“…The Geriatric Depression Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale were applied to them after excluding patients with acute medical and psychiatric conditions. Institutional ethics committee approval was obtained, and informed consent was obtained from the participants. …”
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THE POSSIBILITIES OF MODERN METHODS OF ABLATION IN NON-RESECTABLE LOCALLY ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER by L. I. Moskvicheva, L. O. Petrov, D. V. Sidorov

“…TToday, pancreatic cancer is one of the most acute medical and social problems that is connected with features of clinical course of the disease, late manifestation, complexity of diagnostics and rather low efficiency of treatment. …”
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Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis by M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi, V. Thotamuna, D. J. Senarath Yapa, L. De Silva, P. Ranasinghe, P. Katulanda

“…Data relevant to anthropometry, hospital outcomes, complications, and medical diagnoses of all acute medical admissions to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka were collected over a period of 3 months. …”
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Denosumab-Induced Severe Hypocalcaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease by Ryan Jalleh, Gopal Basu, Richard Le Leu, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…Our study also identified additional factors that could potentially contribute to hypocalcaemia such as lack of calcium supplementation, use of noncalcium based phosphate binders, absence of or use of lower doses of calcitriol supplementation, low vitamin D levels, concomitant treatment with loop diuretics, history of parathyroidectomy, or presence of acute medical illness. Conclusion. Multiple cases of severe hypocalcaemia in CKD patients following denosumab exposure were encountered after TGA warnings, resulting in considerable morbidity and intensive healthcare interventions in CKD patients. …”
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