Professional competencies' profile for the Internal Medicine specialist based on integrative medicine by Luis Aníbal Alonso Betancourt, Edilio Silva Velasco, Juan Carlos Baster Moro, Mayelín Cruz Batista

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A pre-experimental cross-sectional research was carried out in an intentional non-probabilistic sample of 21 Internal Medicine residents from the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University General Hospital in Holguín. The methods of observation, analysis, synthesis, document review, promotion exams and the Chi-square test were used to verify the transformations achieved with the application of the proposed competency profile.…”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Elderly Patients During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by NG Kounis, GM Zavras, PJ Papadaki, SN Kouni, M Batsolaki, GV Gouvelou-Deligianni, C Markoglou, JA Goudevenos, CN Mallioris, C Kokkinis, K Kalokairinou, N Grapsas, GN Kounis, CM Koutsojannis

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Postoperative Complications of Patellar Resurfacing In Total Knee Replacement by Ubair Ullah Shaheen, Sarmad Nasir Janjua, Shaheen Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Noman, Qasim Mahmood Ghouri, Muhammad Noman Khalid

“…This study is done To review post-operative complications among patients, after being treated with patellar resurfacing in total knee repair Method: Prospective continuous study at Orthopaedic Surgery PAEC General Hospital, Islamabad for 6 months Selected sample size is n=58 by simple random sampling( non-probability) Inclusion criteria: Patients under the age group of 18-70 years old of both genders undergone TKR followed by patellar resurfacing, arthritis undergone TKR followed by patellar resurfacing & patellar resurfacing after trauma. …”
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Correlation of Vitamin B12 Levels with Clinical and Laboratory Features in Patients of Dengue Fever by Asma Abdul Razzak

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A Case of Successful Treatment with Unilateral Oophorectomy in a Patient with Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by S. Pathmanathan, I. Ranathunga, N. P. Somasundaram

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Elective incisional hernia repair: lower risk of postoperative wound infection with laparoscopic versus open repair by Serene Si Ning Goh, Kaushal Amitbhai Sanghvi, Aaryan Nath Koura, Jaideepraj Krishnaraj Rao, Aung Myint Oo

“…Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in an acute general hospital in Singapore between 2010 and 2015. Inclusion criteria were IH repair in an elective setting, IHs with diameter of 3–15 cm, and location at the ventral abdominal wall. …”
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Meningococcal Neonatal Purulent Conjunctivitis/Sepsis and Asymptomatic Carriage of N. meningitidis in Mother’s Vagina and Both Parents’ Nasopharynx by Enrique Chacon-Cruz, Jorge Arturo Alvelais-Palacios, Jaime Alfonso Rodriguez-Valencia, Erika Zoe Lopatynsky-Reyes, Maria Luisa Volker-Soberanes, Rosa Maria Rivas-Landeros

“…As part of our active surveillance for meningococcal disease at the Tijuana General Hospital (TGH), Mexico, we identified a 3-day-old newborn with meningococcal conjunctivitis and sepsis. …”
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Feasibility and Safely of Oral Rehydration Therapy before Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Yasutoshi Shiratori, Takashi Ikeya, Kenji Nakamura, Katsuyuki Fukuda

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Psychosocial and mental health in cystic fibrosis in the modern era of care: time to evolve by Beth Smith, Tonia A Douglas, Alexandra L Quittner, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Maggie Harrigan

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Emotional Burnout, Perceived Sources of Job Stress, Professional Fulfillment, and Engagement among Medical Residents in Malaysia by Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai, Kurubaran Ganasegeran, Wilson Perianayagam, Krishna Gopal Rampal

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in a universal sample of 205 medical residents in a Malaysian general hospital. The self-administered questionnaire used consisted of questions on sociodemographics and work characteristics, sources of job stress, professional fulfillment, engagement, and EB. …”
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Clinical Presentations and Characteristics of NSAIDs Hypersensitivity in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Indonesia: A Case Series by Nurmesa A, Zakiyah N, Insani WN

“…Adi Nurmesa,1,2 Neily Zakiyah,1,3 Widya Norma Insani1,3 1Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia; 2Department of Pharmacy, Dr Rivai Abdullah Regional General Hospital, Banyuasin, 30961, Indonesia; 3Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40132, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Neily Zakiyah, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia, Email neily.zakiyah@unpad.ac.idAbstract: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely administered in all age groups due to their effectiveness in reducing fever, relieving pain, and reducing inflammation. …”
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Elevated Cardiac Troponin T in Patients with Lupus Myositis Presenting with Noncardiac Chest Pain by Guy Katz, Sharon L. Kolasinski, Baskaran Sundaram, Giorgos Loizidis

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PD-1 Inhibitor Therapy in a Patient with Preexisting P-ANCA Vasculitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Amanda Ramos, Marcela del Carmen, Oladapo Yeku

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Hubungan Kecemasan pada Visit Pre-Anestesi dengan Tekanan Darah sebelum Tindakan Anestesi di Rumah Sakit Universitas Sumatera Utara by Christine Christine, Cut Meliza Zainumi, Tasrif Hamdi, Husnul Fuad Albar

“…Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design that was conducted at Universitas Sumatera Utara General Hospital from September until October 2019. The sample was collected by consecutive sampling techniques, which meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Mortality in admitted diabetic patients in the Hospital of Puyo, Pastaza province, Ecuador by Mayra Alejandra Bayas Aranda, Johnnatan Gustavo Rivera Almeida, Edison Ramiro Samaniego Layedra, Patricia del Rocío Asadobay Escobar

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize mortality in admitted diabetic patients in the General Hospital of Puyo.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive study, carried out in the Hospital of Puyo, Pastaza province, Ecuador, during 2016 and 2017, with 168 patients, of which 20 were deceased. …”
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Protective Effect of Vitamins C and E on Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate-Induced Ovarian Oxidative Stress In Vivo by Atik Ismiyati, I. Wayan Arsana Wiyasa, Dwi Yuni Nur Hidayati

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A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Incited by a Spinal Subdural Hematoma by Kyle Sanchez, Steven Glener, Nathan E. Esplin, Okorie N. Okorie, Amay Parikh

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Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan by Hsi-Che Shen, Yi-Chun Hu, Yu-Fen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung

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BCL-2 inhibitors in hematological malignancies: biomarkers that predict response and management strategies by Mariam Markouli, Maria N. Pagoni, Panagiotis Diamantopoulos

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Creation and validation of a new index to predict pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: 725 patients with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke, belonging to a prospective cohort, treated at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Provincial General Hospital in Bayamo, Granma province, were studied. …”
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