The use of the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Marcin Paprocki, Szymon Żwirowski, Krzysztof Kuziemski

“…All other medications were administered at the physician’s discretion. Safety endpoints were set as: death, hospitalization, and number of exacerbations. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…Introduction Physician burn-out was an issue before the pandemic. …”
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Usefulness of the Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopaedic Patients (BS-POP) for Predicting Poor Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression Surgery by Kazuyuki Watanabe, Koji Otani, Takuya Nikaido, Kinshi Kato, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Junichi Handa, Shoji Yabuki, Shin-Ichi Kikuchi, Shin-Ichi Konno

“…A BS-POP score ≥11 on the physician version or a combination of 10 on the physician version and ≥15 on the patient version was considered to indicate the presence of psychiatric problems. …”
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Poor Nurses’ Work Environment Increases Quiet Quitting and Reduces Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece by Ioannis Moisoglou, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Aggeliki Katsapi, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Petros Galanis

“…Moreover, our multivariable analysis identified a positive association between nurse manager ability, leadership, and support, collegial nurse–physician relationships, nursing foundations for quality of care, and work engagement among nurses. …”
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Entrepreneurship in Medical Education: Evaluation of the Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Seminar Series by Amanda Mac, Hayley McKee, Michael Balas, Aazad Abbas, Aida Ahrari, Pawandeep Sandhu, Dante Morra, Sarah McClennan, Alison Freeland

“… Background: Innovation and entrepreneurship are central to healthcare. Physicians are ideally positioned to create sustainable healthcare innovations. …”
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health... by Ameera Ali AL-Nooh, Abdulhussain Abdulabbas Abdulla Alajmi, David Wood

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The Burden of Illness in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Canada by M Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Suzanne M Kelly, Sy S Lam, Mihaela Marin, Martin Barbeau, Valery Walker

“…INTRODUCTION: No recent Canadian studies with physician- and spirometry-confirmed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that assessed the burden of COPD have been published.…”
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Ischemic Colitis in an Endurance Runner by Chase Grames, Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán

“…After discharge, her primary care physician instructed her to discontinue the use of all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. …”
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Twelve Tips for Better Communication with Patients During History-Taking by Aminur Rahman, Saria Tasnim

“…Good communication skill is a prerequisite for an effective physician patient relationship. A systematic search of medical literature has been made to formulate a guideline for better communication during history taking. …”
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What Is Unique about the New Canadian COPD Guidelines? by Denis E O'Donnell

“…guidelines is not an appealing one for the overwrought family physician. The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) panel, charged with the enormous task of developing new evidencebased recommendations, was acutely aware of this. …”
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Some considerations about taking decisions in the medical assistance area. by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez

“…The determination of the main elements that forms the decision taking process in medical assistance facilitates the comprehension of the process to be put in practice by the physician, as well as the evaluation of the professional performance. …”
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The Intimate Picture of Queen Victoria and her Household, 1840–1843. Extracts from the Diary of Dr Robert Ferguson, the Queen’s Accoucheur by Mariusz Misztal

“… It is a critical edition of extracts from a virtually unknown diary of Dr Robert Ferguson, a physician and accoucheur to Queen Victoria. Acquired only in 2009, the diary is housed in the archives of the Royal College of Physicians in London. …”
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Management of High Blood Pressure in Those without Overt Cardiovascular Disease Utilising Absolute Risk Scores by Mark R. Nelson

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators must be used to estimate absolute risk in those without overt CVD as physician estimation is unreliable. Incorporation into usual practice and limitations of the strategy are discussed.…”
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Establishment and Practice of Rehabilitation Therapy Professional Graduation Examination Norms by Qiang TANG, Yan WANG, Luwen ZHU, Lei WANG, Bin ZHAO, Huijie CHEN

“…Based on the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) method and physician qualification tests models, Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine proposed a “five-step” integrated assessment model as rehabilitation therapy professional graduation examination method. …”
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Posttraumatic Fat Necrosis Presented as Cellulitis of the Leg by Einat Haikin Herzberger, Shraga Aviner, Evgenia Cherniavsky

“…However, an unusual course of healing or some nontypical features should call the treating physician to consider and investigate for other diagnoses that might prevent unnecessary treatment and alleviate parental stress. …”
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Giant Nephrothoracic Abscess: A Misleading Disease, a Surgical Challenge, and an Unexpected Complication by Peter Kronenberg, Bruno Graça, Manuel Ferreira Coelho

“…Deceptive cases like this one highlight the importance of its contemplation in every physician’s differential diagnosis.…”
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Preface by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… From text: This volume is the result of a most satisfying ongoing research project undertaken by a classicist and a physician over the past six years. Most of the articles are review works which bring together existing knowledge, placing the medical findings of the time in a broad historical context in order to give a better understanding of ancient medical views. …”
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Fatal Cholestatic Hepatitis in an Infant: An Unusual Etiology by Mark R Oliver, Alfredo Pinto, R Brent Scott

“…The aim of this report is to alert the physician to a rare cause of cholestasis and hepatitis in infancy. …”
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Effectiveness of a Collaborative, Virtual Outreach Curriculum for 4th-Year EM-bound Students at a Medical School Affiliated with a Historically Black College and University by Cortlyn Brown, Richard Carter, Nicholas Hartman, Aaryn Hammond, Emily MacNeill, Lynne Holden, Ava Pierce, Linelle Campbell, Marquita Norman

“…Background: Diversity within the physician workforce is associated with improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. …”
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Efficacy of aquatic exercises on balance in children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Omar Abd El-Hameed Abd El-Fattah Ghetas, Azza Abd El-Aziz Abd El-Hady, El-Sayed Ali Shaheen Ali, Amira El-Sayed El-Bagalaty

“…The study group (A) consisted of 30 children (17 boys and 13 girls), who received medical treatment (prescribed by physician), balance exercises, and aquatic exercises sessions. …”
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