Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…However, poor patient-physician communication, unavailability of appropriate medications, and lack of long-term goals have made asthma control difficult in developing countries. …”
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling by Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers

“…The only sociodemographic factor that independently predicted receipt of genetic counseling across both the affected and unaffected population was sex. With physician recommendation as the predominant driver for counseling, targeting physician education, and awareness is crucial to utilization.…”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“…Traditional methods have primarily involved paper-based questionnaires and physician-coded approaches for COD assignment, which is time-consuming and resource-intensive. …”
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Total transfemoral approach for Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE), external tour de graft technique by Saurabh Gupta, MD, Joshua Plant, MD, Javaneh Jabbari, MD, Arian Savadkohi, Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD

“…Total transfemoral endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms is feasible with physician-modified endografts. We present our technique for exclusively delivering the Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (W. …”
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Infectious encephalitis diagnosis and treatment in immunosupressed patients: a case report and review of literature by M. Jokubaitis, J. Valaikienė

“…Therefore, infectious meningoencephalitis should be suspected in all immunosuppressed patients with acute focal neurological symptoms, even in the absence of fever and meningeal signs. Accordingly, physician should thoroughly evaluate patient’s history, perform detailed physical examination, and carefully interpret test results. …”
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Heat Shock Lipolysis: Radiofrequency Combined with Cryolipolysis for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat by S. Abboud, J. P. Hachem

“…Pictures (n = 24), taken before and after treatment, were used to clinically assess the physician Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (PhGAIS). …”
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Expéditions scientifiques dans les déserts iraniens et le mont Elbourz entre 1925 et 1939 by Dominique Lévy-Jahanbakht

“…We will rely on the travel writings of Austrian physician Alfons Gabriel (1894-1976) and his wife, who left thrice for Iran between 1929 and 1937, as well as those of his counterpart, the Austrian geographer Gustav Stratil-Sauer (1894‑1975) and his wife Lotte Stratil-Sauer (1904-1975), and the German ornithologist Gerd Heinrich (1896-1984).…”
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A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States by Osman Bhatty, David Waters, Nicholas Wilka, Shradha Samuel, John Horne, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…A 64-year-old Bangladeshi female presented to her primary care physician with a tender right breast lump that had been present for 4-5 days along with subjective fevers and malaise. …”
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Educational Simulation Videos for Performing Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta by Sung Wook Chang, Dong Hun Kim, Ye Rim Chang

“…With appropriate indications, REBOA should be performed for resuscitation regardless of the physician’s specialty. Despite its effectiveness in traumatized patients with hemorrhagic shock, performing REBOA has been challenging due to physicians’ lack of experience. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Fetal and Pediatric Echocardiography by Alan Wang, Tam T. Doan, Charitha Reddy, Pei-Ni Jone

“…Despite these promising advancements, challenges such as small number of datasets, algorithm transparency, physician comfort with AI, and accessibility must be addressed to fully integrate AI into practice. …”
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e-Health Tools for Targeting and Improving Melanoma Screening: A Review by Abhilasha Tyagi, Kimberly Miller, Myles Cockburn

“…However, adherence to screening guidelines is low, with population-based estimates of approximately 26% for physician-based skin cancer screening and 20–25% for skin self-examination. …”
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Validation of a Short Questionnaire in English and French for Use in Patients with Persistent Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms Despite Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy: The Pass (Proto... by David Armstrong, Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Sharon A Chung, Colin M Shapiro, Sukhjeet Dhillon, Sergio Escobedo, Bijan K Chakraborty, Vijay Mann, Lisa Tanser, Krista Nevin

“…BACKGROUND: The management of persistent symptoms during acid suppression therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease or dyspepsia might be improved if patient-physician communication regarding the presence and character of these persistent symptoms were facilitated.…”
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck by Vivek V. Gurudutt, Eric M. Genden

“…Involvement of parotid and neck lymph nodes significantly affects outcomes and the physician should be comfortable with management of this complex disease. …”
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Canadian Laboratory Standards for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Best Practice Guidelines by Max A Chernesky, David Patrick

“…Sexually transmitted or associated syndromes such as cervicitis, enteric infections, epididymitis, genital ulcers, sexually related hepatitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, pelvic inflammatory disease, prostatitis and vulvovaginitis present a challenge for the physician to identify the microbial cause, treat the patient and manage contacts. …”
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Aging in Persons with Rett Syndrome: An Updated Review by Meir Lotan, Joav Merrick, Isack Kandel, Mohammed Morad

“…Due to the observed longevity of individuals with RS, and the fact that individuals with RS present the therapist/physician with specific clinical challenges, it is suggested that proper, long-term, and individually tailored, intensive care should be provided at all ages in the hope to prevent or at least reduce the age-related deterioration that is typical of this population.…”
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E.V. Bretschneider as a doctor and his personal archives: Chinese period by S.A. Silakova

“…Bretschneider (1833–1901), a German physician in the Russian service and a doctor at the Russian embassy in Beijing, have been studied. …”
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Reactivation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis following Treatment of Myelofibrosis with Ruxolitinib by Maheen Z. Abidi, Javeria Haque, Parvathi Varma, Horatiu Olteanu, Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, Binod Dhakal, Parameswaran Hari

“…We describe a case of reactivation pulmonary tuberculosis in a retired physician while on treatment with ruxolitinib. We also review the literature on opportunistic infections following use of ruxolitinib. …”
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Skin Matters: Identifying Pain Mechanisms and Predicting Treatment Outcomes by Edward A. Shipton

“…These findings should enhance the physician's ability to evaluate and treat diverse types of pain.…”
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A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Perimyocarditis by Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher Nnaoma, Cynthia McKinney, Jose Bustillo

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Overlapping of Serotonin Syndrome with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome due to Linezolid-Fluoxetine and Olanzapine-Metoclopramide Interactions: A Case Report of Two Serious Adverse D... by Faizan Mazhar, Shahzad Akram, Nafis Haider, Rafeeque Ahmed

“…We describe a patient who has a history of taking two offending drugs that interact with drugs given during the course of hospital treatment which leads to the development of serotonin syndrome overlapped with neuroleptic malignant syndrome. The physician should be aware that both NMS and SS can appear as overlapping syndrome especially when patients use a combination of both antidepressants and antipsychotics.…”
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