Dengue Viral Myositis Complicated with Rhabdomyolysis and Superinfection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Vinothan Sunderalingam, Thirumavalavan Kanapathipillai, P. A. S. Edirisinghe, K. M. M. P. Dassanayake, I. H. G. S. Premawansa

“…Dengue is endemic in Sri Lanka and the physician should be aware of different and unusual presentation of the illness. …”
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A Population-Based Study of Peyronie's Disease: Prevalence and Treatment Patterns in the United States by Dana Britt DiBenedetti, Dat Nguyen, Laurie Zografos, Ryan Ziemiecki, Xiaolei Zhou

“…Of participants who sought treatment for penile symptoms (𝑛=128), 73% initially saw a primary care physician, 74% did not receive treatment from their first doctor, and 92% were not diagnosed with PD. …”
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In Peritoneal Dialysis, Is There Sufficient Evidence to Make “PD First” Therapy? by Pranav Dalal, Harbaksh Sangha, Kunal Chaudhary

“…There are many reasons preventing the PD first initiative including the increased numbers of in-center hemodialysis units, physician comfort with the modality, perceived superiority of HD, risk of peritonitis, achieving adequate clearances, and reimbursement incentives to providers. …”
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A Curious Case of Hemolytic Anemia with Pseudoreticulopenia by Scott Mayer, Nikhilesh Srinivasan, Jenny Nguyen, Ryan Spilman, Dmitriy Scherbak

“…The interaction of these multiple coexisting disease processes is not previously described in the literature. Increased physician awareness of steroid-refractory, Coombs-negative AIHA, and the development of pseudoreticulopenia as a laboratory finding in pernicious anemia may help to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Appearances Can Be Deceiving: What Is the Diagnosis for this Community-Acquired Pneumonia? by Frank YH Lin, Coleman Rotstein

“…The diagnosis was an upper respiratory tract infection, made by the local physician; the patient was treated with a 10-day course of cephalexin. …”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Influence of an Infectious Diseases Specialist on ICU Multidisciplinary Rounds by David N. Gilbert

“…To ascertain the influence of a physician infectious diseases specialist (IDS) on antibiotic use in a medical/surgical intensive care unit. …”
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Rare but Not so Rare? The Evolving Spectrum of Whipple's Disease by John M Conly, B Lynn Johnston

“…He reported the case of a 36-year-old physician with "a gradual loss of weight and strength, stools consisting chiefly of neutral fat and fatty acids, indefinite abdominal signs, and a peculiar multiple arthritis" (1). …”
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Screening for Cushing Syndrome at the Primary Care Level: What Every General Practitioner Must Know by Ernest Yorke, Yacoba Atiase, Josephine Akpalu, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka

“…The clinical awareness of the primary care physician (PCP) to the highly indicative signs and symptoms such as facial plethora, proximal myopathy, reddish purple striae, and easy bruisability should alert him to look for biochemical evidence of Cushing’s syndrome through any of the first-line screening tests, namely, 24-hour urinary free cortisol, overnight dexamethasone suppression test, or late-night salivary cortisol. …”
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Surgical Management of Calciphylaxis Associated with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jennifer Bishop, Eric Brown, Augusto Podesta, Cathrine Troy, Xiang (Eric) Dong

“…It is contingent upon the vigilant physician to diagnose and properly manage this difficult yet treatable condition.…”
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Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Hidden in Plain Sight by Constantine N. Logothetis, Joel Fernandez, Damian A. Laber

“…The patient had five admissions for heart failure symptoms prior to a physician identifying the etiology as cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis. …”
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Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours towards Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Their Children: A Systematic Review from 2001 to 2011 by Kristina Trim, Naushin Nagji, Laurie Elit, Katherine Roy

“…Parents had safety concerns and wanted more information their physician from to recommend and to confidently HPV vaccinate their children.…”
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Persistent Lymphadenopathy due to IgG4-Related Disease by Benjamin Smith, Matthew B. Carroll

“…A 28-year-old healthy female presented to her primary care physician with lymphadenopathy, fatigue, malaise, and night sweats. …”
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Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing by Wafa Omer

“…A physician cannot be asked to opt out of clinical setups and hospitals upon completion of a PhD degree labelling it as an academic or research degree because the doctors who are opting for this level-8 degree are primarily physicians and they cannot be detached from the clinical environment. …”
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A Case of Apoplexy of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Followed by Cerebral Infarction by Yu-ichiro Ohnishi, Yasunori Fujimoto, Koichi Iwatsuki, Toshiki Yoshimine

“…However, the attending physician did not find this abnormal finding on CT and the patient was discharged the same day. …”
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Factor structure of the Jefferson Scale for Empathy among medical undergraduates from South India by Samir Kumar Praharaj, Santosh Salagre, Podila Sathya Venkata Narasimha Sharma

“…The Jefferson Scale for Empathy (JSE) is a commonly used tool to measure physician empathy and has been used in medical students as well; however, the psychometric properties have not been well studied in India. …”
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Exploring Psycho-Social Factors Influencing Exclusive Breastfeeding: Lived Experiences of First Time Mothers at Salaga Municipal Hospital, Savannah Region in Ghana by Felix Amekpor, Christa Osei-Mensah, Nancy Adjeley Adjieteh, Esther Nyaapoka Dok-Yen, Memunatu Babariyor Salamu

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Study on Three-Dimensional Digital Expression and Robot Bending Method of Orthodontic Archwire by Jingang Jiang, Xuefeng Ma, Yongde Zhang, Biao Huo, Yi Liu

“…The error rate of the experimental and ideal values is between 2.94% and 6.74%. It can meet the physician’s basic requirements after simple modification. …”
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Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L B Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in Brazil: a review by Luis Otavio Caboclo

“…In the absence of randomized controlled trials, treatment should be guided by the physician's experience, clinical judgment, and established therapeutic options from previous reports.…”
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