Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children by Jeffrey M Pernica, Ioana Moldovan, Francis Chan, Robert Slinger

“…BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated by parapneumonic effusion/empyema is an infectious syndrome commonly encountered by physicians caring for children in Canada.…”
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A Forgotten Cause of Allergy at ER That Is Still Difficult to Diagnose and Treat at Poor Resource Setting: Angioedema after Using Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for 4 Yea... by A. A. Nilanga Nishad, K. Arulmoly, S. A. S. Priyankara, P. K. Abeysundara

“…Most of the emergency physicians and centers are not aware of clinical diagnosis and diagnostic criteria including available diagnostic tests and more importantly the treatment options of ACEi-AE. …”
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Renal Denervation for Treating Resistant Hypertension: Current Evidence and Future Insights from a Global Perspective by Y. Castro Torres, Richard E. Katholi

“…Adequate blood pressure control represents an important goal for all physicians due to the complications of hypertension which reduce patients' quality of life. …”
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Digital Recording and Documentation of Endoscopic Procedures: Do Patients and Doctors Think Alike? by Nadav Willner, Maya Peled-Raz, Dan Shteinberg, Michal Shteinberg, Dean Keren, Tova Rainis

“…No sociodemographic or background factors predicted patient’s interest in DRD. 66% of the physicians reported having recording facilities in their institutions, but only 43.6% of them stated performing recording. …”
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Autonomous robotic ultrasound scanning system: a key to enhancing image analysis reproducibility and observer consistency in ultrasound imaging by Xin-Xin Lin, Ming-De Li, Si-Min Ruan, Wei-Ping Ke, Hao-Ruo Zhang, Hui Huang, Shao-Hong Wu, Mei-Qing Cheng, Wen-Juan Tong, Hang-Tong Hu, Dan-Ni He, Rui-Fang Lu, Ya-Dan Lin, Ming Kuang, Ming Kuang, Ming-De Lu, Ming-De Lu, Li-Da Chen, Qing-Hua Huang, Qing-Hua Huang, Wei Wang

“…Two phantoms were employed for the human-machine comparative experiment, involving three groups: auto-RUSS, non-expert (4 junior physicians), and expert (4 senior physicians). This setup enabled comprehensive assessment of reproducibility in contact force, image acquisition, image measurement and AI-assisted classification. …”
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Round Ligament Leiomyoma Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marc Najjar, Marc Mandel

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Biographical sketches by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… From text: The information given below is in no way intended to be exhaustive, but attempts to provide some background information to put the physicians and authors into historical context. …”
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Potential traumatic events in the workplace and depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress: a cross-sectional study among Dutch gynaecologists, paediatricians and orthopaedic su... by Maria G van Pampus, Karel Willem Frank Scheepstra, Hannah S Pauw, Minouk Esmee van Steijn, Claire A I Stramrood, Miranda Olff

“…More awareness must be created for the mental health of physicians as well as for the implementation of a well-organised support system after PTEs.…”
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Postoperative Pain and Opiate Requirement is Increased Following Second-Side Surgery Among Patients Undergoing Staged Total Knee Arthroplasty by Vivek P. Chadayammuri, MD, Shuvalaxmi D. Haselton, MS, Elizabeth Diaz, PA-C, Roger H. Emerson, MD

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Hiding in plain sight: eating disorders in diverse populations - a case for comprehensive medical education by Tashalee R. Brown, Madeline O. Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E. Duncan, Ginger E. Nicol

“…Objective This study aimed to examine resident physicians’ knowledge and attitudes regarding eating disorders in diverse populations, with a focus on areas for improved training and intervention. …”
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Impact of the abolition of copayments on the GP-centred coordination of care in Bavaria, Germany: analysis of routinely collected claims data by Werner Maier, Antonius Schneider, Lars Schwettmann, Ewan Donnachie, Martin Tauscher, Roman Gerlach, Klaus Linde, Michaela Olm

“…Furthermore, we studied how the number of ambulatory emergency cases and apparent ‘doctor shopping’ changed after the abolition.Design A retrospective routine data analysis of the Bavarian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, comparing the years 2011 and 2012 (with copayment), with the period from 2013 to 2016 (without copayment). …”
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Natural Language Processing (NLP): Identifying Linguistic Gender Bias in Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by Site Xu MPH, Mu Sun MD

“…This study aims to explore the linguistic mechanisms by which physicians express disbelief toward patients and to investigate gender differences in the use of negative medical descriptions. …”
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An Automated Clinical Laboratory Decision Support System for Test Utilization, Medical Necessity Verification, and Payment Processing by Safedin Beqaj, Rojeet Shrestha, Tim Hamill

“… Physicians could improve the efficiency of the health care system if a reliable resource were available to aid them in better understanding, selecting, and interpreting the diagnostic laboratory tests. …”
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Burnout among intensivists and critical care fellows in South Korea: Current status and associated factors. by Song I Lee, Won-Young Kim, Duk Ki Kim, Gee Young Suh, Jeongmin Kim, Ha Yeon Kim, Nak-Joon Choi, Won Kyoung Jhang, Sang-Hyun Kwak, Sang-Bum Hong

“…Burnout among critical care physicians is an important issue that affects patient care and staff well-being. …”
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Integration of social work into specialist palliative home service by Janice Lee Wartchow, Stefan Bär, Bernd Alt-Epping, Christina Gerlach

“…Background: The specialist palliative home service (SAPV) federal framework contract for adults, to be enacted in Germany until 2028, does not legally mandate the hiring of a third professional group beyond specialist nurses and physicians, although palliative care embraces the psychosocial dimension and an interprofessional approach. …”
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A Need for Further Education on Buprenorphine in Pain Medicine by Jamal Hasoon, Anvinh Nguyen, Ivan Urits, Christopher Robinson, Omar Viswanath, Alan D Kaye

“…Given the increased interest in this medication we believe that there needs to be increased education and awareness regarding this medication amongst physicians, specifically pain management physicians and trainees.…”
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PICC tip dislodgement causing massive pleural effusion and atelectasis with acute respiratory failure: a case report by Yao Zhu, Yao Qin, Juan Felipe Alvarez, Wanhong Yin

“…Although it is safe for physicians and nurses to place, complications like infection, occlusion, phlebitis, and bleeding can occur. …”
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ERYTHROCYTE SEDEMENTATION RATE:A USEFUL TOOL IN DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH by Muhammad Usman

“…In certain hematological conditions such as polycythaemia, sickle cell anaemia, leukemia, hypoproteinaemia as well as few other conditions like hyper viscosity, congestive heart failure etc. Physicians does rely on ESR as an indicator to some extent. …”
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Canadian Asthma Consensus Conference Summary of Recommendations by Pierre Ernst, J Mark Fitzgerald, Sheldon Spier

“…To develop guidelines with the participation of family physicians and specialists; 3. To develop guidelines which are evidence-based; 4. …”
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Identification of progressive pulmonary fibrosis: consensus findings from a modified Delphi study by Athol U. Wells, Simon L. F. Walsh, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Vincent Cottin, Sonye K. Danoff, Anand Devaraj, Kevin R. Flaherty, Peter M. George, Kerri A. Johannson, Martin Kolb, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Andrew G. Nicholson, Sara Tomassetti, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Kevin K. Brown

“…Abstract Background We sought consensus among practising respiratory physicians on the prediction, identification and monitoring of progression in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) using a modified Delphi process. …”
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