Genetic Information to Share with Parents when Newborn Screening Reveals the Presence of Sickle Cell Trait by Narcisse Elenga

“…Neonatal screening programs should develop systems that allow referring physicians to easily access the results of neonatal screening electronically. …”
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An Approach to Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Imran Rasul, Gabor P Kandel

“…Endoscopy may be costly and at times difficult for the patient. Therefore, physicians need to know what lesions can be identified reliably and, more importantly, the importance of ruling out life-threatening conditions such as occult malignancy. …”
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Yellow Nail Syndrome with Bilateral Pleural Plaques and Diffuse Pleural Thickening: A Mimic of Asbestos Related Disease by Adam Dallmann, Richard L. Attanoos

“…Alternate causes for such pleural pathology were absent. There is merit in physicians and pathologists having an awareness of these new manifestations when considering claimed asbestos related changes during life and at postmortem.…”
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Medical Education Online: a case study of an open access journal in health professional education by D.J. Solomon

“…The journal a forum for disseminating information on educating physicians and other health professionals and contains a variety of material including a peer-reviewed journal. …”
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Dehumanization and burden of care among caregivers of terminally ill patients by Ines Testoni, Giulia Sicari, Lucia Ronconi, Gianmarco Biancalani, Chiara Franco, Paolo Cottone, Robert Crupi

“…This article considers the relationship between dehumanization, ontological representation of death, trust in physicians, and burden of care on the part of caregivers of terminally ill patients. …”
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Checklist for the Structural Description of the Deep Phenotype in Disorders of Sexual Development by L. Wünsch

“…Adherence of a standardized schedule and image storing enhances patient autonomy, because they can carry their examination for a second opinion without need for repeated examination. Physicians and scientists create a structured image library that facilitates the comparison of clinical outcomes, research on genotype phenotype associations and may lead to better classifications.…”
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La rosa muerta de Zoila Aurora Cáceres y el archivo médico feminista del entresiglos by Vanesa Miseres

“…I also propose connections with the observations and projects of some of the first South American feminist physicians. From literature and scientific-pedagogical writing, at the dawn of a new century and being participants of the first South American feminist wave, these authors coincide in their interest in gynecology, sexuality, hygienic and aesthetic care of women’s bodies, which was socially connected to the possibility of expanding rights for women. …”
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Implementing Practice Guidelines: A Workshop on Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation with a Focus on Asthma and COPD by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Allan Becker, Dennis Bowie, Paul Hernandez, Andrew McIvor, Michel Rouleau, Jean Bourbeau, Ian D Graham, Jo Logan, France Légaré, Thomas F Ward, Robert L Cowie, Denis Drouin, Stewart B Harris, Robyn Tamblyn, Pierre Ernst, Wan C Tan, Martyn R Partridge, Philippe Godard, Carla T Herrerias, John W Wilson, Liz Stirling, Emily-Brynn Rozitis, Nancy Garvey, Diane Lougheed, Manon Labrecque, Renata Rea, Martin C Holroyde, Danielle Fagnan, Eileen Dorval, Lisa Pogany, Alan Kaplan, Lisa Cicutto, Mary L Allen, Serge Moraca, J Mark FitzGerald, Francine Borduas

“…An impressive group of scientists, physicians and other health care providers, as well as policy makers and representatives of patients’ associations, the pharmaceutical industry, research and health networks, and communications specialists, conveyed their perspectives on how to achieve these goals.…”
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Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen: An Oncological Enigma by Myoteri Despoina, Dellaportas Dionysios, Ayiomamitis Georgios, Strigklis Konstantinos, Kouroumpas Efstratios, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou Adamantia

“…Etiology is not established and clinical presentation may confuse even experienced physicians. Imaging modalities cannot differentiate the lesion from other vascular splenic neoplasms and the correct diagnosis is mainly set after histopathological examination of the resected spleen. …”
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Late Onset Anaphylaxis in a Hydatid Cyst Case Presenting with Chronic Urticaria by Insu Yilmaz, Omur Aydin, Alexis Okoh, Zeynep Misirligil

“…Herein, we describe the case of a patient who presented with hydatid cyst causing chronic urticaria and late anaphylactic reaction following percutaneous aspiration of a liver hydatid cyst. We emphasize that physicians should be aware of hydatid cyst as a possible etiology for seemingly chronic spontaneous urticaria, especially in endemic regions. …”
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It Is Just a Blood Patch: Considerations for Patients with Preexisting Intracranial Hypertension by Devina Shiwlochan, Sargis Ohanyan, Kanishka Rajput

“…Epidural blood patches are routine procedures interventional pain physicians perform for postdural puncture headaches (PDPH), whether it be due to the inadvertent wet tap from an epidural or a diagnostic lumbar puncture. …”
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D-Shaped Left Ventricle, Anatomic, and Physiologic Implications by Eder Hans Cativo Calderon, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Rachna Valvani, Diana P. Cativo, Devendra Tripathi, Hans A. Reyes, Savi Mushiyev

“…We consider that it is important for all physicians to be aware of the anatomic and physiologic implication of D-shaped left ventricle and how right ventricle pressure/volume overload affects its function and anatomy.…”
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Hyperkalemia Induced Brugada Phenocopy: A Rare ECG Manifestation by Muhammad Ameen, Ghulam Akbar, Naeem Abbas, Ghazi Mirrani

“…Since it is very commonly encountered disorder, physicians need to be aware of even its rare ECG manifestations, which include ST segment elevation and Brugada pattern ECG (BrP). …”
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Priapism in Antipsychotic Drug Use: A Rare but Important Side Effect by Igne Sinkeviciute, Rune A. Kroken, Erik Johnsen

“…The case presents how a treatment regimen was finally established balancing antipsychotic efficacy to acceptable side effects and offers guidance to physicians regarding how antipsychotic-induced priapism may be resolved.…”
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A Case of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Possible “Disease Flare” on Nivolumab Treatment by Shotaro Chubachi, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Hidehiro Irie, Koichi Fukunaga, Katsuhiko Naoki, Kenzo Soejima, Tomoko Betsuyaku

“…Conclusion. We believe that physicians should be made aware that, in a subset of NSCLC patients, disease flare might occur on nivolumab treatment.…”
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Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia in Thymoma by Sumit Dahal, Eliza Sharma, Suyash Dahal, Binav Shrestha, Bikash Bhattarai

“…AAMT, thus, may be a very early presentation of impending aplastic anemia, and treating physicians need to be aware of this entity.…”
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Practical Recommendation of the Scientific Сommunity for Human Microbiome Research (CHMR) and the Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA) on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgr... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, D. I. Abdulganieva, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. V. Korochanskaya, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, M. V. Fadeeva, A. I. Ulyanin

“…To optimize the choice of treatment strategies by physicians and gastroenterologists to improve treatment and prevention of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in adults.Key points. …”
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The Future Face of Surgery—Demographics of Students Interested in Surgery at an Academic Medical Center by Jalee Birney, Dylan T Vance, Jodi A. Veach, Katelyn Sanner Dixon, Sarah E. Adkins, Sarah C. Wilson, Heather M Minchew, Jordan Baker, Lynn Chollet-Hinton, German Berbel, Lyndsey J Kilgore

“…Methods A panel of faculty physicians and fourth-year medical students in surgical and nonsurgical specialties was held for M1s during orientation week. …”
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Research on upper limb rehabilitation assessment model based on belief rule base by Dawei Jiang, Zixu Zhao, Lijun Wang, Chao Zhang, Meixuan He, Tiejun Ji

“…However, due to the subjectivity of traditional physicians and the variability of patient conditions, this leads to a lack of detailed grading and inaccurate assessment results. …”
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Severe Airway Obstruction due to Massive Retropharyngeal Hematoma in a Warfarin-Taking Patient with a Normal International Normalized Ratio by Hyun Young Cho, Hyung Il Kim

“…Emergency tracheostomy and an operation for hematoma removal were performed. Physicians must always consider the possibility of airway hematoma in warfarin-taking patients with normal coagulation values regardless of the severity of mechanism of injury…”
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