An approach to the medical record: a guide by Angel Julio Romero Cabrera, Juan de Dios Rivero Berovides, Francisco Olascoaga Pérez, Reinaldo Pino Blanco, Benigno Figueiras Ramos, Luis Gustavo Del Sol Padrón

“…It is a compilation of valuable data for doctors and nurses that allows the establishment of diagnostic hypothesis and is also a source for analysis by other physicians. …”
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A Case of Persistent Hypoglycemia: Emphasizing the Role of Kidneys by Praveen Govindaraju, Mohammed Fahad Khan, Rohan Augustine, Hebri Sudarshan Ballal

“…We hereby describe a case of persistent hypoglycemia in a 73-year-old nondiabetic CKD presenting as a diagnostic enigma and the possible mechanisms behind it.…”
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Insights into pituitary stalk interruption syndrome: 2 cases that illuminate the condition by Fadwa Jaheddine, Nazik Allali, Siham El Haddad, Latifa Chat

“…Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a congenital anatomical defect that leads to pituitary insufficiency, The symptoms are diverse, often leading to diagnostic delays or even misdiagnosis. MRI plays a crucial role in establishing an accurate diagnosis by revealing a characteristic radiological triad: a thin or absent pituitary stalk, an ectopic or missing posterior pituitary gland, and anterior pituitary hypoplasia. …”
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Repetitive Complete Molar Pregnancy in a 54-Year-Old Patient in a Time Distance of Eighteen Years from the First Incident: Case Report and Mini Review by Polychronis Oikonomidis, Basileios Pergialiotis, Elina Pitsouni, Stavros Natsis, Antonios Lagkadas, Konstantinos Giannakopoulos

“…Our purpose was to indicate the advanced maternal age beside the long recurrence distance of the disease, which was eighteen years after the first molar pregnancy. Our diagnostic approach was through measurement of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) and pelvic ultrasound evaluation, and the chosen therapeutic approach was abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy.…”
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<i>Ochyronemus</i>, a New Genus of the Tarsonemid Tribe Pseudotarsonemoidini (Acari: Heterostigmatina) from Mexico by Wojciech Ł. Magowski, Jose M. Rezende, Ronald Ochoa

“…The new, monotypic genus <i>Ochyronemus</i>, with the type species <i>O. jaliscoe</i> being diagnostically and phylogenetically closest to the derived <i>Pseudotarsonemoides</i>-<i>Tarsobisulcus</i> cluster of the Pseudotarsonemoidini, possesses an intermediate position between these two genera. …”
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Ocular myasthenia by J. Zakaravičiūtė, M. Šerelytė

“…Clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach, relevance, and therapeutic options are discussed in this article. …”
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Documenting Student Representation of Indigenous HIV/AIDS Information and Integration Into the School Curriculum by Denis, Sekiwu, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa

“…Colonial hegemony tends to replicate indigenous knowledge bases as primordial, superstitious, and lacking vivid scientific explanation to qualify the test for medical diagnostic study. Using an information science viewpoint and an anti-colonial discursive theory, this paper challenges the skewed discernment that it is only Western knowledge production that is considered legitimate knowledge. …”
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Age-Adjusted D-Dimer in Ruling Out Acute Aortic Syndrome by Dayeon Lee, Yong Won Kim, Tae Youn Kim, Sanghun Lee, Han Ho Do, Jun Seok Seo, Jeong Hun Lee

“…Since it increases with age, this study was conducted to reveal whether an age-adjusted D-dimer can increase diagnostic accuracy in ruling out AAS. Method. A retrospective observational study design was used. …”
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A synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pleural mesothelioma: a case report by Zaheer Ahmad, Hashir Jehanzeb, Saad Noor Hussain, M. Umar, Humna Saleem

“…These findings demonstrate the importance of comprehensive diagnostic testing and the potential role of genetic mutations in concurrent cancers. …”
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TB and poverty: the effect of rifampicin-resistant TB on household income by A. Ciobanu, V. Plesca, S. Doltu, M. Manea, L. Domente, A. Dadu

“…Participants who had ≥3 members in their households were more likely to be poor at all TB stages: diagnostic period (cOR 5.7, 95% CI 3.7–8.8), treatment period (cOR 3.8, 95% CI 2.5–5.6) and post-treatment (cOR 7.2, 95% CI 3.6–14.3). …”
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Analytical and Clinical Evaluation of a Chemiluminescent Immunoassay to Detect Serum Chitinase-3-like Protein 1 in HBV-Related Liver Diseases by Yanqiang Liao, Se Peng, Lesheng Huang, Zhong Li, Jian Hu, Rui Xu, Wenzhi Tang, Jialing Zhuang

“…Serum chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1) is a diagnostic marker for liver diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Pradofloxacin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Profiling of <i>Streptococcus suis</i> Isolates: Insights into Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Swine by Jessica Risser, Ronald Tessman, Don Bade, Orhan Sahin, Maria J. Clavijo, Saumya Dhup, Patrick Hoffmann

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Clinical and Immunological Analysis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis before and after Different Treatments by José A. O'Daly, Humberto M. Spinetti, Joe Gleason, María B. Rodríguez

“…Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response with leishmanine intradermic reaction (IDR) was higher in CL patients than healthy controls (P<0.05) and increased in active secondary versus primary infection (P<0.001) with diagnostic value 1.74 for active infection and 1.81 postclinical remission. …”
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Metabolic pathways of eicosanoids—derivatives of arachidonic acid and their significance in skin by Michał Biernacki, Elżbieta Skrzydlewska

“…Therefore, it is believed that dysregulation of eicosanoid levels may contribute to the development of skin diseases, such as psoriasis or atopic dermatitis, which in turn suggests that targeted control of the generation of specific eicosanoids may have diagnostic significance and beneficial therapeutic effects. …”
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Diagnosis and management of septal deviation and nasal valve collapse - a survey of Canadian otolaryngologists by Yiqiao Wang, James P. Bonaparte

“…The Cottle manoeuvre (62.8%) and visual inspection (39.5%) were noted to be the most important diagnostic tools for external and internal NVC respectively. …”
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Diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma from dermoscopy images using machine learning and deep learning: a systematic literature review by Hoda Naseri, Ali A. Safaei

“…Recently, machine learning and deep learning techniques have shown promise in enhancing diagnostic precision by automating the analysis of dermoscopy images. …”
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Mycobacterium goodii pulmonary disease with organizing pneumonia: A case report and review of literature by Yu Shionoya, Hajime Kasai, Reiya Kono, Ryutaro Hirama, Masayuki Ota, Akira Naito, Mitsuhiro Abe, Takeshi Kawasaki, Jun‐ichiro Ikeda, Takuji Suzuki

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Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria in a Low-Resource Country at Tertiary Care in Eastern Nepal: A Comparative Study of Conventional vs. Molecular Methodologies by Pragyan Dahal, Basudha Khanal, Keshav Rai, Vivek Kattel, Satish Yadav, Narayan Raj Bhattarai

“…For ongoing malaria elimination programmes, available methods such as microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) cannot detect all malaria cases in acute febrile illness. …”
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Unraveling multimodality of digital health records by comparing mortality trajectories of diagnoses of diseases from over 12 million patients. by Hyojung Paik

“…Although a substantial sequence of diagnostic processes is shared between USSID and NISK, the multimodality of these two datasets highlights different diagnoses preceded by fatal outcomes. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ashwagandha root extract on sexual health in healthy women: findings of a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Amit Shrenikraj Mutha, Sonali Amit Mutha, Anupama Hem Tejuja, Deepak K. Langade

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