Rising incidence of recreational ketamine use: Clinical cases and management in emergency settings by Sabrina Marongiu, Maarten van Eijk, Femke M.J. Gresnigt, Esther A. Croes, Eric J.F. Franssen

“…Routine inclusion of ketamine in toxicological screening could improve diagnostic precision and better address the health risks associated with its growing prevalence.…”
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Retinoid Therapy in a Case of Harlequin Ichthyosis with a Short Literature Review by Emad Bahashwan, Jaber Alfaifi, Sahar Elmaghawri Mohamed Moursi, Youssef Elbayoumi Soliman

“…A short literature review on HI characteristics, diagnostic aids, and management has also been added.…”
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Undifferentiated Malignant Neoplasm Involving Parotid and Thyroid: Sampling and PAX8 Cross-Reactivity Can Obscure the Diagnosis of Lymphoma by Elizabeth W. Hubbard, Laurentia Nodit, Stuart Van Meter

“…This distinction can have importance in selection of subsequent clinical therapy and should be considered in choice of immunohistochemical stains for diagnostic purposes.…”
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Nonfatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy as a Late Complication of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Juan D. Salcedo, Jordan S. Goldstein, Jose M. Quinonez, Maria Antonietta Mosetti

“…Hyperammonemic encephalopathy in the absence of known hepatic dysfunction presents a diagnostic dilemma. An early diagnosis and intervention are crucial to decrease morbidity and mortality.…”
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The Microenvironmental Effect in the Progression, Metastasis, and Dormancy of Breast Cancer: A Model System within Bone Marrow by Bobby Y. Reddy, Philip K. Lim, Kimberly Silverio, Shyam A. Patel, Brian Wong Won, Pranela Rameshwar

“…Despite diagnostic advances, breast cancer remains the most prevalent cancer among women in the United States. …”
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A rare case of postoperative hemorrhage following laparoscopic cholecystectomy - A case report by Mei-Ling Chen, Ruo-Tong Cai, Haitham Salameen, Xiu-Lin Wang, Peng Chen, Xiong Ding, Yun-Bing Wang

“…We provide a detailed account of the diagnostic and management processes involved.…”
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An Early Abdominal Wall Ectopic Pregnancy Successfully Treated with Ultrasound Guided Intralesional Methotrexate: A Case Report by Paynesha M. Anderson, Erin K. Opfer, Jeanne M. Busch, Everett F. Magann

“…We report the case of a 26-year-old gravida 4, para 1, aborta 2 with a rising quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin level following a negative diagnostic laparoscopic examination. She was subsequently diagnosed with an abdominal wall ectopic pregnancy 2 cm inferior to the liver. …”
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Immediate Postoperative Pain: An Atypical Presentation of Dropped Gallstones after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Samba Binagi, Jason Keune, Michael Awad

“…A common complication is dropped gallstones, and the diversity of their presentation poses a substantial diagnostic challenge. We report the case of a 58-year-old man presenting with chronic right upper quadrant hours status post cholecystectomy. …”
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Cytomegalovirus and Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7: Diseases and Diagnosis in Transplantation by Paul D Griffiths

“…Recommendations cannot therefore be made about appropriate diagnostic strategies or about treatment since it is not clear if these viruses are pathogens or passengers.…”
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Analysis of Rotor-to-Stator Rub in a Large Steam Turbogenerator by Paolo Pennacchi, Andrea Vania

“…The experimental results are shown and discussed along with the model-based diagnostic strategy employed to identify the fault severity and the location of the shaft cross-sections where the heaviest rubs occurred. …”
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Synthesis of micropaleontological age constraints for the reconstruction of the Tethyan realm in the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia, Karabagh) by Danelian, Taniel, Triantaphyllou, Maria, Seyler, Monique, Galoyan, Ghazar, Grigoryan, Arayik, Sosson, Marc

“…The discovery of upper Tithonian–lower Berriasian diagnostic radiolarian species (Vallupus gracilis Li and Sashida) in the lower radiolarites of the Dali section allows to date more accurately submarine lava eruptions of transitional to alkaline composition. …”
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Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Yuko Ariizumi, Tetsutaro Ozawa, Takayoshi Tokutake, Izumi Kawachi, Masaki Hirose, Shinichi Katada, Shuichi Igarashi, Keiko Tanaka, Masatoyo Nishizawa

“…This condition was thought to be a common form of vascular chorea, which is likely to occur in elderly individuals; however, the laboratory data of this patient finally fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of SLE and APS. Physicians should be careful in diagnosing elderly individuals simply as having a vascular chorea because this symptom can be the initial manifestation of SLE or APS.…”
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The clinical method in the practice of family medicine by Roberto Álvarez Sintes

“…The procedure developed by the general practitioner in order to collect the data, mainly on the basis of the interview to the patient and the physical examination along with his diagnostic reasoning is presented. The role of clinical, epidemiological and social approach is highlighted. …”
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Geriatric Chest Imaging: When and How to Image the Elderly Lung, Age-Related Changes, and Common Pathologies by J. Gossner, R. Nau

“…Even in a global perspective, societies are getting older. We think that diagnostic lung imaging of older patients requires special knowledge. …”
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A preoperative misdiagnosis case: report of an enormous solitary fibrous tumor at the anterior skull base by Shiqi Kong, Jingliang You, Yapeng Wang, Jingbo Yan, Sajjad Muhammad, Rui Zhang

“…This report aims to enhance the understanding of this rare disease, shedding light on diagnostic intricacies, and therapeutic considerations. …”
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Ewing Sarcoma of Neck - A Rare Case Report by Rachna Chaurasia, Jamil Akhter

“…This case report details a rare presentation of cervical Ewing's sarcoma in a 4-year-old female, emphasizing its clinical presentation, diagnostic process, and treatment challenges. The patient initially presented with a rapidly growing neck mass and neurological symptoms; MRI confirmed a well-defined mass at the C5-C6 vertebral level, and histopathological examination verified the diagnosis of Ewing's sarcoma. …”
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Nasal Sinus Tract of Odontogenic Origin: Report of a Case by Sagar Sareen, Anjani Kumar Pathak, Parth Purwar, Jaya Dixit, Divya Singhal, Isha Sajjanhar, Kopal Goel, Vaibhav Sheel Gupta

“…Extraoral sinus tract often poses a diagnostic challenge to the clinician owing to its rare occurrence and absence of symptoms. …”
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Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease co‐pathology by Francisco Hernández‐Fernández, Isabel Martínez‐Fernández, Rosa Barbella‐Aponte, Inmaculada Feria Vilar, Oscar Ayo‐Martín, Jorge García‐García, Rosa Collado, Alberto Andrés, Mar Hernández‐Guillamón, Francisco José Pena Pardo, Cristina Barrena, Miguel de laFuente, Gemma Serrano‐Heras, María Melero, Elena Lozano Setién, Luis López, Tomás Segura

“…The third patient, who had a ventriculoperitoneal valve, also showed Aβ deposition in the peritoneum and diagnostic biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. Co‐pathology with Alzheimer disease and its iatrogenic transmission should be considered.…”
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Age-Related Features of Depression in Residence of the Arctic Zone by A.V. Klimak, O.A. Kharkova, A.V. Kudryavtsev

“…Depression was assessed using the PHQ-9 depression scale, which consists of 9 questions based on the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for depression, asking about the patient's experiences over the past 2 weeks. …”
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Guide of maxillofacial trauma intervention for diagnosis and treatment of facial burns by Eduardo Duarte Marrero, Patricia Cristina Jiménez Beato

“…The document describes the set of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, both general and local, to treat patients with facial burns depending on the extent and depth of burns, also describes some special considerations depending on their location in central facial structures (eyelids, flag ear, nose, mouth, neck). …”
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