What integrated care means from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review protocol by Amy Marshall, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, Gillian Harvey

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Review of drug recalls and quality of pharmaceutical products in Nepal by Astha Neupane, Maheshwor Bastakoti, Sabita Tamang, Basant Giri

“…The most frequently recalled drugs were antimicrobials followed by gastrointestinal medicines, vitamins and supplements and pain and palliative medicines among others. Number of imported recalled drugs were slightly higher (42.2%) than domestic recalled drugs (40.7%). …”
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Clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of secukinumab-induced inflammatory bowel disease by Ronghui Li, Haibo Lei, Chunjiang Wang, Xiang Liu

“…The most common symptoms reported were abdominal pain (60.0%), diarrhea (37.5%), bloody diarrhea (32.5%), and fever (30.0%). …”
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Efficacy and safety of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in refractory genital lichen sclerosus by Weiwei Shi, Fang Wang, Liangliang Chen, Ruzhi Zhang

“…Adverse reactions were mainly mild pain, which could be relieved by ice compression or oral analgesics. …”
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Management of forearm ganglion: a comparative study from a medical college hospital by Yaqoob Hassan, Ajaz A. Rather, Irshad Ahmad, Ishfaq A. Wani

“…Swelling with symptoms like pain, paresthesia, etc., was present in 59.38%, dissatisfaction with cosmetic appearance in 55.21%, and 36.46% patients had apprehension of a sinister lesion (malignant tumor). …”
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Activity impairment, work productivity, health-related quality-of-life, and costs associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection among females in Germany. by Megan O'Brien, Alen Marijam, Fanny S Mitrani-Gold, Laura Terry, Gavin Taylor-Stokes, Ashish V Joshi

“…In the patient (N = 200) survey, bladder pain (70%), dysuria (69%), and frequent urination (66%) were the most common uUTI symptoms reported. …”
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Facial Edema Evaluation Using Digital Image Processing by A. E. Villafuerte-Nuñez, A. C. Téllez-Anguiano, O. Hernández-Díaz, R. Rodríguez-Vera, J. A. Gutiérrez-Gnecchi, J. L. Salazar-Martínez

“…The results allow evaluating the measurement system before its use in a real test, using the pain model approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which consists in extracting the third molar to generate the facial edema.…”
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Strongyloides Colitis as a Harmful Mimicker of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Julio Poveda, Farah El-Sharkawy, Leopoldo R. Arosemena, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, Claudia P. Rojas

“…A 64-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a four-day history of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed diffuse inflammation suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease, which led to initiation of 5-aminosalicylic acid and intravenous methylprednisolone. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Host Resembling Hepatic Pyogenic Abscesses by Carrie Down, Amit Mehta, Gayle Salama, Erika Hissong, Russell Rosenblatt, Michael Cantor, David Helfgott, Kristen Marks

“…We describe an immunocompetent 67-year-old male who presented with one week of fever and abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed multiple bilobar hepatic lesions, some with rim enhancement, compatible with liver abscesses. …”
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‘Obviously, because it’s a tear it won’t necessarily mend itself’: a qualitative study of patient experiences and expectations of treatment for a meniscal tear by Charles E Hutchinson, Nicholas Parsons, Imran Ahmed, Andrew James Price, Andrew Metcalfe, Sophie Staniszewska, Chetan Khatri, Fatema G Dhaif

“…Meniscal tears have a profound impact on pain and many patients experience effects on their family and financial life in addition to physical symptoms. …”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (1例强直性脊柱炎患者的中医护理体会) by LU Lin (芦琳), TANG Ling (唐玲), LI Ye (李野), LI Suqian (李苏茜)

“…Based on the TCM theory, moxibustion and hot compress technique with Chinese herbal medicine package is effective to relieve the pain induced by ankylosing spondylitis, and improve p function of waist joint and quality of life of the patient. …”
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Open Medial Meniscus Centralization With Arthroscopic Root Repair by Nicholas Newcomb MD, Jared Sanderford MD, Tyag Patel MD, Price Sessums MD, Ryan Price MD, William Curtis MD, Gehron Treme MD, Christopher Shultz MD

“…Results: Recent data have shown meniscal root repair with centralization is associated with significant improvements in pain, function, and quality of life and no significant progression of osteoarthritis. …”
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Research progress of auricular acupoint therapy for chronic gastritis (慢性胃炎耳穴疗法的研究进展) by TIAN Xiaodong (田小冬), HUANG Yanping (黄砚萍), ZHOU Sijia (周思佳), LIU Chang (刘唱)

“…Chronic gastritis belongs to the categories of "epigastric pain", "hiccup", "acid vomiting" and "stupidity" in Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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Transtibial Pullout Repair of Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root Tear with Tissue Loss: A Case with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Medial Meniscus Tear by Masanori Tamura, Takayuki Furumatsu, Takaaki Hiranaka, Keisuke Kintaka, Naohiro Higashihara, Yusuke Kamatsuki, Eiji Nakata, Toshifumi Ozaki

“…A 31-year-old man complained of knee pain and restricted range of motion after twisting his knee when he stepped on an iron pipe. …”
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Comparison of efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus thoracolumbar interfascial plane block in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgeries: A systematic rev... by Siddhavivek Majage, Rajathadri Hosur Ravikumar, Mrudula Prasanna, M Chandramouli, Priyankar Kumar Datta, Dalim Kumar Baidya

“…Background and Aims: Existing literature does not establish the superiority of the erector spinae plane (ESP) block or the thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block in pain relief and reducing opioid consumption in lumbar spine surgeries. …”
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The Prevalence of Weak Handgrip Strength in Ambulatory Oncology Patients and its Relationship with Quality of Life by Niamh O'Callaghan, Aoibheann O Sullivan, Catherine McHugh, Laura Keaver

“…Additionally, weaker HGS was associated with increased symptom scale scores for fatigue, pain and appetite loss (p < 0.05). Results display how poor muscular strength impacts QoL in an ambulatory oncology setting in the North-West of Ireland. …”
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CLAPPING, VIBRATING, POSTURAL DRAINAGE, AND EFFECTIVE COUGH AS MEASURES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF INEFFECTIVE AIRWAY CLEARANCE IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHITIS by Wahyu Pranoto, Difran Nobel Bistara, Umdatus Soleha, Priyo Mukti Pribadi Winoto

“…Results: The results of the case study found that the patient had a cough with phlegm for 2 weeks, chest pain when coughing, increased sputum production, had rhonchi, and the patient was an active smoker. …”
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Angiographic and Clinical Impact of Novel Revascularization for Occluded Femoropopliteal Prosthetic Bypass Graft: A Combination of Surgical Thrombectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Ang... by Tatsuro Takei, Takashi Kajiya, Keisuke Yamamoto, Junichiro Takaoka, Yoshihiko Atsuchi, Nobuhiko Atsuchi

“…A 77-year-old man with a history of chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease presented to our clinic with rest pain on his left leg. Seven years prior to the current consult, he underwent femoropopliteal bypass (FPB) surgery using a prosthetic graft due to in-stent occlusion of the left superficial femoral artery (SFA). …”
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Custom-Made Alumina Ceramic Total Talar Prosthesis for Idiopathic Aseptic Necrosis of the Talus: Report of Two Cases by Ichiro Tonogai, Daisuke Hamada, Yuhei Yamasaki, Keizo Wada, Tomoya Takasago, Takahiko Tsutsui, Tomohiro Goto, Koichi Sairyo

“…One year and 6 months after surgery, both women were able to walk without pain. Their Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot ankle-hindfoot scale scores improved from 22 and 29/100 points to 90 and 95/100 points, respectively. …”
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Postmarketing safety evaluation of belimumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis by Huqun Li, Wenlong Xie, Chongshu Wang, Cuilian Guo

“…Moreover, our analysis revealed frequently reported AEs in paediatric patients, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and in adult patients, such as injection site pain. Additionally, AEs such as drug ineffective were commonly reported in patients of North America, Asia and Europe, while AEs, including an inappropriate schedule of product administration, had a high incidence in patients of South America.Conclusion The current study provides a valuable evaluation of the postmarketing safety of belimumab. …”
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