Primary dysmenorrhea and its associated factors among female high school students in Nekemte town, East Wallaga Zone, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Bekan Gudata Gindaba, Tesfaye Abera Gudeta, Lemane Dereje Sebu, Ebisa Zerihun Gindaba, Misgana Tesgara Abdisa

“…BackgroundPrimary dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological problem characterized by recurrent, periodical, and cramping pain in the lower abdomen that occurs before or during menstruation, usually without pelvic disease. …”
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椎体成形术中注射聚甲基丙烯酸酯和锶羟磷灰石的比较

“…PMMA组视觉模拟量表 ( visual analogue pain scale, VAS) 评分由术前平均的 ( 7.0±0.8) 分下降至末次随访时的 ( 1.7± 0.4) 分; SrHAC 组术前平均为( 7.2±1.0) 分, 末次随访降为( 1.8±0.5) 分。…”
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Nursing of a patient with acute mastitis and breast abscess treated by stone needle therapy combined with pricking and blood-letting therapy (砭石治疗联合刺络放血治疗1例急性乳腺炎脓肿形成期患者的护理)... by CHEN Hong (陈宏), FAN Dongpan (范东盼), HE Jing (何静), (徐京巾), ZHANG Jing (张敬), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…Under the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation, stone needle therapy combined with pricking and blood-letting therapy is able to alleviate pain and related symptoms caused by acute mastitis and breast abscess. …”
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Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome: Reversible Paraplegia after Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery by J. Bredow, J. Oppermann, K. Keller, F. Beyer, C. K. Boese, K. Zarghooni, R. Sobottke, P. Eysel, J. Siewe

“…Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty is an established minimally invasive technique to treat painful vertebral compression fractures, especially in the context of osteoporosis with a minor complication rate. …”
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Chondrosarcoma Arising from the Posterior Iliac Crest Extending into the Spinal Canal by Kota Wada, Akio Sakamoto, Rei Kato, Takashi Noguchi, Takayoshi Shimizu, Bungo Otsuki, Koichi Murata, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Shuichi Matsuda

“…A 75-year-old woman suffered from sciatic pain and numbness in her lower left extremity. The diagnosis was of a low-grade conventional chondrosarcoma, which originated from the posterior ilium with an intraspinal extension at the level of the sacrum, compressing the cauda equina. …”
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Economic Outcomes and Incidence of Postsurgical Hypotension With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries by Margaret Holtz, Nick Liao, Jennifer H. Lin, Carl V. Asche

“…**Background:** Epidural analgesia can be associated with high costs and postsurgical risks such as hypotension, despite its widespread use and value in providing opioid-sparing pain management. We tested the hypothesis that liposomal bupivacaine (LB) might be a reliable alternative to epidural analgesia in this real-world study. …”
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Continuous Hemofiltration Reduces Mortality in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Meta-Analysis by Yulin Guo, Feng Cao, Chen Li, Huaxia Yang, Shaoyou Xia, Fei Li

“…Continuous hemofiltration therapy was associated with shorter length of abdominal pain relief time (MD = −1.82 hours; 95% CI: −2.93 to −0.71, P=0.001), lower surgery rate (OR = 0.15; 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.78, P=0.02), and mortality rate (OR = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.37 to 0.77, P=0.0007). …”
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Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first wave of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association between social integration... by Wen Chen, Li Ling, Andre M N Renzaho

“…Social integration was measured using four dimensions: economic integration, acculturation, social capital and self-identity.Results More than half (63%), 47% and 49% of participants self-rated well on the general health, physical function and role-physical dimensions, respectively and 46% reported not having any bodily pain. Seventeen per cent of participants had a serious mental illness. …”
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Abdominal lymphatic malformations in children: case series by Carmine Noviello, Alfonso Papparella, Mirko Bertozzi, Giovanna Riccipetitoni, Ilaria Cascone, Carmine Botta, Giulia Fusi, Veronica Vitali, Mercedes Romano

“…The management of these malformations is not unique. 7 children with different ages (range: newborn to 14 years), diagnosis was incidental in some cases, while in others for abdominal pain. All patients underwent abdominal ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). …”
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Telephone coaching supports exercise in people with prediabetes and diabetes: A mixed-methods study by Ana Paula Delgado Bomtempo, Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Mariana Balbi Seixas, Adriano Luiz Pereira, Paul Oh, Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira, Lilian Pinto da Silva

“…The most frequently reported barriers to exercise were weather, pain or physical injuries, and lack of adequate space. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“…She was complaining about progressive right rib pain as a first sign of the disease of endometrial cancer. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Arthropathy Preceding Acute Systemic Manifestations of Sarcoidosis: A Possible Overlap of Idiopathic Juvenile Arthritis and Sarcoidosis by Matheus Campello Vieira, Priscilla Gomes Tosta, Fernanda Morello Nicole, Lucas Enock V. Roberto, Júlia Guasti P. Vianna, Paulo de Coelho Castro, Rafael Burgomeister Lourenço, Erica Vieira Serrano, Valéria Valim, Weverton Machado Luchi

“…He reported important weight loss, fever episodes, and abdominal and low back intermittent pain in the past 6 months. The investigation revealed elevated serum calcium level, hepatosplenomegaly, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and nephrolithiasis. …”
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Effect of care bundles on the prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis in the elderly (集束化护理预防老年失禁相关性皮炎效果观察) by LIU Yuhui (刘玉辉), ZHANG Yaping (张亚萍), ZHENG Zhilan (郑志兰)

“…Conclusion Application of care bundles is potentially effectively to reduce the risk of IAD in elderly diarrhea patients and alleviate the pain of patients. (目的 探讨集束化护理预防老年失禁相关性皮炎的效果。…”
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Effects of contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the connectivity pattern of poststroke patients with hemiplegia by ZHU Lan, SUI Youxin, WANG Qinglei, XU Sheng, SHEN Ying, GUO Chuan

“…The intensity of stimulation on the affected wrist was defined as the degree to which the affected wrist could be extended to the same extent （maximum elevation of the healthy wrist），but without causing pain. The other stimulation parameters were the same as those of the control group，and the stimulation duration was 10 min. …”
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Endobronchial Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Bronchial Stenosis or Obstruction by Jian Chen, Tao Xin, Lei Pan, Yan Li, Weisheng Qian, Jin Wei, Yan Yan, Yan Wang, Faguang Jin, Hua Jiang

“…All EL patients exhibited noticeable symptoms, including cough (in eight patients), dyspnea (in six patients), fever (in three patients), expectoration (in two patients), chest pain (in two patients), hemoptysis (in one patient), and fatigue (in one patient). …”
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Quantitative analysis of quaternary mixtures in topical creams using cutting-edge HPLC technique: environmental impact and sigma methodology by Maha A. Alwaili, Osama A. Mahmoud, Samar M. Mahgoub, Manal A. Almalki, Hassan A. Rudayni, Ahmed A. Allam, Mustafa Ahmed Abdel-Reheim, Osama A. Mohammed, Mahmoud A. Mohamed

“…Benzyl Nicotine (BN) and etofenamate (ETO), when combined with methylparaben (MP) or benzyl alcohol (BA), are highly effective for treating muscle and joint pain. This study presents a newly developed and verified RP-HPLC method for measuring ETO and BN in the presence of MP or BA in their dosage forms. …”
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Cold Ceramic in Endodontics Treatments: A Review by Amin Roshani, Seyyed Amirali Hashemi Baraz, Iman Shiezadeh

“…Conclusion: All cases demonstrated radiographic and clinical healing and an absence of postoperative pain or infection during follow-up periods ranging from 3 months to 4 years. cold ceramics provide promising success rates and negligible complications in various clinical endodontic scenarios. …”
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Rare Manifestation of a Rare Disease, Acute Liver Failure in Adult Onset Still’s Disease: Dramatic Response to Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy—A Case Report and Review by Nalini Valluru, Venkata S. Tammana, Michael Windham, Eyasu Mekonen, Rehana Begum, Andrew Sanderson

“…Three months later, while she was on tapering dose of steroid, she presented with fever, abdominal pain, jaundice, and markedly elevated transaminases. …”
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Application and advantages of auricular acupoint pressing therapy in patients with diseases of the digestive system (耳穴压丸在消化系统疾病中的应用及优势) by JI Zhi (姬陟), KONG Huihua (孔会华), LI Ning (李宁), LI Yueru (李月茹), LI Jing (李静), CAO Hongjing (曹红京)

“…Auricular acupoint pressing therapy has certain advantages in relieving symptoms of digestive disorders such as stomach pain, eructation and constipation. This paper reviewed studies on application and advantages of auricular acupoint pressing therapy in patients with diseases of the digestive system, and provided clinical practice of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing on the diseases of the digestive system. …”
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Rehabilitation needs screening to identify potential beneficiaries: a scoping review by Carla Sabariego, Wouter De Groote, Melissa Corso, Kent Murnaghan, Antony Duttine

“…When mapping screening items with the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), almost all ICF chapters for body functions and activities and participation have been included across screening tools, with the following most frequently included ICF categories: emotional functions (b152), acquiring, keeping and terminating a job (d845), sensation of pain (b280) and carrying out daily routine (d230).Conclusions Rehabilitation need screening tools commonly include the screening for current functioning limitations among people with selected health conditions. …”
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