Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Implantable Electromedical Devices is Safe by Lucinda A. Harris, Stephanie L. Hansel, Elizabeth Rajan, Komandoor Srivathsan, Robert Rea, Michael D. Crowell, David E. Fleischer, Shabana F. Pasha, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, Russell I. Heigh, Arthur D. Shiff, Janice K. Post, Jonathan A. Leighton

“…The most common indications for CE were obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (77%), anemia (14%), abdominal pain (5%), celiac disease (2%), diarrhea (1%), and Crohn’s disease (1%). …”
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Gambaran Klinis dan Endoskopi Saluran Cerna Bagian Atas Pasien Dispepsia di Bagian RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Citra Yuriana Putri, Arnelis ., Asterina .

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci: </strong>dispepsia, gambaran klinis, endoskopi</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Dyspepsia is a syndrome that consist of pain or discomfort in upper abdominal, bloating, nausea, vomiting, bletching, early satiation  and post-prandial fullness. …”
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Highly Aggressive CD4-Positive Mast Cell Leukaemia (Leukaemic Variant) Associated with Isolated Trisomy 19 and Hemophagocytosis by Neoplastic Mast Cells: A Case Report with Challen... by Dina Sameh Soliman, Ahmad Al-Sabbagh, Feryal Ibrahim, Amna Gameil, Mohamed Yassin, Halima El-Omri

“…A 39-year-old male presented with acute onset of fever, abdominal pain, and generalized body aches of two-week duration. …”
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Highlights of Thirty-Year Experience of CO2 Laser Use at the Florence (Italy) Department of Dermatology by Piero Campolmi, Paolo Bonan, Giovanni Cannarozzo, Andrea Bassi, Nicola Bruscino, Meena Arunachalam, Michela Troiano, Torello Lotti, Silvia Moretti

“…Immediate side effects have been pain, erythema, edema, typically see with older methods, using higher power. …”
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Feasibility, reliability, usability, and satisfaction of a digital medical device (ZEMY) for symptom management in patients treated for breast cancer: a single-arm interventional s... by Luis Teixeira, Christelle Levy, David Coeffic, Rim Ghorbal, Julien Dupin, Nazario Esposito, Olfa Derbel

“…During treatment, the patients reported 9 symptoms (diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, fever/febrile neutropenia, fatigue, pain, cutaneous and mucosal toxicities, hypertension, anxiety/depression) through the ZEMY application, which provided self-management recommendations and sent message alerts to healthcare professionals. …”
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Maximal and Explosive Muscle Strength During Hip Adduction Squeeze and Hip Abduction Press Test Using A Handheld Dynamometer: An Intra- and Inter-tester Reliability Study by Lasse Ishøi, Kristian Thorborg, Laura Krohn, Lars Louis Andersen, Asger Møller Nielsen, MIkkel Bek Clausen

“…# Background Hip adduction and abduction muscle function plays an important role for risk of groin pain in athletes. Maximal isometric strength can be obtained clinically using a handheld dynamometer. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Epidural Hematoma Presenting Only with Vesicorectal Disturbance by Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

“…But it can happen even two weeks after spinal surgery with no pain. Surgeons thus may need to follow up patients for at least a few weeks because some complications, such as epidural hematomas, could take that long to manifest themselves.…”
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Oral health improvement for nursing home residents through delegated remotivation and reinstruction (MundZaRR Study): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Falk Schwendicke, Peter Schlattmann, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Hertrampf, Georg Gassmann, Jens Abraham, Volker Hammen

“…Secondary outcomes include pain condition, general health-related quality of life, caries increment, oral/prosthetic hygiene and gingival status, incidence of dental emergencies and hospitalisations, and cost-utility/effectiveness. …”
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Palliative care needs and quality of life among adults with advanced chronic illnesses in low-income communities of Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Maruf Hasan, Taifur Rahman, Alounoud Almarzooqi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Heba Hijazi, Mohamad Alameddine

“…The APOS scores indicated that family anxiety (48.6%) was the most burdensome issue, followed by severe pain (15.5%), severe worry about illness (22.4%), and feelings of life being unworthy (9.4%). …”
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Gallstone Ileus following Endoscopic Stone Extraction by Yoshiya Yamauchi, Noritaka Wakui, Yasutsugu Asai, Nobuhiro Dan, Yuki Takeda, Nobuo Ueki, Takahumi Otsuka, Nobuyuki Oba, Shuta Nisinakagawa, Tatsuya Kojima

“…The next day, the patient developed abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and nausea and was diagnosed as having gallstone ileus based on abdominal computed tomography (CT) and abdominal ultrasonography findings of an incarcerated stone in the terminal ileum. …”
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Enhancing heart and circulatory well-being through optimized radial artery techniques: a meta-analysis of hemostasis and patient comfort by Yanru Yang, Hongyan Zhu, Guangyao Zai

“…However, the “Less air” group reported significantly higher VAS scores indicating increased pain or discomfort (Mean Difference 0.25, 95% CI 0.09–0.41, p &lt; 0.05, I2 = 0%). …”
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Surgical Treatment of Primary Intracardiac Myxoma: 20-Year Experience in “Shahid Modarres Hospital”—A Tertiary University Hospital—Tehran, Iran by Zahra Ansari Aval, Hamid Ghaderi, Hassan Tatari, Mahnoosh Foroughi, Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari, Mohammad Forozeshfard, Kamal Fani, Isa Khaheshi

“…As recommendation we suggested that in all patients with vague chest pain or remote embolic events cardiac myxomas should be ruled out.…”
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Dynamic Support Culture of Murine Skeletal Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Improves Their Cardiogenic Potential In Vitro by Klaus Neef, Philipp Treskes, Guoxing Xu, Florian Drey, Sureshkumar Perumal Srinivasan, Tomo Saric, Erastus Nembo, Judith Semmler, Filomain Nguemo, Christof Stamm, Douglas B. Cowan, Antje-Christin Deppe, Maximilian Scherner, Thorsten Wittwer, Jürgen Hescheler, Thorsten Wahlers, Yeong-Hoon Choi

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Pharmacokinetics of tebipenem pivoxil used in children suffering from shigellosis: a pilot study in Bangladesh by Sharika Nuzhat, Md Ridwan Islam, Syed Jayedul Bashar, Subhasish Das, Rukaeya Amin, Firdausi Qadri, Farhana Khanam, Dilruba Ahmed, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Cindy X. Zhang, Samuel L. M. Arnold, Amy Newlands, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed

“…Clinical (absence of fever, abdominal pain/tenderness, diarrhoea, blood in stool, or death before Day-3) and microbiological (absence of Shigella on Day-7 culture) success after the antibiotic interventions were also evaluated. …”
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Wound Management Property of a Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract of Cnestis ferruginea DC by Jibira Yakubu, G. A. Koffuor, Talent Atsu-Nunyawu, Jeremiah Aboagye, Irene Aasam Aabeinir, Fasilatu Alhassan, Lord Christian Ocran, Philomena Entsie

“…Reduction in thigh oedema and pain threshold, in 7-day-old chicks, were assessed by carrageenan-induced oedema and Randall-Sellito pressure models, respectively. …”
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An Unusual Case of Ototoxicity with Use of Oral Vancomycin by Umut Gomceli, Srija Vangala, Cosmina Zeana, Paul J. Kelly, Manisha Singh

“…A 42-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and previously treated Clostridium difficile colitis presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea for two weeks. Clostridium difficile infection was confirmed by PCR, and at the time of diagnosis and initiation of therapy, the patient had normal renal function. …”
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In Vivo and In Vitro Study of a Polylactide-Fiber-Reinforced β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite Cage in an Ovine Anterior Cervical Intercorporal Fusion Model by Janek Frantzén, Aliisa Pälli, Esa Kotilainen, Harri Heino, Bettina Mannerström, Heini Huhtala, Hannu Kuokkanen, George K. Sándor, Kari Leino, Matias Röyttä, Riitta Parkkola, Riitta Suuronen, Susanna Miettinen, Hannu T. Aro, Suvi Haimi

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The effect of educational intervention through sending emails on improving physical posture in female computer users of Eastern Iran: a quasi-experiment study by Zahra Hosseini, Arash Ziapour, Arash Ziapour, Seyyede Fateme Rahimi, Fatemeh Dalake, Murat Yıldırım, Murat Yıldırım

“…According to NMQ, the highest frequency of pain in the IG and CG was related to the back (56.70% and 55%, respectively). …”
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Hereditary angioedema diagnosis evaluation score (HADES): A new clinical scoring system for predicting hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency by Ricardo Zwiener, MD, Rafael Zamora, MD, Carlos María Galmarini, MD, PhD, Laura Brion, PhD, Laura Arias, MD, Andrea Pino, MD, Paula Rozenfeld, PhD

“…Eight clinical variables were identified as independent predictors of HAE: age at onset ≤20 years, recurrent limb edema, abdominal pain, vomiting, trauma as a trigger, absence of wheals, family history of angioedema, and recurrent edema lasting ≥24 hours. …”
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Determination of the MEC90 of Oxycodone for Preventing Perioperative Shivering in Pregnant Patients Undergoing Caesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anaesthesia: A Biased-Coin up-and-D... by Lu X, Chen K, Xuan Y, Shen M, Lei W, Huang Y, Sun J

“…The incidence of intraoperative traction pain was 12%. The 5-min and 30-min Ramsay sedation scores were 3 (3– 4) and 3 (3– 3), respectively. …”
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