Navigating the landscape of remote patient monitoring in Canada: trends, challenges, and future directions by Khayreddine Bouabida, Khayreddine Bouabida, Khayreddine Bouabida, Khayreddine Bouabida, Breitner Gomes Chaves, Enoch Anane, Navaal Jagram

Subjects: “…remote patient monitoring…”
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Understanding the Changes to the Patient’s Bill of Rights as a Result of the Affordable Care Act by Deanna Andrews, Martie Gillen

“…It offers consumers new protections and benefits by creating a more defined Patient’s Bill of Rights. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Deanna Andrews and Martie Gillen, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, May 2014. …”
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Acute Esophageal Necrosis in a Septic Patient with a History of Cardiovascular Disease by Michael Coles, Victoria Madray, Pearl Uy

“…Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of acute esophageal necrosis as a potential etiology of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed in patients with cardiovascular disease and sepsis.…”
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Symptom Status Predicts Patient Outcomes in Persons with HIV and Comorbid Liver Disease by Wendy A. Henderson, Angela C. Martino, Noriko Kitamura, Kevin H. Kim, Judith A. Erlen

“…The Wilson and Cleary model was found to be useful in linking clinical indicators to patient-related outcomes. The findings provide the foundation for development and future testing of targeted biobehavioral nursing interventions to improve HRQOL in persons living with HIV and liver disease.…”
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Innovative interdisciplinary emergency neurology rotation: Building bridges for enhanced patient care by S Lahri, N Schrueder, J Carr

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Arduous management in treatment of elderly patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiopulmonary comorbidities by Yu Enomoto, Kei Kusaka, Kengo Sato, Keita Takeda, Masahiro Kawashima, Yoshiteru Morio

“…Elderly patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) exhibit distinct features and outcomes compared to classical patients. …”
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Switzerland cheese model to support the patient safety’s culture in a Cuban hospital by Rosa María Blanco Quintana, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Tania Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Liuva Mariela Navarro Martiatu, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Annia Lourdes Iglesias Armenteros

“…It is concluded that the patient safety culture must be understood as a non-punitive system that tries to become aware that things can go wrong, that it is capable of recognizing mistakes, learning from them and acting to improve, in this sense, the Switzerland cheese model supports these elements.…”
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Lingual hematoma, rare complication in a hemodialysis patient. A case presentation by Yuliel Varona Rodríguez

“…The case of a 78-years-old female patient with a chronic renal failure history under dialysis for nine years is presented. …”
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Dyarrheal Syndrome in a Patient Co-Infected with Leishmania infantum and Schistosoma mansoni by Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Luciana Inácia Gomes, Bruna Fernandes Pinto, Joanna R. Santos-Oliveira, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Moisés Salgado Pedrosa, Wagner Luiz Tafuri, Ana Rabello

“…This case report describes an atypical clinical presentation of visceral leishmaniasis affecting the digestive tract and causing malabsorption syndrome in a patient without recognized immunosuppressive condition. …”
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Patient education and follow-up units in Iran: A quality improvement project by Elham Almassi Ghaleh, Susan Jamshidi Farsani, Parastoo Ariamloo, Nasrin Mehrnoosh, Maryam Rassouli, Abbas Ebadi

Subjects: “…patient education; follow up; nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs); quality improvement; PDSA model…”
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Implementation of a sexual health clinic in an oncology setting: patient and provider perspectives by Andrew G. Matthew, Taylor Incze, Elisa Stragapede, Steven Guirguis, Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko, Dean S. Elterman

“…Abstract Background Sexual dysfunction is prevalent among cancer survivors, significantly impacting patient and partner quality of life. Despite this, sexual health clinics (SHCs) remain rare in cancer centres across Canada. …”
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Bullous Lupus: An Atypical Case of Refractory Disease in a Patient with Sulfa Allergy by Maria Salgado Guerrero, Oscar Mena Miranda, Ana B. Arevalo, Nevena Barjaktarovic, Barbara Mendez

“…Bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (BSLE) is a rare cutaneous autoimmune disorder characterized by rapid, widespread vesiculobullous lesions in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). BSLE can present as the initial manifestation of SLE and may be a marker of severe disease. …”
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Diagnosis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Patient Reaction and Adaptation—Case Study and Review of the Literature by Solomis Solomou, Maria Stavrou, Justin Marley

“…Depression is a common comorbid condition in patients with heart failure. Various tools can be used to screen for depression in patients with heart failure. …”
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Patient Preferences and Values in Decision Making for Migraines: A Systematic Literature Review by Xianpeng Xu, Qingjie Ji, Min Shen

“…To comprehensively summarize the evidence on the preferences and values of migraine patients. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Sino-Med, Chongqing VIP, and Wanfang Data for studies on the preferences and values of migraine patients. …”
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Herpes Simplex Type 1 Encephalitis Restricted to the Brainstem in a Pediatric Patient by Juliana Harumi Arita, Jaime Lin, Mirella Maccarini Peruchi, Marcelo Masruha Rodrigues, Luiz Celso Pereira Vilanova

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Refractory Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Patient with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis by Ara Darakjian, Ani B. Darakjian, Edward T. Chang, Macario Camacho

“…We report a case of obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with significant upper airway narrowing secondary to cervical DISH. …”
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Acute Viral Hepatitis-B in a COVID-19 Patient with Respiratory Failure by Seval SÖNMEZ YILDIRIM, Filiz KÜRKLÜ BOZKIR

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Primary Candida guilliermondii Infection of the Knee in a Patient without Predisposing Factors by Gun Woo Lee, Tae-Hun Kim, Jung-Hwan Son

“…It occurs as a result of accidental implantations of fungus during traumatic procedures, such as surgery, and is usually reported in patients with predisposing factors such as immunosuppression, malignancy, and drug abuse. …”
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Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Related to NSAID Use in a Patient with Ileorectal Anastomosis by Esere Nesiama, Letisha Mirembe, Kierra Weber, Sruthy Isaac, Deborah Trammell, Izi Obokhare

“…This report highlights small bowel occult bleeding related to NSAID use in a patient with a surgical history of robotic total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis completed 1 year prior. …”
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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Patient with Retinal Vasculitis and Crohn’s Disease by Lígia Figueiredo, Renata Rothwell, Arnaldo Brandão, Sofia Fonseca

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