Severe Intraperitoneal Haemorrhage following Suprapubic Catheter Insertion in a Patient Treated with Iloprost by R. A. J. Spence, A. Thwaini, Aidan O’Brien

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Robotic Subtotal Cholecystectomy in a Geriatric Acute Care Surgery Patient with Super Obesity by Diane Bronikowski, Dominic Lombardo, Connie DeLa’O, Nova Szoka

“…Unique challenges exist with conventional laparoscopic operations in patients with super obesity (BMI>50). Limited literature is available regarding use of the robotic platform to treat patients with super obesity or acute care surgery patients. …”
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Decreased Clostridium Abundance after Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Gut Microbiota of a Patient with Schizophrenia by Misako Kanayama, Maiko Hayashida, Sadayuki Hashioka, Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, Masatoshi Inagaki

“…We observed a change in the gut microbiota of a patient with schizophrenia after administering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). …”
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Understanding the use of patient-reported data by health care insurers: A scoping review. by Anne Neubert, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Armin Lucevic, Milena Pavlova, László Gulácsi, Petra Baji, Niek Klazinga, Dionne Kringos

“…<h4>Background</h4>Patient-reported data are widely used for many purposes by different actors within a health system. …”
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Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery by Christopher P. Irwin, Joo B. Lee, Andrew Kim, Ijagha Eme, Christina Schofield, George Mount

“…We report a case of mesenteric panniculitis presenting as fever of unknown etiology in a patient with history of abdominal surgery.…”
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Pleuroperitoneal Leak: An Unusual Cause of Acute Shortness of Breath in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient by D. P. Ramaema, P. Mpikashe

“…It should be suspected in these patients when they present with recurrent unilateral pleural effusions and/or acute shortness of breath following dialysate infusion. …”
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Acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in young patient with Bardet – Biedl syndrome by I.M. Sichkaruk, O.V. Khrystyuk, M.Ye. Romaniv, O.A. Vasylkova, O.S. Kargol, M.M. Pavelko, A.V. Yagensky

“…Acute myocardial infarction (MI) with ST segment elevation (STEMI) remains one of the most common causes of death in patients with coronary artery disease. The number of STEMIs among men aged 25–50 years has been rising in recent years. …”
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A Case of Mixed Infections in a Patient Presenting with Acute Febrile Illness in the Tropics by L. S. Yong, K. C. Koh

“…Concurrent infections with more than one etiological agent can result in an illness with overlapping symptoms, resulting in a situation where the diagnosis and management of such a patient could be challenging. We report a case of vivax malaria in a patient who was also serologically positive for leptospirosis and dengue.…”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Gastric Amyloidosis in a Patient with Smoldering Multiple Myeloma by Mihajlo Gjeorgjievski, Treta Purohit, Mitual B. Amin, Paul J. Kurtin, Mitchell S. Cappell

“…Amyloidosis is a common complication of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), and multiple myeloma (MM). …”
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Transportation considerations in underserved patient populations receiving multidisciplinary head and neck cancer care by Luke Stanisce, Donald H Solomon, Liam O'Neill, Nadir Ahmad, Brian Swendseid, Gregory J Kubicek, Yekaterina Koshkareva

“…BackgroundUnderinsured patients with advanced head and neck cancer experience worse outcomes compared to their well-insured peers.MethodsRetrospective logistic regression analysis testing associations between demographic, geospatial, transportation, disease, and treatment factors in 50 government insured or uninsured patients receiving curative-intent, multidisciplinary cancer care.ResultsForty percent of patients missed at least one treatment or surveillance appointment within the first year. …”
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A novel breath pattern model and analysis to minimize patient discomfort in medical ventilators by M. Deepa, R. Vidhyapriya, A. S. Raagul

“…It was observed that the above waveforms tend to add to the discomfort level of patients due to the presence of jerks in derivatives of pressure/flow variations; the pressure/flow variation of air and oxygen mixture should be smooth so that the patient discomfort is kept at a minimal level. …”
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Left-Deviating Prism Adaptation in Left Neglect Patient: Reflexions on a Negative Result by Jacques Luauté, Sophie Jacquin-Courtois, Jacinta O'Shea, Laure Christophe, Gilles Rode, Dominique Boisson, Yves Rossetti

“…Adaptation to right-deviating prisms is a promising intervention for the rehabilitation of patients with left spatial neglect. In order to test the lateral specificity of prism adaptation on left neglect, the present study evaluated the effect of left-deviating prism on straight-ahead pointing movements and on several classical neuropsychological tests in a group of five right brain-damaged patients with left spatial neglect. …”
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Understanding the connection between hospital goals and patient and family engagement: A scoping review. by Umair Majid, Carolyn Steele Gray, Marianne Saragosa, Pia Kontos, Kerry Kuluski

“…The person-centered care movement has influenced hospitals to make patient and family engagement (PE) an explicit commitment in their strategic plans. …”
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Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma: Rare Case Report in an Elderly Patient and Brief Review of Literature by Kanish Mirchia, Rana Naous

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Myoglobin Cast Nephropathy Diagnosed on Renal Biopsy in a Patient Treated for Malarial Infection by Ramya Varadarajan, Ashmi Patel, Haneen Salah, Neil Sutaria, Roberto Barrios, Luan Truong, Lillian Gaber, Ziad M. El-Zaatari

“…Two days later, the patient was found to have rhabdomyolysis, resulting in a renal biopsy that showed myoglobin cast nephropathy. …”
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New Horizon of Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease: AFR in a Complex Cyanotic Patient by Zahra Khajali, Homa Ghaderian, Ata Firoozi, Zahra Hosseini, Maryam Aliramezany

“…In this paper, we described one adult patient with DILV and severe left AV (atrioventricular valve) stenosis who is managed with a novel palliative intervention; it means AFR (atrial flow regulator) device implantation for the first time.…”
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Patient Factors Predicting Weight Loss after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Linda Sillén, Ellen Andersson

“…Material and Methods. 281 patients subjected to RYGB between January 2006 and June 2012 were included. …”
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Incidentally Detected Kaposi Sarcoma of Adrenal Gland with Anaplastic Features in an HIV Negative Patient by Zeliha Esin Celik, Murat Celik, Erdem Sen, Hakan Cebeci, Ozlem Ata, Cagdas Yavas

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of anaplastic primary adrenal KS without mucocutaneous involvement but subsequently developed other side adrenal metastases in an HIV negative patient.…”
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B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with chronic hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia by V. S. Adonyeva, Ye. A. Kolodyazhnaya, A. B. Bochkarev

“…Presented case shows development of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with long-term infection of hepatitis C virus and autoimmune disorders, i.e. mixed cryoglobulinemia. …”
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Coprophagia in an 8-Year-Old Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Aleksandra Bacewicz, Katherine Martin

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