Examination of Depression Levels in Individuals Aged 65 and Over by Rukuye Aylaz, Nuri Yıldırım, Fidan Balkaya

“…It is recommended that the individuals with high depression scores be directed to a physician, social support networks should be strengthened, and the elderly should be encouraged to engage in activities appropriate to their capacity.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Patient with Multiple Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Holistic medicine will try to see the diseases as a whole, as symptoms of a more fundamental imbalance in the state of being. The holistic physician must help the patient to recover existence and a good relationship with self. …”
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Utilization of Electronic Medical Records and Service Delivery at Medicus Health Care Kabale Municipality. by Kukunda, Tash

“…The findings revealed the types of electronic medical records kept at MHC for example; the Physician Order Entry, Administrative records, Laboratory records Out-patient and inpatient electronic records, and Pharmacy records. …”
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Epidemiology and Management of Actinic Keratosis in France: A General Population Survey (REAKT) by Brigitte Dréno, Pierre Lévy, Gregory Caillet, Chantal Touboul, Jean-Michel Joubert, Jean-Michel Amici

“…Participants who reported AK lesions diagnosed by a physician were eligible. The study questionnaire collected data on demographics, lesion characteristics, Fitzpatrick phototype, diagnosis, and treatments. …”
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Exploring the most important factors related to self-perceived health among older men in Sweden: a cross-sectional study using machine learning by David C Currow, Magnus Per Ekström, Max Olsson

“…An extreme gradient-boosting model was trained to classify self-perceived health as better (rated: excellent or very good) or worse (rated: fair or poor) using self-reported data on 19 prevalent physician-diagnosed health conditions, intensity of 9 symptoms and 9 demographic and lifestyle factors. …”
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Discontinuation of Hemodialysis in a Patient with Anti-GBM Disease by the Treatment with Corticosteroids and Plasmapheresis despite Several Predictors for Dialysis-Dependence by Yoshihide Fujigaki, Chikayuki Morimoto, Risa Iino, Kei Taniguchi, Yosuke Kawamorita, Shinichiro Asakawa, Daigo Toyoki, Shinako Miyano, Wataru Fujii, Tatsuru Ota, Shigeru Shibata, Shunya Uchida

“…Kidney biopsy after initiation of hemodialysis confirmed anti-GBM disease with 86.3% crescent formation. Physician should keep in mind that active anti-GBM disease shows even high procalcitonin value in the absence of infection. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

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Ten Cases of Biopsy-Proven Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis: Report from a Single Center in a Rural Area from 2008 to 2021 by Kei Nagai, Tsuyoshi Tsukada, Akiko Sakata, Atsushi Ueda

“…A teenage male patient developed fever and cough on day X-61 and was found to have normal renal function and positive C-reactive protein (CRP) by his primary care physician. On day X-20, he presented with cough and nasal discharge in addition to low-grade fever, and his doctor noted renal dysfunction with serum creatinine of 2.12 mg/dL, negative urine occult blood, and positive urine glucose. …”
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Gastroduodenal Obstruction Secondary to Pica-associated Bezoar: A Case Report by Mariam Attia, Ashley A. Lavoie-Forrest, Phoebe Langius, Leon Melnitsky, Sandra Lopez, Eric Boccio

“…Given the patient’s known history of iron-deficiency anemia, the emergency physician inquired about ingestion of non-nutritive substances to which the patient replied that she had been consuming cotton foam. …”
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Gambaran Penerapan Kode Etik Kedokteran Indonesia pada Dokter Umum di Puskesmas di Kota Padang by Rieke Arya Putri, Rahmatina B. Herman, Yulistini .

“…<br />Kata kunci: refleksi KODEKI, malpraktek, kelalaian medis</p><p> </p><p>Abstract<br />The Indonesian Medical Code of Ethics is a reference of moral values for Indonesian physician applied in their day-to-day practice. Medical negligence or malpractice had been reported 182 cases from 2006-2012 around Indonesia. …”
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Patient and provider experiences with active surveillance: A scoping review. by Claire Kim, Frances C Wright, Nicole J Look Hong, Gary Groot, Lucy Helyer, Pamela Meiers, May Lynn Quan, Robin Urquhart, Rebecca Warburton, Anna R Gagliardi

“…The most influential determinant of initiating AS was physician recommendation. Others included higher socioeconomic status, smaller tumor size, comorbid disease, older age, and preference to avoid adverse treatment effects. …”
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Improvement of Mouth Functional Disability in Systemic Sclerosis Patients over One Year in a Trial of Fat Transplantation versus Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells by Maria Giuseppina Onesti, Paolo Fioramonti, Sara Carella, Pasquale Fino, Cinzia Marchese, Nicolò Scuderi

“…In order to evaluate compliance and physician and patient satisfaction, we employed a Questionnaire of Satisfaction and the Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) performed before starting study and 1 year after the last treatment. …”
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Results of multicenter observation study on application of international questionnaire GerdQ for diagnostics of gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. O. Kaybysheva, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, M. Yu. Konkov, I. V. Mayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Assessment of sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire GerdQ for diagnostics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in everyday practice of primary healthcare level physician in the Russian Federation.Material and methods. …”
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Procedural Pediatric Sedation by Nurses: Available, Competent, and Safe by Laetiscia Lavoie, Catherine Vezina, Emilie Paul-Savoie, Claude Cyr, Sylvie Lafrenaye

“…Sedation and/or analgesia are standard of care for pediatric patients during painful intervention or medical imaging requiring immobility. Physician availability is frequently insufficient to allow for all procedural sedation. …”
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Visibility Enhancement of Lesion Regions in Chest X-Ray Images With Image Fidelity Preservation by Ryoichi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Yuzawa, Taiki Fukiage, Masataka Kagesawa, Toru Watsuji, Takeshi Oishi

“…X-ray image enhancement can aid a physician&#x2019;s diagnosis by improving lesion visibility. …”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

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Cross-referencing French hematology teams’ knowledge and perception of end-of-life situations: a national mixed-methods survey by Chloé Prod’homme, Côme Bommier, Laurène Fenwarth, Stephane Moreau, Alice Polomeni

“…Training in palliative care was the main driver of knowledge (p = 0.004), as well as being a physician (p < 0.001). We found that the opinions of healthcare professionals regarding the legalization of medical assistance in dying in France were diverse and well-founded. …”
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Mild Clinical Course of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Infection in an Elderly Japanese Patient by Yuko Ohagi, Shinobu Tamura, Chiaki Nakamoto, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Masayuki Saijo, Masayuki Shimojima, Yoshio Nakano, Tokuzo Fujimoto

“…Because these symptoms continued, she visited a primary care physician 6 days after the onset. Laboratory data revealed thrombocytopenia, leukocytopenia, and elevated liver enzymes. …”
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BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel and Clinical Usefulness: A Systematic Review by Niti Gor, Devesh Joshi

“…This tool proves valuable for antibiotic stewardship, aiding in the cessation of unnecessary antibiotic use. Increased physician awareness and proper utilization are crucial for maximizing the potential benefits of the BioFire BCID panel.…”
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Patient autonomy and metabolic bariatric surgery: an empirical perspective by Shelly Kamin-Friedman, Nili Karako-Eyal, Galya Hildesheimer

“…Legally and ethically, physicians should obtain the patient’s voluntary and informed consent before proceeding with the surgery. …”
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