Implementation of a rapid host-protein diagnostic test for distinguishing bacterial and viral infections in adults presenting to urgent care centers: a pragmatic cohort study by Boaz Kalmovich, Daniella Rahamim-Cohen, Ilan Yehoshua, Sara Kivity, Noam Orvieto, Shirley Shapiro Ben David

“…MMBV indicated 629/3262 (19.3%) cases of potentially unwarranted antibiotics, of which physicians avoided prescriptions in 397/629 (63.1%). …”
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Is ChatGPT an Accurate and Reliable Source of Information for Patients with Vaccine and Statin Hesitancy? by Cundullah TORUN, Abdurrahman SARMIS, Aytekin OGUZ

“…The mean scores of physicians were 3.73+-0.51 for vaccination and 3.58+-0.61 for statin use. …”
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Clock-Drawing in Neurological Disorders by Gerald Dal Pan, Yaakov Stern, Mary Sano, Richard Mayeux

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Asthma in Primary Care: Making Guidelines Work by Wayne Putnam, Fred Burge, Sue Tatemichi, Peter Twohig

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the views of family physicians regarding selected asthma recommendations from a Canadian practice guideline and the supporting evidence, and to identify issues needing further development if family physicians are to find guideline recommendations to be truly useful clinical tools.…”
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Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Optimal Use of Etravirine in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults by Marianne Harris, Jonathan B Angel, Jean-Guy Baril, Anita Rachlis, Benoit Trottier

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A group of five Canadian physicians with significant experience in HIV management was convened. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis with Splenic Infarction as Early Postoperative Complication following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Aleksandr Kalabin, Vishnu R. Mani, Ankita Mishra, Hector Depaz, Leaque Ahmed

“…Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is performed now more than ever making it imperative for physicians and surgeons to recognize both the common and the uncommon risks and complications associated with it. …”
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Practice Patterns of Graduates of a Rural Emergency Medicine Training Program by Dylan S. Kellogg, Miriam S. Teixeira, Michael Witt

“…Introduction: Rural communities continue to face a shortage of emergency physicians despite the growing number of emergency medicine (EM) residencies. …”
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Meta-analyses of mouse and human prostate single-cell transcriptomes reveal widespread epithelial plasticity in tissue regression, regeneration, and cancer by Luis Aparicio, Laura Crowley, John R. Christin, Caroline J. Laplaca, Hanina Hibshoosh, Raul Rabadan, Michael M. Shen

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Optimal Use of Raltegravir (Isentress®) in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults – Canadian Consensus Guidelines by Anita Rachlis, Jonathan B Angel, Marianne Harris, Stephen D Shafran, Rachel Therrien, Cécile Tremblay, Mark A Wainberg

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A meeting of a Canadian group with significant experience and knowledge in HIV management, consisting of five physicians, a pharmacist and an AIDS researcher, was convened. …”
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Synovial sarcoma: A radiologic case report by Neenu Kuruvilla, MD, Brandon Thinh Duc Dang, MD, Joseph Dobtsis, MD

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A modified Delphi approach to nurturing professionalism in postgraduate medical education in Singapore by Yao Hao Teo, Tan Ying Peh, Ahmad Bin Hanifah Marican Abdurrahman, Alexia Sze Inn Lee, Min Chiam, Warren Fong, Limin Wijaya, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Introduction: Nurturing professional identities instils behavioural standards of physicians, and this in turn facilitates consistent professional attitudes, practice and patient care. …”
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Eliciting and Understanding Primary Care and Specialist Mental Models of Cirrhosis Care: A Cognitive Task Analysis Study by Tanya Barber, Lynn Toon, Puneeta Tandon, Lee A. Green

“…Results. Family physicians do not maintain rich mental models of cirrhosis care. …”
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O.J. Zharinov, V.O. Kuts, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.P. Verezhnikova, L.O. Tkachenko, N.O. Lifantyeva, N.V. Ponych, N.B. Ivanyuk, N.Yu. Vasilyeva by O.J. Zharinov, V.O. Kuts, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.P. Verezhnikova, L.O. Tkachenko, N.O. Lifantyeva, N.V. Ponych, N.B. Ivanyuk, N.Yu. Vasilyeva

“…The article devoted to the 40-years anniversary of the Functional Diagnostics department of Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, reviews achievements, problems and perspectives of the postgraduate education of the functional diagnostics physicians. It emphasizes the need to improve the legislative base, to modernize the functional diagnostics system in Ukraine and improve the quality of training of the related specialties’ physicians, taking into account the experience of European countries.…”
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Managing cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saudi Arabia: what are the current practices? by Rayan A. Siraj, Ahmed M. Alrajeh, Mushabbab A. Alahmari, Fahad H. Alahmadi, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Saeed M. Alghamdi, Turki M. Alanazi, Abdullah Alruwaili, Saleh S. Algarni, Abdulrhman S. Alghamdi, Tawah H. Alsindi, Mohammed M. Alyami, Faisal A. Alshehri, Talal Alshammari, Rehab Alhasani, Khalid Alrashed, Nawaf E. Sabir, Ataa F. Mesbah

“…This study aimed to investigate current practices and perceptions of physicians in Saudi Arabia regarding the recognition and management of cognitive impairment in COPD patients.Methods An online cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed between March and October 2023 to physicians in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Urologic Problems in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome by Victoria R. Staiman, Franklin C. Lowe

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Chronic Pain in Children: A Look at the Referral Process to a Pediatric Pain Clinic by Giovanni Cucchiaro, Jennifer Schwartz, Alec Hutchason, Beatriz Ornelas

“…Data were obtained from referring physicians and medical records and during an interview with patients and their parents by physicians and a psychologist. …”
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Asystole after Orthotopic Lung Transplantation: Examining the Interaction of Cardiac Denervation and Dexmedetomidine by Christopher Allen-John Webb, Paul David Weyker, Brigid Colleen Flynn

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E-mail Communication in the Management of Gastroenterology Patients: A Review by Ian Plener, Andrew Hayward, Fred Saibil

“…From a practical standpoint, the use of e-mail between physicians and patients can complement the self-management model.…”
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Prenatal and Postnatal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure, Airway Hyperreactivity, and Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Function in Sensitized Mouse Offspring by Sophie Chu, Hanjie Zhang, Christina Maher, Jacob D. McDonald, Xiang Zhang, Shuk-Mei Ho, Beizhan Yan, Steven Chillrud, Frederica Perera, Phillip Factor, Rachel L. Miller

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Changes in Testing and Treatment Methods in Osteoporosis Care by Takashi Nagai, Koji Ishikawa, Koki Tsuchiya, Soji Tani, Yusuke Dodo, Yusuke Oshita, Keizo Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Kawate, Yoshifumi Kudo

“…The target population included physicians working in clinics and hospitals within our neighbourhood. …”
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