Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound Training Programme: Experience from the University Hospital Hradec Králové by Petr Grenar, Jiří Nový, Karel Mědílek, Martin Jakl

“…Point-of-care ultrasound examinations performed by physicians of different specialties are a rapidly growing phenomenon, which has led to a worldwide effort to create a standardised approach to ultrasound examination training. …”
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Willingness to Adopt Telemedicine in Major Iraqi Hospitals: A Pilot Study by Mohd Khanapi Abd Ghani, Mustafa Musa Jaber

“…The Iraqi healthcare services are struggling to regain their lost momentum. Many physicians and nurses left Iraq because of the current situation in the country. …”
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Intranasally administrated fusion-inhibitory lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice and enable long-term protective immunity by Said Mougari, Valérie Favède, Camilla Predella, Olivier Reynard, Stephanie Durand, Magalie Mazelier, Edoardo Pizzioli, Didier Decimo, Francesca T. Bovier, Lauren M. Lapsley, Candace Castagna, Nicole A. P. Lieberman, Guillaume Noel, Cyrille Mathieu, Bernard Malissen, Thomas Briese, Alexander L. Greninger, Christopher A. Alabi, N. Valerio Dorrello, Stéphane Marot, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Ana Zarubica, Anne Moscona, Matteo Porotto, Branka Horvat

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Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability by Daisuke Son, Kazuoki Inoue, Minako Kamimoto, Shin‐ichi Taniguchi

“…Negative capability or tolerance for uncertainty is important for primary care physicians. The 2022 edition of the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education also states that the content of professionalism is to “keep thinking about unanswerable questions.”…”
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Workup and Management of Persistent Neuralgia following Nerve Block by Paul David Weyker, Christopher Allen-John Webb, Thoha M. Pham

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Zhýralci a psychopati Trestání homosexuality za první republiky a česká medicína by Jan Seidl

“…At the same time, some reform-minded physicians actively participated in efforts to repeal the general criminalization of homosexuality in the Czechoslovak law - in this respect, however, their efforts were not crowned with success. …”
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Do we need a new educational standard for higher medical education? by Felix A. Blyakhman, Valery A. Teleshev

“…The authors strongly argue that the role of fundamental knowledge in the course of physicians’ training is evidently underestimated. This paper addresses to a wide readership auditory, and its aim is an invitation for a comprehensive discussion of the future of higher medical education.…”
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Association of a multiplex immune marker panel with incident cognitive impairment and dementia: The Northern Manhattan Study by Mohammad Abdurrehman Sheikh, Michelle P. Moon, Clinton B. Wright, Jose Gutierrez, Minghua Liu, Tatjana Rundek, Ken Cheung, Mady Hornig, Mitchell S.V. Elkind

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Comparative Study of Heavy Metals in Soil and Selected Medicinal Plants by Afzal Shah, Abdul Niaz, Nazeef Ullah, Ali Rehman, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Zakir, Muhammad Suleman Khan

“…These medicinal plants are extensively used as traditional medicine for treatment of various ailments by local physicians in the area from where these plants were collected. …”
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Otology/Neurotology recommendations – Choosing Wisely campaign by Andrew K. Ma, Julian Nedzelski, Joseph Chen, Trung Le, Paul Mick, Jane Lea, David Morris, Margaret Aron, Sumit Agrawal, Lorne Parnes, Tamara Mijovic, Vincent Lin, Otology/Neurotology subspecialty group of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

“…Abstract The Choosing Wisely Canada Campaign aims to raise awareness amongst physicians and patients regarding unnecessary tests and treatment. …”
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Impact of bedaquiline resistance probability on treatment decision for rifampicin-resistant TB by T.P.H. Trang, R. Kessels, T. Decroo, A. Van Rie

“…CONCLUSION: Given the uncertainty of genotype-phenotype associations, physicians valued prBDQ R for BDQ decision-making in rifampicin-resistant TB treatment.…”
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Host Defence to Pulmonary Mycosis by Christopher H Mody, Peter W Warren

“…OBJECTIVE: To provide a basic understanding of the mechanisms of host defense to pathogenic fungi. This will help physicians understand why some patients are predisposed to fungal infections and update basic scientists on how microbial immunology applies to fungal disease.…”
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The SISAP: A New Screening Instrument for Identifying Potential Opioid Abusers in the Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Within General Medical Practice by Robert B Coambs, Josée L Jarry, Anusha C Santhiapillai, Rixi V Abrahamsohn, Cristina M Atance

“…BACKGROUND: Many physicians are overly cautious about prescribing opioids for chronic pain because of fears of iatrogenic addiction. …”
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The role of self-efficacy in the relationship between discrimination and health care utilization among college students in the United States by Klaus E Cavalhieri, Kathleen Chwalisz, Tawanda M Greer

“…Results: Self-efficacy to communicate with physicians was a significant direct predictor of health care utilization (t = 2.965, P = .003), although experiences of discrimination were not. …”

Bowel Obstruction due to Migration of an Intragastric Balloon Necessitating Surgical Removal before Completion of the Recommended 6 Months by Seyed Morteza Mousavi Naeini, Mahdi Sheikh

“…Physicians must also improve their knowledge of how to approach these patients to avoid life-threatening complications caused by these modalities.…”
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Retrospective Study of 12 Cases by Kaouthar Abouelbaqua, Houssam Rebahi, Nisrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib

“…Conclusion: In HG, thiamin rapidly depletes which can lead to WE with adverse outcomes for the mother and fetus. Therefore, physicians must be vigilant in detecting early signs of WE to promptly provide a high dose of thiamin with targeted multimodal therapies as this could be lifesaving.…”
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Parotitis as an Initial Symptom of Kawasaki Disease by Koji Yokoyama

“…The data presented herein suggest that physicians should be aware that nonsuppurative parotitis is a possible manifestation of KD.…”
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An Educational Forum to Engage Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Residents in Resource Stewardship Modelled after the Choosing Wisely Campaign by Derek R MacFadden, Wayne L Gold, Ibrahim Al-Busaidi, Jeffrey D Craig, Dan Petrescu, Ilana S Saltzman, Jerome A Leis

“…Resource stewardship is increasingly becoming an expected competency of physicians. The Choosing Wisely framework was used to introduce resource stewardship at a national educational retreat for infectious disease and microbiology residents.…”
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