Acute Liver Failure Caused by ‘Fat Burners’ and Dietary Supplements: A Case Report and Literature Review by Y Radha Krishna, V Mittal, P Grewal, MI Fiel, T Schiano

“…Until these products are more closely regulated and their advertising better scrutinized, physicians and patients should become more familiar with herbal products that are commonly used as weight loss supplements and recognize those that are potentially harmful.…”
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“I’m Seeing Dead People”: A Case Report on Salicylate Poisoning in a Patient with Hallucinations by Jessica Meyers, Sean McCormick, Phillip D. Levy, Michael J. Twiner

“…Conclusion: This case serves as a reminder for physicians to have a high index of suspicion for chronic toxicities including salicylates in patients who present as acute psychosis or altered mental status of unknown etiology.…”
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Prognosis of Elderly Japanese Patients Aged ≥80 Years Undergoing Hemodialysis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Hiromi Murasawa, Itsuto Hamano, Ayumu Kusaka, Takuma Narita, Masaaki Oikawa, Daisuke Noro, Kazuhisa Hagiwara, Hirofumi Ishimura, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama

“…Estimates of prognosis and prognostic factors may provide useful information for physicians as well as elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease.…”
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The Characteristics and Clinical Analysis of Lorenz Plot of Neonatal Atrial Tachycardia by Fei Zheng, Tingting Yu, Xin Wei, Jie Wen, Hualian Li

“…Conclusions The analysis of distinct LP patterns allowed for the identification and classification of neonatal atrial tachycardia, which could improve the diagnostic efficiency of neonatal atrial tachycardia and assist clinical physicians in making better management strategies based on the type of atrial tachycardia.…”
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A Rare Complication of Radiofrequency Tonsil Ablation: Horner Syndrome by Cuneyt Kucur, Isa Ozbay, Fatih Oghan, Nadir Yildirim, Zuhal Zeybek Sivas, Sibel Canbaz Kabay

“…These unusual complications of tonsil ablation may help ENT physicians who do not yet have a preferred surgical technique for tonsillectomy to make an informed decision. …”
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Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Growth Hormone Deficiency in India by Mathew John, Ekaterina Koledova, Kanakatte Mylariah Prasanna Kumar, Harshal Chaudhari

“…Education and awareness about growth disorders among parents, regular training for physicians, and more emphasis on using the Indian growth charts for growth monitoring would help improve the diagnosis and treatment of children with GHD. …”
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Imaging Software-Based Sarcopenia Assessment in Gastroenterology: Evolution and Clinical Meaning by Giovanni Marasco, Sinan Sadalla, Giulio Vara, Rita Golfieri, Davide Festi, Antonio Colecchia, Matteo Renzulli

“…Even if further studies are needed to validate proper cut-offs for each clinical endpoint, physicians are invited to consider the assessment of sarcopenia in the work-up of patients with chronic liver disease.…”
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Painful Hip Leading to the Diagnosis of MEN 2B Syndrome by Mehtab Ahmad, Imran Rizvi, Amit Jain, Noorin Zaidi

“…SCFE can sometimes be the presenting feature of MEN 2B syndrome. Physicians should keep this in mind as it can lead to early diagnosis of a potentially lethal illness.…”
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Undigested Pills in Stool Mimicking Parasitic Infection by Fazia Mir, Ilyas Achakzai, Jamal A. Ibdah, Veysel Tahan

“…The undigested pills may pose a cause of concern for both patients and physicians alike, as demonstrated in this case report, because they can mimic a parasitic infection. …”
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Novel delivery systems for phages and lysins in the topical management of wound infections: a narrative review by Pan Yang, Jing Li, Xiumei Ma, Nan Hu, Zhangyong Song, Bin Chen, Shizhu Li

“…Currently, multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial wound infections (WIs) are an extremely challenging clinical problem for physicians. Recently, compared to traditional single liquid delivery drugs, the study of five novel drug delivery systems (i.e., hydrogel, liposomes, electrospun fibers, nanoparticles and nanoemulsion) for phages and their encoded lysins in WI management has become a hot topic. …”
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Rapidly Progressing Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report and a Possible Explanation by Ádám Jóna, Gábor Irsai, Sándor Barna, Gábor Méhes, Árpád Illés, László Váróczy

“…A 66-year-old male patient was refractory for first-line doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastin, dacarbazine (ABVD) treatment with persistent disease; therefore physicians changed treatment for dexamethasone, cytarabine, and cisplatin (DHAP) and later ifosfamide, gemcitabine, and vinorelbine (IGEV) regimen. …”
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Cupping Therapy May be Harmful for Eczema: A PubMed Search by Kam Lun E. Hon, David Chi Kong Luk, Kin Fon Leong, Alexander K. C. Leung

“…Extreme alternative therapy seems not to be efficacious and may even be associated with serious undesirable sequelae. Physicians should be aware of various alternative treatment modalities and be prepared to offer evidence-based advice to the patients with eczema and their families.…”
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Breast Cancer Detection Using Ensemble Classifiers for Accuracy Improvement by Mahboubeh Shamsi, Mohadaseh Karimian, Marziyeh Karimian

“…The results of this study show that according to the ensemble classifier methods using data mining algorithms on the prepared database, new systems can be designed to help physicians that facilitate treatment processes.…”
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Unveiling GPT-4V's hidden challenges behind high accuracy on USMLE questions: Observational Study by Zhichao Yang, Zonghai Yao, Mahbuba Tasmin, Parth Vashisht, Won Seok Jang, Feiyun Ouyang, Beining Wang, David McManus, Dan Berlowitz, Hong Yu

“… BackgroundRecent advancements in artificial intelligence, such as GPT-3.5 Turbo (OpenAI) and GPT-4, have demonstrated significant potential by achieving good scores on text-only United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) exams and effectively answering questions from physicians. However, the ability of these models to interpret medical images remains underexplored. …”
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A Methodological Strategy for the Family Health Course in General Internal Medicine Residency by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, María Aurelia San Juan Bosch

“…When dealing particularly with family medicine it must be ensured that physicians are always getting a better clinical approach to the management of families, since this is one of the key areas that have been identified as problematic in professional practices. …”
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A Patient with Advanced Gastric Cancer Presenting with Extremely Large Uterine Fibroid Tumor by Kwang-Kuk Park, Song-I Yang

“…When a large pelvic or ovarian mass is detected in gastrointestinal malignancy patients, physicians try to exclude the presence of a Krukenberg tumor. …”
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Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and Anticoagulation Treatment of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy by Man C, An Y, Wang GX, Mao EQ, Ma L

“…We believe that further insights into the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced coagulopathy will help physicians evaluate patient conditions effectively, leading to advanced early recognition and better decision-making in the treatment of sepsis.Keywords: sepsis, coagulopathy, endotheliopathy, immunothrombosis, thromboinflammation, anticoagulant…”
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The Application of Convolutional Neural Network Combined with Fuzzy Algorithm in Colorectal Endoscopy for Tumor Assessment by Te-Jen Su, Feng-Chun Lee, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Fu-Xiang Ke, Shih-Ming Wang, Ming-Chih Huang

“…The proposed method will help physicians in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and treatment decisions.…”
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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in a High School Soccer Player by James J. Bresnahan, William L. Hennrikus

“…If left untreated, those who continue to compete at high levels may experience debilitating leg pain. Physicians may have difficulty differentiating CECS from other syndromes of the lower leg such as medial tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures, and popliteal artery entrapment. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Men and Women following Total Knee Arthroplasty with a High-Flex Knee: No Clinical Effect of Gender by Jeffrey M. Nassif, William S. Pietrzak

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