The Outcome of Thoracentesis versus Chest Tube Placement for Hepatic Hydrothorax in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample by Ali Ridha, Yasir Al-Abboodi, Matthew Fasullo

“…The mortality in those who received a chest tube was two times higher than that in thoracentesis group with a P value of ≤0.001 (CI 1.43–312). …”
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Implementation of an Evidence-Based Exercise Program for Older Adults in South Florida by Richard C. Palmer, Anamica Batra, Chelsie Anderson, Timothy Page, Edgar Vieira, Laura Seff

“…However, challenges were encountered in ensuring that those who participated received a program dose that would lead to beneficial gains in functional fitness.…”
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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection among Current And Former Injection Drug Users within a Multidisciplinary Treatment Model at a Community Health Centre by Adam I Newman, Shelley Beckstead, David Beking, Susan Finch, Tina Knorr, Carol Lynch, Meredith MacKenzie, Daphne Mayer, Brenda Melles, Ron Shore

“…Regardless of virological outcome, patients who initiated treatment showed positive trends toward increased social and psychiatric stability, and decreases in high-risk behaviours. …”
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Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Patient: A Case Report by Richa Chandra, Gaurav Misra, Navneeta Bisht, Gopal Dutta, Sumit Khandelwal

“…Present case is of a 48-year-old male with situs inversus, dextrocardia without any other cardiopulmonary anomaly, and short stature who was electively operated on under the SS for chronic cholelithiasis electively. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Rechallenge with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma by A. A. Formozo, J. R. Gomes, R. A. Schmerling, A. C. Buzaid

“…In this study, we analyzed 22 patients with metastatic melanoma who had benefited from the first treatment with ipilimumab, but eventually had progressive disease. …”
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Evaluation of Extended Interval Dosing Aminoglycosides in the Morbidly Obese Population by Ashley L. Ross, Jennifer L. Tharp, Gerald R. Hobbs, Richard McKnight, Aaron Cumpston

“…We recommend caution when dosing aminoglycosides in morbidly obese patients who are of older age.…”
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Contraceptive Use among Basic School Pupils in Ghana: A Case Study of a Municipality by Fred Yao Gbagbo

“…Awareness and use are however more prevalent among junior high school pupils compared to those at the primary levels. Pupils who received contraceptive education from parents/guardians were, however, more likely to use modern contraceptives consistently than their counterparts who do not. …”
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Self-perception of stuttering: association with self-perception of hearing, fluency profile, and contextual aspects by Camila Eduarda Elias Silva, Denise Brandão de Oliveira Britto, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos

“…ABSTRACT Purpose This study investigated the association between self-perception of stuttering and self-perception of hearing, speech fluency profile, and contextual aspects in Brazilian adults who stutter. Methods Fifty-five adults who stutter (ages 18 to 58 years), speakers of Brazilian Portuguese speakers, participated in an observational study that included: (a) a clinical history survey to collect identification, sociodemographic, clinical, and assistance data; (b) the Brazil Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB); (c) a hearing self-perception questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale – SSQ, version 5.6); (d) self-perception of the impact of stuttering (Brazilian Portuguese version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering – Adults – OASES-A); and (e) an assessment of speech fluency (Fluency Profile Assessment Protocol -- PAPF). …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome by Nur Ezzaty Mohammad Kazmin, Lydia Kamaruzaman, Zhiqin Wong, Voon Ken Fong, Rozita Mohd, Ruslinda Mustafar

“…We report a case of 23-year-old army personnel who presented with persistent vomiting leading to severe hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis, and acute kidney injury resulting in cardiorespiratory arrest. …”
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Conditions Affecting the Performance of Peripheral Vein Cannulation during Hospital Placement: A Case Study by Monika Ravik, Anton Havnes, Ida Torunn Bjørk

“…A qualitative and descriptive case study design with two students in Norway practicing PVC during their clinical placement was conducted. One student who mastered the vein cannulation was compared with one student who did not. …”
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Chronic Benign CD8+ Proliferation: A Rare Affection that Can Mimic a Lymphoma Relapse by Marcela Osovská, Andrea Janíková, Leoš Křen, Andrea Marečková

“…It has been found repeatedly in patients who developed severe hypogammaglobulinemia after treatment with rituximab. …”
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Apport de la micro-usure dentaire à la reconstitution du régime alimentaire des anciens Pascuans by Caroline Polet, Céline Bourdon, Martine Vercauteren, Jean-Louis Slachmuylder

“…This study concerns the analysis of the dental microwear of 71 Easter Islanders who lived between the 13th and the 20th centuries and whose skeletons are housed in the Sebastian Englert Museum (Easter Island) as well as the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.The vestibular surface of the first and second permanent molars was examined by electron scanning microscope, at an enlargement of 178 times. …”
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Arterial Stiffness in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Anthracycline and Trastuzumab-Based Regimens by Özlem Yersal, Ufuk Eryilmaz, Hakan Akdam, Nezih Meydan, Sabri Barutca

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the arterial stiffness in breast cancer patients who are in the follow-up period after receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens with trastuzumab. …”
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The Establishment of Ramadan Principality by Fatma Akkuş Yiğit

“…Uc Ok Turcoman, constituting this state, were Turkish raider lords who served Mamluks from the beginning of the establishment. …”
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Kewaspadaan Terhadap Kanker pada Perempuan Keturunan Pasien Kanker Payudara by Boby Febri Krisdianto, Fitri Mailani

“… Genetic factors play an essential role in causing breast cancer, especially in children who have mothers with breast cancer. Such children possess a two times greater chance of suffering breast cancer. …”
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Neonatal surgery. Pediatric Hospital. Cienfuegos 2000-2003. by Jayce Díaz Díaz, Anabel Ledesma, Yanet Rojas Rodríguez

“…<strong>Fundament</strong>: In surgery the major percentage of deaths is related to the newborns who have to be operated, and among them, congenital malformations are one of the first causes of deaths all over the world. …”
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Caregivers’ experiences: major challenges families’ face in caring for people with chronic illnesses in Ethiopia by Kaleab Fikre

“…Chronic illnesses have become a significant global health threat, particularly to families who often bear the caring burden. This article details the major challenges families experience in caring for people with chronic illnesses in Ethiopia. …”
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Comparison of Predicted Exercise Capacity Equations and the Effect of Actual versus Ideal Body Weight among Subjects Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing by H. Reza Ahmadian, Joseph J. Sclafani, Ethan E. Emmons, Michael J. Morris, Kenneth M. Leclerc, Ahmad M. Slim

“…This is a retrospective chart review of patients who were predominantly in active military duty with complaints of dyspnea or exercise tolerance and who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) from 2007 to 2009. …”
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Computed Tomography Features of Incidentally Detected Diffuse Thyroid Disease by Myung Ho Rho, Dong Wook Kim

“…This study aimed to evaluate the CT features of incidentally detected DTD in the patients who underwent thyroidectomy and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CT diagnosis. …”
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Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers by Paolo Lentini, Massimo de Cal, Anna Clementi, Angela D'Angelo, Claudio Ronco

“…Among septic patients, subjects who developed AKI showed significant higher levels of NGAL and AOPP (P=0.0425) and BNP (P=0.0327). …”
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