Characteristics of exposure to radioactive iodine during a nuclear incident by Zaletel Katja, Mihovec Anamarija, Gaberscek Simona

“…Among them is iodine-131, with a half-life of 8.02 days, which emits β radiation. For decades, it has been effectively and safely used in medicine. …”
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Efficacy of Manual Hemostasis for Percutaneous Axillary Artery Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Removal by Rajiv Tayal, Michael DiVita, Christoph W. Sossou, Alexis K. Okoh, Kelly Stelling, James M. McCabe, Amir Kaki, Najam Wasty, David A. Baran

“…The median duration of IABP implantation was 12 days (range 1–54 days). Median compression time was 20 minutes (range 5–60 minutes). …”
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Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge‐to‐Edge Repair in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Single‐Center Observational Stu... by Jan‐Hendrik Schipper, Anne‐Sophie Sommer, Richard Julius Nies, Clemens Metze, Max Maria Meertens, Jonas Wörmann, Sebastian Dittrich, Jan‐Hendrik van den Bruck, Arian Sultan, Jakob Lüker, Daniel Steven, Christopher Hohmann, Roman Pfister, Stephan Baldus, Ingo Eitel, Christian Frerker, Tobias Schmidt

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Deltopectoral approach without subscapularis detachment for reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Technique and results of a safe and reproducible subscapularis-sparing approach by Adrien Jacquot, MD, MSc, Thomas Cuinet, MD, Lisa Peduzzi, MD, Patrice Wong, MD, Marc-Olivier Gauci, MD, PhD, Julien Uhring, MD

“…Eighty percent of the patients could return home, with a mean hospital stay of 1.8 days. Conclusion: The AMS approach is a safe and reproducible technique. …”
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Prolonged ICU Stay in Severe and Critically-Ill COVID-19 Patients Who Received Convalescent Plasma Therapy by Bambang Pujo Semedi, Nadya Noor Ramadhania, Betty Agustina Tambunan, Siprianus Ugroseno Yudho Bintoro, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa

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A Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Evaluation of Two Brands of Enalapril 20 mg Tablets in Healthy Human Volunteers by Wael Abu Dayyih, Mohammed Hamad, Ahmad Abu Awwad, Eyad Mallah, Zainab Zakarya, Alice Abu Dayyih, Tawfiq Arafat

“…Antihyperglycemic sitagliptin was used as internal standard (IS). The method was accurate for the within- and between-days analysis, and precise CV% was <5%, being linear over the calibration range 1.0–200.0 ng/ml. …”
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Rising Incidence and Comorbidities of Endogenous Hypothyroidism in Republic of Korea from 2004 to 2018: A Nationwide Population Study by Chae Won Chung, Hwa Young Ahn, Sun Wook Cho, Ka Hee Yi

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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

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The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study by Celalettin Küçük, Serdar Özkök, Gülistan Bahat, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Mustafa Altınkaynak, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Mehmet Akif Karan

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Late Postpartum Eclampsia with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Study by Mohamed Elshafei, Hala Ashraf Oweis, Yosra Abdul Hafez, Thuraya Alom, Zahraa Mohamed Hayani, Eslam ElNebrisi

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Testicular Cancer Presenting as Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, David Hernández-Barajas, Edio Llerena-Hernández, José Luis González-Vela, María Inés Contreras-Salcido, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Omar David Borjas-Almaguer, Luis Alberto Pérez-Arredondo, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

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Coexistent Pseudogout and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Septic Arthritis in a Patient with HIV and ESRD by Wais Afzal, Omer M. Wali, Kelly L. Cervellione, Bhupinder B. Singh, Farshad Bagheri

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Myasthenia Gravis-Like Syndrome Presenting as a Component of the Paraneoplastic Syndrome of Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Nonsmoker by Sahar Eivaz-Mohammadi, Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra, Hesam Hekmatjou, Rao Mikkilineni, Amit Patel, Amer K. Syed

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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparat... by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…Interactions with TRS decreased during the COVID-19 period, with an average of 3.0 interactions per patient before COVID-19 versus 1.9 after emergency declaration (P<0.01). Similarly, reductions in length of stay were noted; the pre–COVID-19 average was 3.6 days, compared to 2.1 days post–COVID-19 (P=0.01). …”
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Association of delayed asthma diagnosis with asthma exacerbations in children by Chung-Il Wi, MD, Euijung Ryu, PhD, Katherine S. King, MS, Jung Hyun Kwon, MD, PhD, Joshua T. Bublitz, BS, Miguel Park, MD, Sergio E. Chiarella, MD, Jason D. Greenwood, MD, MS, Thanai Pongdee, MD, Lynnea Myers, PhD, Björn Nordlund, PhD, Sunghwan Sohn, PhD, Elham Sagheb, MS, Bhavani Singh Agnikula Kshatriya, MS, Dave Watson, PhD, Hongfang Liu, PhD, Beverley J. Sheares, MD, MS, Carla M. Davis, MD, Wade Schulz, MD, PhD, Young J. Juhn, MD, MPH

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Effect of Pore Size on the Biodegradation Rate of Silk Fibroin Scaffolds by Zuwei Luo, Qin Zhang, Meijing Shi, Yang Zhang, Wei Tao, Mingzhong Li

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Incretin-responsive human pancreatic adipose tissue organoids: A functional model for fatty pancreas research by E. Lorza-Gil, O.D. Strauss, E. Ziegler, K. Kansy, M.-T. Katschke, G. Rahimi, D. Neuscheler, L. Sandforth, A. Sandforth, G. Sancar, B. Kaufmann, D. Hartmann, S. Singer, A.L. Mihaljevic, R. Jumpertz-von Schwartzenberg, J. Sbierski-Kind, T.D. Müller, A.L. Birkenfeld, F. Gerst

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Identification of ketamine and norketamine in dried bloodstains on crime-scene surfaces by Risha Jasmine Nathan, Babajide Okeleye, Rabiu Abdullahi, Waliyu Oyebode

“…Coloured linen fabric and glass slide, representing porous and non-porous surfaces, respectively, were stained with a defined volume of drug-fortified whole blood and stored at room temperature (20 °C), in the refrigerator (4 °C), and freezer (− 20 °C) for 1, 7, and 14 days. Analytes were solvent-extracted using a dichloromethane: hexane (1:3 v/v) mixture, followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis with ketamine-d4 as the internal standard. …”
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome May Not Be Benign: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature by Mukul Bhattarai, Hamid Bin Mukhtar, Thomas Walter Davis, Alok Silodia, Hitekshya Nepal

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Violence and the Displacement of Rail Workers of Altsasu-Alsasua in the Spanish Civil War and its Aftermath by Daniel Oviedo Silva, Esther Aldave Monreal, Juan C. García-Funes, Imanol Satrustegui Andres

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