Prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of hypokalaemia in hospitalised patients at a South African tertiary centre by C Burton, M-Y Chothia, A Zemlin, S Lahri

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Digital health competences and AI beliefs as conditions for the practice of evidence-based medicine: a study of prospective physicians in Canada by Gerit Wagner, Mickaël Ringeval, Louis Raymond, Guy Paré

“…Background The practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) has become pivotal in enhancing medical care and patient outcomes. With the diffusion of innovation in healthcare organizations, EBM can be expected to depend on medical professionals’ competences with digital health (dHealth) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.Objective We aim to investigate the effect of dHealth competences and perceptions of AI on the adoption of EBM among prospective physicians. …”
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Primarily Proximal Jejunal Stone Causing Enterolith Ileus in a Patient without Evidence of Cholecystoenteric Fistula or Jejunal Diverticulosis by Houssam Khodor Abtar, Mostapha Mneimneh, Mazen M. Hammoud, Ahmed Zaaroura, Yasmina S. Papas

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Immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional diseases of patients after kidney transplantation: a systematic review by Aleksandra Anna Kajdas, Marcin Kleibert, Anne Katrine Normann, Krzysztof Krasuski, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Dorota Szostak-Węgierek

“…Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this systematic review represents the first comprehensive overview of the evidence regarding immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional diseases in kTx patients. …”
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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

“…Among the 45 patients who visited the health care facility less than 2 times, 28 (62.22%) patients were compliant with inhalers. …”
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Understanding the role of sex on outcomes for the cancer patient undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a scoping review protocol by Grace Lu-Yao, Jennifer M Johnson, Amy L Shaver, Nikita Nikita, Swapnil Sharma, Daniel S Lefler, Atrayee Basu-Mallick, Meghan L Butryn

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Hemophagocytic Syndrome-Associated Variant of Methotrexate-Associated Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient by Yukiko Komeno, Minako Akiyama, Yasumi Okochi, Hitoshi Tokuda, Keiko Abe, Kuniko Iihara, Tomiko Ryu

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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

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Navigation-assisted Excision of Heterotopic Ossification in Bilateral Hips of a Paraplegic Patient: A Case Report with Technical Note by Mirunaalini Thangavelan, Keerthivasan Panneerselvam, Sathish Venugopal, Aravindan Selvaraj, Mukunth Krishnamoorthy, Vikraman Arunachalam

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Efficacy of Acupuncture Combined with Patient-Controlled Analgesia in the Treatment of Acute Pain after Back Surgery: A Meta-Analysis by Daling Deng, Feng Xu, Yafeng Wang, Lulin Ma, Tianhao Zhang, Wenjing Zhao, Xiangdong Chen

“…We searched seven databases (Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, Chongqing VIP (VIP), and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM)-from 1949 until now) without language restrictions for randomized controlled trials, including patients undergoing back surgery and receiving PCA alone or treated with acupuncture/sham acupuncture + PCA for pain relief. …”
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Factors Affecting Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Hemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter Study by Selen T, Merhametsiz Ö, Öneç K, Ercan Z, İslam M, Altun G, Pınar M, Demir ME

“…Patients were administered a 20-item survey via face-to-face interview and electronic medical records.Results: Out of the 548 patients, only 19 (3.5%) had knowledge about the pneumococcal vaccine, while 238 (43.4%) had knowledge about the influenza vaccine. …”
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Current Hypotheses on How Microsatellite Instability Leads to Enhanced Survival of Lynch Syndrome Patients by Kristen M. Drescher, Poonam Sharma, Henry T. Lynch

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Tuberculosis Exposure from a Healthcare Worker to Patients in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by Maria Casalino, Thivia Jegathesan, Michael Sgro, Elizabeth Rea, Matthew Muller, Douglas M. Campbell

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The use of medicinal plants and herbal medicines for patients in chemotherapy in an oncology center of Ijuí/RS by Gislaine Tisott Dal Molin, Aline Williens Cavinatto, Christiane de Fátima Colet

“…For plants used in this study, there were no references to present scientific evidence of its pharmacological action for cancer treatment, proving the lack of education of the patients on medicinal plants. It was found that the indication of use of medicinal plants were mostly by family (68.5%) and friends (13.8%), without monitoring, guidance and medical knowledge. …”
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The Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients with Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hooman Ghasemi, Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Alireza Abdi, Rostam Jalali, Nader Salari, Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani, Masoud Mohammadi

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Dysfunctional large-scale brain networks in drug-naïve depersonalization-derealization disorder patients by Sisi Zheng, Mingkang Song, Nan Song, Hong Zhu, Xue Li, Dongqing Yin, Shanshan Liu, Yan Zhao, Meng Fang, Yanzhe Ning, Hongxiao Jia

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Influence of religion and spirituality on head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers: a protocol for a scoping review by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Simon N. Rogers, Su Keill, Sakuntha Ratnapreya, Sriyani Ranasinghe, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Irosha Perera

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Awareness of Contraindications Among Cancer Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mansour Almuqbil, Rama Abdulhamid Mohammed Alobaid, Amouna Abdulrahim Mazal Alhamad, Noor Hussam Eddin, Nora Al Yahya, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F. Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…This study aimed to evaluate cancer patients’ awareness of these contraindications and to explore the influence of sociodemographic factors, support systems, comorbidities, and medication use on their knowledge. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Preclinical and Clinical Exposure to the Pediatric Pulpotomy Procedure on Confidence Among Senior Dental Students: An Analytical Survey Study by Alzain I, Albqmi SS, Alkatheeri SM

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Clinical and Biochemical Manifestations of Severe Sickle Cell Anemia in Adult Patients in Steady State in Ile-Ife, Nigeria by Oguntoye Oluwatosin Oluwagbenga, Ndububa Dennis A., Yusuf Musah., Bolarinwa Rahman A., Ayoola Oluwagbemiga O.

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