Role of Serum Amyloid A as a Biomarker for Predicting the Severity and Prognosis of COVID-19 by Amal A. Abbas, Asma Alghamdi, Sonia Mezghani, Mourad Ben Ayed, Ahmed M. Alamori, Ghazi A. Alghamdi, Wail Bajhmom, Hanan Wajeeh, Salma S. Almutairi, Wafaa M. Radwan

“…Of the 102 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted to King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia, from July 1, 2021 to August 5, 2021, 50 were included in this cross-sectional study to investigate the influence of serum amyloid A (SAA) on disease severity and survival outcomes of COVID-19 patients. …”
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Renal Transplantation Patient: A Rare Combination of Disease and Treatment by Giovanni Malaty, Kerilyn Godbe, Mehdi Elmouchtari, Gurjot Malhi, Justin White, Azziza Bankole, Tracey Criss

“…A 57-year-old Caucasian male with a past psychiatric history of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and a past medical history of end-stage renal disease with recent right renal transplantation was admitted to the inpatient psychiatry unit. The admission was via a temporary detention order (TDO) for suicidality and auditory hallucinations promoting self-harm. …”
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Skeptic’s Comment: What Questions ‘Academic Writing’ Does Not Answer by Alevtina S. Robotova

“…In the author’s opinion, these advocates do not answer a number of questions to be asked for including their ideas into the scope of pedagogical knowledge. While admitting the value of analyzing foreign publications on AW, interpreting them and creating a teaching and learning system tailored for our national practice, the author states that the arguments to recognize AW as an independent academic discipline or a new research area are not sufficient. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis and Herpes Zoster as a Component of Syndrome of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV-Positive Patient by Ermira Muço, Arta Karruli, Neada Hoxha, Alma Hoxhaj, Majlinda Kokici

“…A 47-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with fever. He was diagnosed with HIV infection and was a late presenter according to CD4+ count of 98 cells/mm3/9.5% and baseline illness (chronic diarrhea, weight loss, and oral candidiasis). …”
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The Association of Autoantibodies in Hyperthyroid Heart Disease Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension by Xiujuan Zhang, Lin Chen, Jianping Sheng, Chaoying Li, Yong He, WenXia Han

“…To investigate the association of pulmonary hypertension induced by hyperthyroid heart disease and autoantibody, one hundred and one cases with hyperthyroid heart disease who were consecutively admitted to the inpatient department of endocrinology and metabolism of the Shandong Provincial Hospital between November 2014 and April 2018 were collected and analyzed statistically. …”
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A comparative study of the minimally invasive lateral shoulder approach and deltopectoral space approach for the treatment of proximal humerus fractures by Kunpeng Ma, Xinyu Wang, Zhilong Pi, Ying Zhang, Renkai Wang

“…Methods The clinical data of 95 patients with proximal humerus fractures admitted to the hospital from June 2018 to June 2023 were retrospectively collected. …”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as a Debut Form of Groove Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Challenge by Belén Matías-García, Camilo José Castellón-Pavón, Gustavo Díaz-García, Belén Manso-Abajo, Daniel Hernández-Aceituno, Antonio Hermosín-Peña, Luis Mejías-Sosa, Manuel Durán-Poveda

“…A 53-year-old man with a personal history of alcohol and tobacco abuse and chronic pancreatitis was admitted to the hospital for epigastric abdominal pain. …”
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Diagnostic Utility of Serum Ascites Lipid and Protein Gradients in Differentiation of Ascites by Mukhyaprana Prabhu, Rahul Sai Gangula, Weena Stanley

“…The study was conducted on patients with ascites who were admitted to General Medicine Department, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. …”
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Analysis of mortality factors in ICU patients with sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective study by Mohammed Mostafa, Lamiaa Hamed, Sherif Mokhtar, Moamen Arafa

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 200 patients diagnosed with sepsis and septic shock admitted to the ICU over 2 years. Data were collected on patient demographics, including age, gender, comorbidities, and APACHE II scores calculated upon admission. …”
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3D CT/MRI fusion image-assisted treatment of lumbar burst fractures with laminar fractures by Zhenhui Zhang, Qiangqiang Pan, Qingde Wang, Wei Mei, Xuyi Chen

“…Methods The clinical data of 38 patients with lumbar burst fracture combined with lamina fracture admitted to our hospital from January 2015 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Predictor’s of Mortality in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Reebleding by Dannys Rivero Rodríguez, Claudio Scherle Matamoros, Leda Fernández Cúe, Jose Luis Miranda Hernández, Yanelis Pernas Sánchez, Jesús Pérez Nellar

“…Manuel Fajardo” Hospitals enrolled 64 patients (multicentre retrospective cohort) with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and rebleeding. The patients were admitted to the Stroke Unit (SU) between January 1, 2006, and December 1, 2013. …”
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Clinical Profile and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Mothers from the Eastern District of China by Jin Jiao, Weiwei Wu, Feng Shen, Zhongyuan Liu, Huiru Zhou, Gang Fan, Yuxia Zhou

“…The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, capsular genotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility, and associated factors of colonizing Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women admitted to a hospital in Jinan, East China. Methods. …”
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Inhalation of multiple pen caps causing bronchial foreign bodies: a rare case in an older child by Jia Zhai, Yongsheng Guo, Chunlei Chen, Xuelin Wang, Yifan Wang, Ying-Xue Zou

“…Case presentation A twelve-year-old boy was admitted with a persistent cough lasting over two months, accompanied by sputum with a peculiar odor. …”
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High Cesarean Section Rates during Labor Induction in Low Risk, Late-Term Cephalic Pregnancies in a Tertiary Centre by Neslihan Erkal, Metin Kaba, Yeliz Akpinar Mayir, Fatma Elif Isik Eryilmaz

“…Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted with 254 patients with a cephalic fetal presentation who were admitted in the labor unit of a tertiary center for induction of labor (IOL) at ≥41 0/7 weeks of gestation. …”
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Evaluation of Stroke Patients Diagnosed with Rheumatologic Diseases by Cihat Özgüncü, Şerefnur Öztürk, Gökhan Özdemir

“…Material and methods: We included patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attack, and hemorrhagic infarction, who were admitted to our hospital between 2016-2020 and were hospitalized, in the study. …”
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Evaluation of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression Using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study by Gaye Kahveci, Bekir Kahveci, Hamza Aslanhan, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe

“…Study design: The population of this cross-sectional analytic study consisted of 311 women who were admitted to our hospital at 4-6 weeks after birth. …”
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Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin at Admission for Neurologic Outcome with Targeted Temperature Management after Cardiac Arrest by Soo Hyun Kim, Chun Song Youn, Hyo Joon Kim, Seung Pill Choi

“…We included adult patients aged ≥18 years with nontraumatic OHCA treated with TTM whose serum albumin concentration was available and who were admitted from 2009 to 2016. Serum albumin was measured within 1 h after ROSC, and hypoalbuminemia was defined as admission serum albumin <3.5 g/dl. …”
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A relevant investigation of the degree of cement diffusion after robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty by Yancheng Zhu, Hailong Chen, Liang Li, Yongkang Yang, Yishi Jia, Chang Liu, Xiaofei Xu, Jian Ruan, Boyao Wang, Jun Liu

“…A total of 96 OVCF patients meeting the inclusion criteria and admitted between January 2023 and November 2023 were included in the study. …”
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Development of a New Malnutrition Screening Tool for Patients: Human Key Tool of Nutrition by Kotono Oishi, MSc, Arisa Inoue-Hamano, PhD, Yasuhiro Hamada, MD,PhD

“…, followed by “Have you had anorexia?”, “Have you had vomiting?”, “Have you had nausea?”, “Have you had dehydration?”…”
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Limitations of temporal (forehead) temperature readings as a screening method for covid-19 by Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…., 2020; Sainati & Biffi, 2020); this type of screening is also commonly observed in TV reports before people are admitted to health care clinics, restaurants, worksites, or public transportation. …”
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