A leiomyosarcoma of the small bowels causing obscure gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosed by capsule endoscopy [0.03%]
小肠平滑肌肉瘤导致的隐性胃肠出血内镜胶囊诊断病例报告
Fadi I Jabr,Nedaa Skeik
Fadi I Jabr
An 80-year-old woman presented with recurrent occult gastrointestinal bleeding requiring blood transfusions. She underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy that failed to identify the cause of bleeding. An enteroscopy revealed duodenal arterioveno...
Complications of acute otitis media in children: case reports and review of literature [0.03%]
儿童急性中耳炎的并发症：病例报告及文献回顾
Maya Adhami,Souheil Tohme
Maya Adhami
This is a report of three cases of complications of acute otitis media. The first case describes coalescent mastoiditis seen in a ten-month-old infant, the second case is petrositis, sigmoid sinus thrombosis and otitic hydrocephalus seen in...
Melhem C Azzi,Elias F El-Khoury
Melhem C Azzi
Accessory spleens are frequent entities, but their infarction due to arterial stasis caused by segmental portal hypertension is extremely rare. We present this case of a 38-year-old female patient with a three-week history of abdominal pain...
B-type natriuretic peptide modulates the action potential and the L-type calcium current in adult rat heart muscle cells [0.03%]
脑钠肽对成年大鼠心肌细胞动作电位及L型钙电流的调节作用
Nassim Fares,Laurence Nader,Youakim Saliba et al.
Nassim Fares et al.
Natriuretic peptides seem to be a potent regulator of cell Ca2+ signalling in their action on the cardiovascular system. It was therefore the aim of this study to investigate the effect(s) of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) on the action p...
Determinants of antibiotic use and throat culture in managing pharyngitis among primary health care physicians in Beirut [0.03%]
贝鲁特初级保健医生在治疗咽炎时使用抗生素和咽喉培养的决定因素
Rizk Grace Abi,Hage Claudine Nasr,Osta Lana El
Rizk Grace Abi
Background: Studies have suggested that antibiotics are often inappropriately prescribed for the treatment of pharyngitis despite clinical evidence and international guidelines. This study examined the use of antibiotics ...
Joudy Bahous,Joan B Soriano
Joudy Bahous
Introduction: Current practice guidelines provide recommendations for the optimal management and control of asthma. However, the implementation of the recommendations in specific areas needs to be adapted to local conditi...
Common dermatologic diseases among students at a tertiary care center in Lebanon [0.03%]
黎巴嫩一所三级护理中心的学生常见皮肤病
Joe A Khattar,Ghassan N Hamadeh,Amal C Rahi et al.
Joe A Khattar et al.
There are few publications on prevalence of skin diseases in Lebanon. Objectives: To find the prevalence of dermatologic diseases among students seen at t...
Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared,Rima Chedid,Georges Halaby
Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared
Vitamin D inadequacy is highly prevalent in Lebanon in young adults, school children and postmenopausal osteoporotic women. However, this prevalence has not been previously studied in university students. Three hundred and eighty-one studen...
Nadim Kanj
Nadim Kanj
Smoking is a chronic disease that kills five million yearly. Nicotine is responsible for the addictive part. Smoking is quite neglected, due to its predominance in poor and underdeveloped countries. Available smoking cessation programs have...