Contrast-induced acute kidney injury following coronary angiography in patients with end-stage liver disease [0.03%]
冠脉造影致对比剂相关急性肾损伤在终末期肝病患者中的研究
Priyanka Bhandari,Zeel Shah,Kush Patel et al.
Priyanka Bhandari et al.
Background: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) following coronary angiography is frequently observed in the general population. End-stage liver disease (ESLD) patients are at a particularly increased risk for development of CIAKI ...
Endobronchial valves for persistent air leak all-cause mortality and financial impact: US trend from 2012-2016 [0.03%]
2012年至2016年美国持续性气胸患者内科用支气管阀的全因死亡率和经济负担趋势研究
Osama Mukhtar,Mazin Khalid,Binav Shrestha et al.
Osama Mukhtar et al.
Background: Endobronchial valves (EBV) are considered an innovation in the management of the persistent air leak (PAL). They offer a minimally invasive alternative to the traditional approach of pleurodesis and surgical intervention. We exa...
Hypercoagulable workup in a community hospital setting: to test or not to test; that is the question [0.03%]
社区医院高凝状态检查：查还是不查；这是一个问题
Ashish Gupta,Poras Patel,Raheel Anwar et al.
Ashish Gupta et al.
Background: Thrombophilia tests are often ordered unnecessarily and/or inappropriately, with significant impact on healthcare costs, hospital resources, time, and potential harm to the patient. Objective: To identify the incidence of unnece...
Internal medicine physician job satisfaction in rural Montana and Northern Wyoming- a qualitative analysis [0.03%]
蒙大拿州和怀俄明州北部内科医生工作满意度定性分析
Robert A Renjel,Robert Ficalora,Gay Canaris
Robert A Renjel
Background: Shortage of physicians in rural areas within the USA is an ongoing issue. There are limited data about why internal medicine physicians ('internists') practice in rural areas throughout the USA. We explored reasons why internist...
A resident-led project to improve documentation of overweight and obesity in a primary care clinic [0.03%]
一项居民主导的项目：改善初级保健诊所超重和肥胖记录不足的问题
Ruth Wang&#x;ondu,Rebecca Vitale,Hannah Rosenblum et al.
Ruth Wang&#x;ondu et al.
Background: Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity (OW/OB) has increased in the last three decades, studies show that these conditions are sub-optimally documented by physicians. Health information technology tools have varying e...
Reliability of focused cardiac ultrasound performed by first-year internal medicine residents at a community hospital after a short training [0.03%]
短期培训后社区医院内科住院医师行心脏超声检查的可靠性
Sireesha Upadhrasta,Mohamed Hussien Raafat,Ricardo A S Conti
Sireesha Upadhrasta
The use of bedside ultrasound over the past few decades has created a new wave of options for visualizing pathological processes allowing for faster and better detection of disease. We aimed to evaluate the reliability of focused cardiac ul...
Acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease: from congestive heart failure to light chain deposition disease and cast nephropathy in multiple myeloma [0.03%]
慢性肾脏病急性肾损伤：从充血性心力衰竭到轻链沉积病和浆细胞瘤的铸型肾小球病变
Sana Shaikh,Christian Nwankwo,Alexandre Lacasse et al.
Sana Shaikh et al.
Acute on chronic renal failure is a common but notably broad diagnosis. We present a 64-year-old man with a history of diastolic heart failure and chronic kidney disease, admitted for an elevated creatinine. History and physical examination...
Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in the management of acute myocardial infarction [0.03%]
替格瑞洛与氯吡格雷治疗急性心肌梗死的效果比较
Candice Volney,Anthony Collins,Sarah Adams
Candice Volney
Hypothesis: In the care of acute myocardial infarction, ticagrelor attenuates post-ischemic myocardial damage and inhibits platelet activity to a greater extent than clopidogrel. Methods: Scholarly articles published in the last 10 years we...
Digging deep into diabetes: achieving better glycemic control in diabetic patients in a resident-run clinic [0.03%]
深入探究糖尿病：在住院医生管理的诊所中实现更好的血糖控制
Sara Hawatmeh,Maggie Meier,Erika Leung et al.
Sara Hawatmeh et al.
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects over 30 million Americans with an estimated annual cost of $327 billion in 2017. Patients with diabetes, especially with financial and/or social hardships, pose challenges in achieving target hemog...
Uncontrolled recurrent myasthenia gravis exacerbations secondary to chronic gabapentin use [0.03%]
慢性加巴喷丁使用引起的重症肌无力反复发作失控病例报告
Jason L Chien,Valentina Baez,Harshad R Mody
Jason L Chien
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that reduces synaptic transmission by decreasing presynaptic voltage-gated Ca2+ and Na+ channels. It is approved to treat focal seizures but also used to treat post-herpetic and neuropathic pain. A...