Masahide Inoue,Shinichi Miyazaki,Yasumasa Kuno et al.
Masahide Inoue et al.
We present the case of a 73-year-old woman who developed pneumothorax for the first time that was a clinical clue to the diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome. Although younger onset of pneumothorax is more common in BHD syndrome, the...
Significance of repeat magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing vertebral osteomyelitis [0.03%]
重复磁共振成像在诊断脊柱骨髓炎中的意义
Naoko Kamiya,Shuji Hatakeyama,Naoki Kanda et al.
Naoko Kamiya et al.
Vertebral osteomyelitis can result in serious complications if diagnosis is delayed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered the most useful modality for the early diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis. We examined three patients with...
A case of ultrashort-acting beta-blocker landiolol hydrochloride for takotsubo syndrome with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction [0.03%]
乌拉地尔治疗左心室流出道梗阻型 tako-tsubo 综合征的病例报告
Takuro Takama,Mitsunori Fukue,Hiroyuki Sato et al.
Takuro Takama et al.
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) has been known to have a favorable prognosis. Beta-blockers are reported to be effective for TTS patients with cardiogenic heart failure due to left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. However, there is no...
Killian-Jamieson diverticulum mimicking a thyroid nodule: A case report [0.03%]
Killian-Jamieson憩室误诊为甲状腺结节的病例报告
Koshi Ota,Miyako Onoe,Masahiro Oka et al.
Koshi Ota et al.
Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is a rare disease of the cervical esophagus, often misidentified as thyroid nodules on ultrasonography. We performed carotid artery ultrasonography for an asymptomatic 68-year-old man. The ultrasound show...
Physical assessment by Japanese community hospital nurses compared to that performed overseas: A cross-sectional study [0.03%]
日本社区医院护士的物理评估与国外相比：一项横断面研究
Satoko Maejima,Ryuichi Ohta
Satoko Maejima
Background: Japanese nurses may not be adequately trained to perform physical assessments compared to nurses overseas due to differences in accessibility to education; currently, research investigating this discrepancy is...
Makiko Ozaki,Shinji Matsumura,Momoko Iwamoto et al.
Makiko Ozaki et al.
Background: Quality indicators (QIs) for primary care are used worldwide. To date, however, the use of QIs to assess the quality of primary care in Japan has not been reported besides diabetes care. Here, we used QIs to e...
Hidetaka Wakabayashi
Hidetaka Wakabayashi
Discriminations in medicine and public health: Moral challenges for modern Japanese physicians [0.03%]
医学和公共卫生中的歧视：现代日本医师面临的道德挑战
Yasuharu Tokuda
Yasuharu Tokuda
Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care patients with hypertension [0.03%]
高血压患者中阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的患病率
Jun Hamano,Yasuharu Tokuda
Jun Hamano
Background: As the number of patients with hypertension who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might be underestimated, this study aimed to explore the prevalence of OSA and develop a diagnostic algorithm for moderate or ...
Kosuke Oka,Miho Yasuda,Tadahiko Shien et al.
Kosuke Oka et al.
Marine-Lenhart syndrome is rare disease defined as coexistence of Graves' disease and autonomously functioning thyroid nodule. We will introduce a case of Marine-Lenhart with a huge goiter. ...