In patients with malignant ureteral obstruction undergoing percutaneous nephrostomy, sarcopenia defined by a low psoas muscle index was independently associated with poor overall survival on multivariate Cox regression analysis, suggesting that preoperative assessment of psoas muscle index may aid prognostic stratification in this population.
Kota Shimokihara +3 more
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Does This Child Have a Concussion?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. [PDF]
Shah SN +4 more
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Cancer treatment is associated with measurable acceleration of biological aging across epigenetic, telomere, senescence, and immune biomarkers. However, biomarker validation and interventional strategies remain limited, especially in hematologic malignancies, underscoring the need for standardized multi‐omic aging assessments and adequately powered ...
Moataz Ellithi +3 more
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Perceptions of the usefulness of an online simulated clinical examination. [PDF]
Kumar A +4 more
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Posterior Cortical Atrophy in the Asia‐Pacific: A Report From the PCA Asian Workgroup
ABSTRACT Objective Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) is a distinct dementia syndrome primarily affecting spatial abilities and visual processing. It is associated with degeneration in the posterior part of the brain. PCA is subclassified into PCA‐pure and PCA‐plus syndromes based on consensus criteria.
Yuttachai Likitjaroen +11 more
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Effects of a synthetic feline facial pheromone analogue (F3, Feliway<sup>®</sup>) on stress and cardiovascular parameters during clinical examination in cats: a prospective crossover study. [PDF]
de Sousa FG +9 more
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Elevated Connectivity During Language Processing Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in SeLECTS
ABSTRACT Objective Self‐Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) is associated with language impairments despite seizures originating in the motor cortex, suggesting aberrant cross‐network interactions. Here we tested whether functional connectivity in SeLECTS during language tasks predicts language performance.
Wendy Qi +8 more
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Development and validation of a machine learning model for predicting invasive breast cancer using 26 routine clinical examination indicators. [PDF]
Pan L +8 more
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Student Dietitians' Perceptions and Experiences of Objective Structured Clinical Examination to Assess Communication Skills. [PDF]
Knight A +4 more
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Breast Pain in a Lactating Person: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Clerkship Students. [PDF]
Young N +4 more
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