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The aging male: investigation, treatment and monitoring of late-onset hypogonadism in males [PDF]

, 2006
Androgen deficiency in the aging male has become a topic of increasing interest and debate throughout the world. The demographics clearly demonstrate the increasing percentage of the population that is in the older age groups.
Behre, Hermann M., Gooren, L. J., Kaufman, J. M., Legros, J. J., Lunenfeld, Bruno, Morley, John E., Nieschlag, Eberhard, Schulman, C., Swerdloff, Ronald, Wang, C., Weidner, W., Wu, F. C. W.   +11 more
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5‐Methylcytosine Analysis of miRNAs in Minimal Change Disease

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimal change disease (MCD) is a glomerular disorder, which is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. Additionally, the prevalence of MCD in adults has been increasing in recent years. During protein synthesis, noncoding RNAs can be regulated through a variety of modifications, which helps preserve biological diversity and ...
Huiyi Zeng, Dandan Li, Yunyi Li, Chen Yun, Xinzhou Zhang, Wenyu Gong, Mengyun Xiao, Haitao Li, Zhipeng Zeng, Ruqi Tan, Yishen Yang, Shaodong Luan, Yong Dai, Lianghong Yin, Donge Tang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating and leveraging large language models in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics assessment: From exam takers to exam shapers

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims In medical education, the ability of large language models (LLMs) to match human performance raises questions about their potential as educational tools. This study evaluates LLMs' performance on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT) exams, comparing their results to medical students and exploring their ability to identify poorly formulated
Alexandre O. Gérard, Diane Merino, Marc Labriffe, Fanny Rocher, Delphine Viard, Laurence Zemori, Thibaud Lavrut, Erik M. Donker, Joost D. Piët, Jean‐Paul Fournier, Milou‐Daniel Drici, Alexandre Destere   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological Contraindications [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2015
openaire   +2 more sources

The integration of the British Pharmacological Society's prescription safety assessment into the WHO 6‐step model of rational pharmacotherapy in a Turkish medical school

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims At Koç University School of Medicine, a one‐week rational pharmacotherapy (RPHM) programme, modelled after WHO 6‐step, has been introduced in the fourth‐year curriculum to improve prescription skills. For efficient problem‐based learning (PBL) sessions on a prespecified topic, students need to brush up on basic pharmacology knowledge, so we ...
Sinem Ezgi Gülmez, Gülnihal Özcan, Hakan S. Orer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impella 5.5 Use in the Setting of Severe Aortic Insufficiency: A Relative Contraindication

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Moderate or severe aortic insufficiency is a contraindication to transvalvular Impella left ventricular assist device (Abiomed) use out of concern for worsening valvular insufficiency and recirculation. This report describes the case of a 75-year-old man
Omar M. Sharaf, BS, Christopher Bobba, MD, PhD, Matheus P. Falasa, MD, Luke Landolt, MD, Todd E. Jones, MD, Patrick Millan, MD, Eric I. Jeng, MD, MBA   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The UK pay-for-performance programme in primary care: estimation of population mortality reduction [PDF]

, 2010
Amanda Howe, Brophy, Burr, Doll, Fleetcroft, Hippisley-Cox, Louise Swift, McColl, Nicholas Steel, Richard Cookson, Robert Fleetcroft, Roland, Sheetal Parekh-Bhurke, Siu, Steel   +14 more
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Getting the best outcomes from epilepsy surgery. [PDF]

, 2018
Neurosurgery is an underutilized treatment that can potentially cure drug-refractory epilepsy. Careful, multidisciplinary presurgical evaluation is vital for selecting patients and to ensure optimal outcomes.
Duncan, John S, Elger, Christian E, Engel, Jerome, Staba, Richard, Vakharia, Vejay N, Witt, Juri-Alexander   +5 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro, Clémence Lacroix, Élisabeth Jouve, Élisabeth Frauger, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source