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Challenges of objective structured clinical examination as a tool in medical assessment

Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2022
Medical education is witnessing changes across the globe to produce more competent and responsive medical graduates to meet patients' growing needs. Medical educators are aspiring for more objective and relevant assessment methods for the evaluation of ...
Priyamadhaba Behera, Gokul Gopi, Archana Siddaiah, Pooja R Sridhar, Binod Kumar Patro, Sonu Hangma Subba   +5 more
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Breaking the barriers: addressing dental students bullying by medical counterparts and promoting a collaborative learning environment

Frontiers in Education, 2023
The study question on the bullying of dental students by their medical counterparts is of the utmost significance due to the policy implications and the necessity for additional research.
Wajiha Qamar, Mehran Qayum, Anita Nisar
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Recovery from bone loss, diminished mineral density and strength in mice after treatment with steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by injection of exosomes enriched with agomir miRNAs

Journal of Medical Science, 2019
The project “Recovery from bone loss, diminished mineral density and strength in mice after treatment with steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by injection of exosomes enriched with agomir miRNAs” is an animal experiment project, and an ...
Tomasz P. Lehmann, Ewa Pruszyńska-Oszmałek, Paweł Kołodziejski, Magdalena Wojtków, Celina Pezowicz, Mirosław Szybowicz, Paweł P. Jagodziński, Marek Nowicki, Aleksandra Trzaskowska, Sławomir Mielcarek, Maciej Głowacki   +10 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Immunohistochemical evaluation of cellular composition of the immune system of lymph nodes in acute appendicitis

Journal of Medical Science, 2019
Introduction. There is not much data about the composition of populations of the immune system in acute appendicitis. The basic histopathological criterion for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is neutrophil infiltration of the muscle membrane.
Jakub Żurawski, Patrycja Talarska, Stanisław Łazowski, Marcin Grochowalski, Jacek Karoń   +4 more
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Medical nemesis [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1974
This article was originally published in the Lancet in 1974.† It is reprinted here, as the centre of a set of articles, in memory of the death of Ivan Illich in December 2002.
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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Technological advances in free-circulating tumor-derived DNA methylation analysis

Journal of Medical Science, 2019
Cancers still constitute an important health burden, due to their high incidence and mortality. The discovery and clinical implementation of novel sensitive diagnostic markers could improve treatment outcomes.
Marcin Skalski, Jarosław Paluszczak
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
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