Development of a pediatric obstructive sleep apnea triage algorithm by D. S. Heath, H. El-Hakim, Y. Al-Rahji, E. Eksteen, T. C. Uwiera, A. Isaac, M. Castro-Codesal, C. Gerdung, J. Maclean, P. J. Mandhane

“…Logistic regression, controlling for otolaryngology physician, was used to identify significant predictors of AT. …”
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Rapid response electroencephalography decreases time to seizure diagnosis in pediatric acute care patients by Nevedha Rajan, Toni Kavanagh, Maite LaVega‐Talbott, Sandeep Gangadharan

“…For rrEEG patients, the bedside physician used the Brain Stethoscope at four discrete points. …”
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A telehealth-delivered intervention to extend the veteran HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention: V-EXTRA-CVD study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Lewis Musoke, Hayden B. Bosworth, Christina Dickson, Pamela Gentry, Elizabeth Strawbridge, Soumya Subramaniam, Jennifer Gierisch, Valerie Smith, Sandra Woolson, John Pura, Willington Amutuhaire, Susanna Naggie, Julie Schexnayder, Karen Hall, Chris T. Longenecker, Nadine M. Harris, Chantrice Rogers, Puja Van Epps, for V-EXTRA-CVD Group

“…Objective: Our study seeks to test a non-physician led virtual self-management implementation strategy to reduce ASCVD risk among people living with HIV (PWH). …”
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When Should a Patient with Statin-Induced Myopathy Be Re-challenged? A Case of Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy by Elena Obreja, Pamela Sequeira, Diana Girnita

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Socioeconomic Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Canada by Michel Boivin

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastroenterological disorder reported to physicians. In Canada, its prevalence is about 6%. In the United States and the United Kingdom, the prevalence is estimated to be closer to 15%. …”
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Relationship between Periodontal Diseases and Preterm Birth: Recent Epidemiological and Biological Data by O. Huck, H. Tenenbaum, J.-L. Davideau

“…The conclusions of this work underline the importance for the physician/obstetrician to identify women at risk for preterm birth and to address these patients to dentist for periodontal examination and treatment in order to limit adverse pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Incidence and Prevalence in Southern Alberta by Faith G Davis, Michael G Grace, Noel Hershfield

“…Cases were identified using hospital and physician records and membership lists of the Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis. …”
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Machine learning in medicine: what clinicians should know by Jordan Zheng Ting Sim, Qi Wei Fong, Weimin Huang, Cher Heng Tan

“…Machine learning (ML) is the most relevant subset of AI in medicine, which will soon become an integral part of our everyday practice. Therefore, physicians should acquaint themselves with ML and AI, and their role as an enabler rather than a competitor. …”
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Snow and Dickens: The Victorian ‘Inconvenient Truth’ by Wayne Melville et Philip V. Allingham

“…We will illustrate this thesis through the work of Dickens and the pioneering physician, Dr John Snow. In Victorian London, Snow challenged the deeply held theory that miasmas caused diseases such as cholera. …”
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Alcoholism and its Effects: an Approach Based on Health Psychology by Maria de las Mercedes Pretel Olite, Belkis González Aguiar, Anabel Machado Guevara, Odalis Fernández López, Yannelys Toledo Luaces

“…Therefore, the main objective of a primary care physician should be to facilitate the referral of patients and their families to a structured treatment, support and guidance program during the whole detoxification process. …”
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Pain Management in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by Antonio Vigano, Eduardo Bruera

“…The sensory, cognitive and affective components of pain intensity expression need to be addressed in the context of a good physician-patient rapport. A multidisciplinary team approach is ideal for the smaller subset of patients with severe and disabling symptoms. …”
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More than an Incidentaloma: The Nonreportable NIPT by Allison M. Jay, Brian Mason, Daniel Lebovic, Paul Chuba

“…This report overviews proposed management guidelines for pregnant women with a nonreportable result and helps to address discomfort the treating physician may feel in discussing this result with their patient.…”
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Cardiac Arrest and Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case of Medical Heuristics by Tokunbo Ajayi, Jerome Okudo

“…In an attempt to make a diagnosis, initial clinical information provided to the physician may be overly relied on as the only information required in making diagnosis leading to anchoring. …”
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Rare Case of Methemoglobinemia Complicating Pregnancy by S. Verma, P. Sachdeva, G. Gandhi

“…In presence of senior consultants of anesthesia and gynecology and under high-risk consent she had an uneventful cesarean delivery. Physician and cardiologist opinions were sought thereafter. …”
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Uncommon Odontogenic Orocutaneous Fistula of the Jaw Treated with Platelet-Rich Fibrin by Kani Bilginaylar

“…A 21-year-old male referred with a complaint of a lesion on the chin which was misdiagnosed as a carbuncle (lesion of nonodontogenic origin) by a physician. After radiological examination, there was a lesion around the apical region of right central incisor. …”
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Introduction to the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines by B Hodkinson, E van Vuuren, A Maharaj, F Paruk, K Makan

“…The purpose of these guidelines is to aid in shared decision-making between patient and physician, aiming to support high-quality clinical care. …”
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Treatment of the refractory angina in the very elderly patients and centenarians by O.A. Yepanchintseva, O.P. Nadorak, Yu.A. Borkhalenko, S.I. Mashkovska, O.J. Zharinov

“…The main reason for referral to the physician in this case was angina persisting even after repeated endovascular interventions and coronary artery bypass surgery. …”
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When a Dead Patient Is Not Really Dead: Lazarus Phenomenon by Munish Sharma, Megha Chandna, Thang Nguyen, Abhay Vakil, Rene Franco, Iqbal Ratnani, Joseph Varon, Salim Surani

“…The Lazarus phenomenon is rarely encountered and pathophysiology is not very well understood, but physicians need to be aware of this phenomenon. It is prudent that a physician leading a CPR effort waits for some time and monitors the patient further using blood pressure and electrocardiogram before confirming that a patient is actually dead.…”
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Autobiografía y educación en Mis maestros y mi educación de Federico Rubio y Galí by Marie-Hélène Soubeyroux

“…A physician and a politician (Member of Parliament and ambassador in London during the First Republic), Federico Rubio y Galí (1827-1902) is also the author of memoirs (Mis maestros y mi educación) which, although they appear in F. …”
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The Effects of Poverty on Health Outcomes in Nigeria: An ARDL Approach by Abdulrahman Abdulganiyu Idris

“…In order to simulate how poverty affects health outcomes in Nigeria, the study utilized mathematical models to determine whether Nigeria health results (CO2 emission, patients per physician, life expectancy rate, and poverty rate) responds to poverty shock. …”
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