A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Perimyocarditis by Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher Nnaoma, Cynthia McKinney, Jose Bustillo

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Overlapping of Serotonin Syndrome with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome due to Linezolid-Fluoxetine and Olanzapine-Metoclopramide Interactions: A Case Report of Two Serious Adverse D... by Faizan Mazhar, Shahzad Akram, Nafis Haider, Rafeeque Ahmed

“…We describe a patient who has a history of taking two offending drugs that interact with drugs given during the course of hospital treatment which leads to the development of serotonin syndrome overlapped with neuroleptic malignant syndrome. The physician should be aware that both NMS and SS can appear as overlapping syndrome especially when patients use a combination of both antidepressants and antipsychotics.…”
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The Doctor-Patient relationship: A bibliometric analysis by Meghana Konda, Murdoc Gould, Rohan Mangal, Anjali Daniel, Thor Stead, Latha Ganti

“… # Results 20,376 articles were from 2012 to 2022 met the inclusion criteria of being recognized by the search phrase "physician-patient communication." Throughout the defined time period, USA, Canada, and Germany consistently took the top three positions in terms of publishing the most articles regarding the topic. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Kurren S. Gill, Mark A. Frattali

“…ACC of the nasal cavity continues to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to physicians. Because this rare pathology presents in a vague manner, early diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion for this disease and close follow-up care. …”
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Rare Presentation of Self-Limiting Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease in Relapsing Nature by Karo Servatyari, Hero Yazdanpanah, Chamara Dalugama

“…Although the rate of recurrence of the disease is very low, the treating physician should consider the possibility and confirm it histologically.…”
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Mexiletine and False Positive Urine Drug Screen for Amphetamine: A Case Review by Sumit Sohal, Mina Sous, Gauri Pethe, Shanmugha V. Padmanabhan, Rajesh Akbari, Shahriar Dadkhah

“…These ventricular arrhythmias can be complicated by illicit drug use which alter outcomes and can potentially impact the patient-physician relationship through countertransference. …”
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Bilateral Insufficiency Fracture of the Pelvis Following THA: A Case Report by Shinya Hayashi, Takayuki Nishiyama, Takaaki Fujishiro, Shingo Hashimoto, Masahiro Kurosaka

“…Postoperative stress fractures occur due to increase of patients activity following years of disability. The physician should consider the possibility of a pelvic insufficiency fracture in patients with RA after THA, if the patients present with groin pain. …”
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Bihemispheric Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Occurring with an Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery: Case Study by Jamie Toms, Rishi Wadhwa, Sudheer Ambekar, Hugo Cuellar

“…It is important for the physician to be aware of these anatomical variations in order to differentiate a normal variant from a pathological condition.…”
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Orthopedic Considerations in the Pedestrian versus Motor Vehicle Accident Polytrauma Patient by Jason Samona, Robert Colen

“…No matter the particular mechanism of injury, occurrence, or agreed-upon treatment protocol, the role of the orthopedic physician is instrumental to the wellbeing of the PVMVA trauma patient.…”
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Potential Adverse Consequences of Combination Therapy with Gabapentin and Pregabalin by Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur

“…Once the patient medication profile was revisited, the pharmacy staff was able to identify the therapeutic duplications (gabapentin and pregabalin). The physician was contacted and pregabalin was discontinued. …”
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Arthroscopic Resection for Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma in the Epiphysis of the Femur by Junya Shimizu, Makoto Emori, Yohei Okada, Tadashi Hasegawa, Toshihiko Yamashita

“…On MRI, the lesion exhibited an intermediate signal on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images. The orthopedic physician made a diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans. …”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“… BackgroundJapan faces a health care delivery challenge due to physician maldistribution, with insufficient physicians practicing in rural areas. …”
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Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children by Chandima P. Karunanayake, William Albritton, Donna C. Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, Laura McCallum, P. Jenny Gardipy, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Kathleen McMullin, Vivian Ramsden, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team, The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team

“…Ear infection prevalence was positively associated with younger age; first born in the family; self-reported physician-diagnosed tonsillitis; self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma; and any respiratory related allergy. …”
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Evaluating the Adequacy of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection As a Quality Measure: A Cross-Sectional Analysis at a Single Tertiary Care Center by Piyush Mathur, MD, FCCM, FASA, FAMIA, Amanda J. Naylor, MD, MPH, Moises Auron, MD, Jean Beresian, MD, Alexandra Tallman, BSN, RN, SANE-A, Allison Griffith, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPHQ, Kathleen Seasholtz, BSN, RN, HACP, Mariel Manlapaz, MD, Katherine Zacharyasz, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Reem Khatib, MD, MBA, FASA, Shreya Mishra, PhD, Kathryn Haller, PA, Thomas Fraser, MD, Katherine Holman, MD

“…Each CLABSI episode was assessed for relationship with central venous catheter (CVC), suspected secondary source of BSI, mortality associated with the CLABSI hospital encounter, and availability of infectious disease physician or primary physician documentation of infectious source. …”
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Animal Experiment of a Novel Neurointerventional Surgical Robotic System with Master-Slave Mode by Keyun Liu, Yuhua Jiang, Youxiang Li

“…The operating time is almost the same as the physician’s operating time. And the mean X-ray radiation dosage received by the experimental animals and experimenter was 0.893 Gy and 0.0859 mSv, respectively. …”
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Recurrent Pneumonia and a Normal Heart: Late Complication after Repair of Hemianomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage—A Cautionary Tale by Maryanne Caruana, Victor Grech, Jane Somerville

“…Dyspnoea and recurrent chest infections started 7 months after surgery when he was seen by a respiratory physician without cardiac followup. He presented again aged 28 years with a recurrent pneumonia investigated over 6 weeks and heart pronounced normal from examination and echocardiography. …”
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Presumed Glenoid SLAP Tear in an Adolescent Football Player Belied the Presence of a Coracoid Growth Plate Fracture: A Diagnostic Conundrum by John G. Skedros, J. Hunter Marshall, John T. Cronin

“…Hoping to expedite his healing with platelet or stem cell injections, the parents sought an opinion from another physician who obtained a right shoulder MRI with intra-articular contrast. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Lithuanian version of headache-attributed lost time (HALT) index by I. Zagorskienė, E. Abelkis, R. Mameniškienė

“…This questionnaire can become a convenient tool in the daily practice of a physician, assessing the burden of a headache. …”
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Primary Care Perspectives on Surgical Interventions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Angel Ogbeide, Devan Munk, Justin Clemow, Stacy Ogbeide

“…Since the family medicine physician is typically the main source of medical knowledge for most patients, the knowledge base of family medicine residents on surgical treatment options to address OSA should be considered of paramount importance. …”
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Engaging Stem Cells for Customized Tendon Regeneration by Hatim Thaker, Arun K. Sharma

“…Patients with tendon microtears or full ruptures are eligible for a wide range of invasive and non invasive interventions, often subjectively decided by the physician. Surgery produces the best outcomes, and while studies have been conducted to optimize graft constructs and to track outcomes, the data from these studies have been inconclusive on the whole. …”
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