Irish journal of medical science
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Evaluation of a new systems-based curriculum in an undergraduate Irish Medical School was carried out with the validated Dundee Ready Educational Environment (DREEM) inventory. Comparison was made with the results from a previous DREEM study in the old curriculum. ⋯ DREEM is a valuable tool in evaluating the educational environment and monitoring the impact of curricular change.
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Review Meta Analysis
Elevated prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism in patients with primary aldosteronism: a meta-analysis.
To conduct a meta-analysis of studies assessing abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM) prevalence among patients with primary aldosteronism (PA), calculating a combined pooled prevalence and summarizing metabolic parameters associated the pooled prevalence for comparative group. ⋯ There is a significant prevalence of elevated level of glucose metabolism in patients with PA. Awareness and treatment of this pre-diabetic or diabetic state are necessary.
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Emergency department (ED) boarders, namely patients who have been admitted under an in-patient service but remain on a trolley in the ED, have long been a problem in the Irish healthcare system. ⋯ Discrepancies in coding of ED boarders may result in significant revenue losses for certain hospitals.