Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the prevalence of reported and unreported potentially important incidental findings (PIFs) in consecutive nonenhanced abdominal CTs performed specifically for renal colic in the urgent setting. ⋯ Potentially important additional findings are frequently present in urgent nonenhanced abdominal CTs performed for renal colic, and many are not described in the finalized reports. Radiologists should take care not to underreport PIFs even in the urgent setting because of the possible consequences on the patient's health and in order to avoid legal issues, while at the same time satisfying the need for timely and efficient reporting.
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Clinical Trial
Two-Year Survival of High-Viscosity Glass Ionomer in Molar Incisor Hipomineralized-molars.
We assessed the clinical survival of a high-viscosity glass ionomer (HVGI) at the 2-year follow-up to restore molar incisors severely affected by hypomineralization after selective carious tissue removal (SCR). The null hypothesis tested was that there are no differences in the overall survival times in the categories of the variables of interest. ⋯ Following SCR, HVGI restoration provided moderate survival probabilities, suggesting that the SCR technique is effective.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading bacterial etiologic agent in acute otitis media (AOM), and it produces a more severe inflammatory response than other otopathogens. Additionally, the presence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) S. pneumoniae is an important issue in the management of AOM. The present pilot study aimed to ascertain whether MDR S. pneumoniae is associated with a higher inflammatory response and/or a more severe disease. ⋯ MDR S. pneumoniae was associated with a more severe inflammatory response and a higher incidence of mastoiditis.
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The clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism (PE) can be various and misleading. We analyzed patients with suspicion of PE and subsequently performed computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in an emergency department of Internal Medicine, focusing on patient groups in which PE might be underestimated in the emergency setting, such as young patients and patients with low clinical probability. ⋯ CTPA frequently proves a PE in patients with suspicion of PE in an emergency department of Internal Medicine. If PE is suspected and CTPA performed accordingly, the presence of PE is quite common even in low-risk patient groups (Wells score) or in young patients <40 years with chest pain or dyspnea.
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Stress can affect learning and memory in students. Previous studies on stress in students were conducted mainly through surveys. We investigated how heart rate variability (HRV)-measured stress is related to academic achievement in medical students during clerkship. ⋯ This study shows that medical students with higher stress measured by HRV have higher academic achievement, especially in written examinations. Further studies are needed to confirm the results of this study and to assess the long-term effects of HRV-measured stress on medical students.