Annals of internal medicine
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Acute colonic diverticulitis is a gastrointestinal condition that is frequently encountered by primary care and emergency department practitioners, hospitalists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists. Clinical presentation ranges from mild abdominal pain to peritonitis with sepsis. ⋯ Medical and surgical treatment algorithms are evolving. This article provides an evidence-based, clinically relevant overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute diverticulitis.
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Practitioners who deliver enhanced empathy may improve patient satisfaction with care. Patient satisfaction is associated with positive patient outcomes ranging from medication adherence to survival. ⋯ Stoneygate Trust. (PROSPERO: CRD42023412981).
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Practitioners who deliver enhanced empathy may improve patient satisfaction with care. Patient satisfaction is associated with positive patient outcomes ranging from medication adherence to survival. ⋯ Stoneygate Trust. (PROSPERO: CRD42023412981).
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Comment Meta Analysis
In acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, noninvasive oxygenation methods may reduce death vs. standard oxygen therapy.
Pitre T, Zeraatkar D, Kachkovski GV, et al. Noninvasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Chest. 2023;164:913-928. 37085046.
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Large language models (LLMs) are artificial intelligence models trained on vast text data to generate humanlike outputs. They have been applied to various tasks in health care, ranging from answering medical examination questions to generating clinical reports. ⋯ This review, coupled with a tutorial, provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of these areas with the aim of familiarizing health care professionals with the rapidly changing landscape of LLMs in medicine. Furthermore, the authors highlight active research areas in the field that promise to improve LLMs' usability in health care contexts.