Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Apr 2023
Microstructural and heavy metal analysis of gallstones prevalent in Jharkhand and its implications in the treatment.
In the present study the structural and compositional analysis of gallstones was carried out by various characterization techniques. Also, the utility of the study was evaluated on how the findings can enhance the treatment and dissolution therapies of gallstones? ⋯ The present study uncovered the current composition and content of different heavy metals in gallstones of Jharkhand region which can be instrumental in enhancing the dissolution therapies for gallstone treatment. This can serve as a major tool for practitioners for gallstone treatment and change the way they are looked at.
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Postgraduate medicine · Apr 2023
Short night-time sleep duration is associated with thyroid nodules: A community-based survey from Guangzhou, China.
Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining human health. This study aimed to explore the association between sleep status and thyroid nodules. ⋯ Short nighttime sleep duration was associated with thyroid nodules in our community-based population. Screening for thyroid nodules among these individuals is recommended.
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Postgraduate medicine · Apr 2023
Sports and exercise medicine clinic in public hospital settings: a real-life concept and experiences of the treatment of the first 1151 patients.
Physical exercise has been shown to have a variety of health-promoting effects, including improvements in cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, symptoms and risk factors such as LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglyceride and glycosylated hemoglobin concentrations. Regular physical exercise may slow down or even reverse the progression of various non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Despite the overwhelming evidence, physical exercise is not comprehensively used as a treatment component either in primary care or in hospital settings. ⋯ At the core of the treatment is individualization, using motivational interviewing, considering the patients' personal interests and resources, and encouraging the patient to be an active member of our multi-professional team. We reported the first results in the SEMC with future development plans for the clinic.
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Postgraduate medicine · Apr 2023
Ground-glass opacity on Emergency Department chest X-ray: a risk factor for in-hospital mortality and organ failure in elderly admitted for COVID-19.
Ground-glass opacity is commonly seen on radiographic imaging tests of patients admitted for COVID-19. The main objective of this study is to determine if the presence of ground-glass opacity on chest X-rays carried out at the Emergency Department correlates with significantly higher mortality. A secondary objective is to clarify which characteristics are associated with those patients who presented ground-glass opacity. ⋯ Based on these results, the variable 'finding ground-glass opacity on chest X-rays carried out at the Emergency Department' should be assessed for inclusion in the different calculators that estimate the prognosis/mortality rate of patients admitted for COVID-19.