Key Questions
1. What is the relationship between frailty and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) completion?
Frailty-related deficits significantly influence CR completion, with both traditional an...
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Key Questions
1. What is the significance of cardiac biomarkers in glomerulonephritis (GN)?
Cardiac biomarkers like Troponin I and NT-proBNP provide prognostic information for major a...
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Key Questions
1. What is primary cardiac intimal sarcoma?
Primary cardiac intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare type of cardiac malignancy, typically presenting with symptoms of cardiac ...
Posted 9 months ago
Key Questions
1. Why is advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training critical for nursing students?
Given the rising number of in-hospital cardiac arrests and the pivotal role...
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Background
Malnutrition (undernutrition) in children with congenital disease (CHD) is a notable concern, with preoperative and persistent growth failure post-cardiac surgery contributing to poorer outcomes. Poor growth in children with CHD in low-income environments is exacerbated by feeding difficulties, poverty, delayed diagnosis, and late corrective surgery. This study describes and compares t...
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Abstract
Objective
The mainstream view in trait aggression research has regarded the structure as representing the latent cause of the cognitions, emotions, and behaviors that supposedly reflect its nature. Under network perspective, trait aggression is not a latent cause of its features but a dyn...
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Background;
Despite its frequent occurrence and effective treatment options, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) still remains under-estimated in the community.
Methods;
We reviewed referral letters and medical records of 120 patients who were treated for BPPV at our Dizziness Clinic during the years 2006–2008 and searched for factors that possibly contribute to missing this entity....
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The article "Outcome of MRSA carriers in neurological early rehabilitation" examines the impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization on patients undergoing early neurological rehabilitation. The study found that MRSA carriers had significantly longer lengths of stay, worse functional status upon admission, and poorer outcomes compared to MRSA-negative pati...
Posted 10 months ago
Background
The standard of diagnosing primary lateral sclerosis, the Pringle criteria, requires three years of purely upper motor neuron symptom presentation before confirming diagnosis. This classic standard has been questioned on occasion due to its restrictive range of both time period and symptomatic exhibition.
Case presentation
This case report will review a 57-year-old Caucasian female...
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Abstract
Background
Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) chapters across the medical schools in the United States provide opportunities for medical students to participate in clinical, research, and service activities in neurology. Despite these, applicants for the field of neurology have tr...
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