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FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: CLINICAL AND GENETIC DIAGNOSIS
(2022-05-10)
Background: Facioscapulohumeral muscular myodystrophy (FSHD) is a hereditary myodystrophy typically affecting skeletal muscles of the facial muscles, shoulder girdles, and upper arms. The clinical course of FSHD is highly ...
Impact Factors of the Nephrectomy Outcomes
(2022-05-10)
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents approximately 3% of all cancers with a high incidence, especially in western countries. There has been an increasing annual trend during the last two decades. For the localized RCC ...
Machine-learning derived Pulmonary X-ray Severity (PXS) score to predict COVID-19 severe outcomes
(2022-05-10)
Abstract
Background
Using a previously validated machine learning algorithm that extracts a quantitative measure of Pulmonary Xray Severity (PXS) score. We compared lung involvement among different SARS-COV-2 variants and ...
Insights from COVID-19 Pandemic for improving HMS Medical Student Clerkship Patient Care and Learning Experiences
(2021-08-30)
Introduction:
Medical students represent key stakeholders whose perspectives are often lacking in curricular design. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education shifted abruptly from in-person clinical experience ...
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF HMS AFFILIATED ANESTHESIA RESIDENTS THAT FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING SKILLS
(2021-09-20)
Background:
The majority of anesthesia teaching and training occurs in a one-on-one manner. Residents are often first-line teachers to medical students and junior trainees from other specialties. While their skills as ...
IMPACT OF STENT TYPE ON OUTCOME OF CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS TREATED WITH TRANSJUGULAR INTROHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT
(2021-05-21)
Paper-1: Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement remains a leading adverse event. Controversy remains regarding optimal stent diameter given that ...
CHANGES OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN LATE LIFE AND NON-CARDIAC RISK FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE IN THE BLACK- PERSPECTIVES ON HEART FAILURE IN HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS
(2021-06-23)
Paper 1
Introduction: Diastolic dysfunction is a potent risk factor for heart failure (HF). However, there is limited data regarding longitudinal changes of diastolic function in the very old, who are at the highest risk ...
Systolic Blood Pressure Changes in Hemodialysis: Predictors and Long-Term Outcomes
(2021-05-14)
Hypertension is present in approximately 86% of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving maintenance hemodialysis. (1) It is a key risk and mechanistic factor in the development of cardiovascular disease, ...
HIV RISK-RELATED BEHAVIORS AND WILLINGNESS TO USE PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AMONG BLACK AMERICANS WITH AN ARREST HISTORY ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV TESTING AND HIV-RELATED RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG US-BORN AND NON-US BORN BLACK INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE US
(2021-06-23)
Objective: Black individuals in the U.S. are arrested and incarcerated at a significantly higher rate than White individuals, and incarceration is associated with increased HIV vulnerability. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ...
Impact of virtual case-based collaborative learning compared to virtual lectures to teaching critical appraisal of medical literature in fourth-year medical students, a pilot mixed methods study.
(2021-07-19)
Introduction: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a practice that allows clinicians to implement the best available evidence for our patients. However, there is no best way to teach EBM, and multiple strategies have been ...