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Evaluating Cardiac Output Devices in Septic Shock
Most cardiac output monitors showed limited agreement with reference standards in septic shock. Researchers conducted a ...
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Q&A: Avoiding Physician Co-Treatment Liability Risks
You ask, she answers! Dr. MedLaw responds to a physician’s question regarding how to avoid liability in a physician co-treatment situation.
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Accurate deep-learning model to differentiate dementia severity and diagnosis using a portable electroencephalography device.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia pose significant health challenges in aging societies, emphasizing the need for accessible, cost-effective, and noninvasive diagnostic tools.
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Design of a Wearable Finger PPG-Based Blood Glucose Monitor.
Blood glucose monitoring is crucial for controlling diabetes. However, traditional fingertip pricking methods usually cause discomfort to patients and cannot achieve continuous monitoring. To overcome ...
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Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression among non-communicable diseases clinic attendees in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety and associated risk factors among non-communicable diseases (NCD) clinic attendees in rural Rwanda.Cross-sectional.44 health ...
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Predictors of Improvement in Subjective Executive Functioning Following an Internet-Delivered Cognitive Enhancement Intervention for Adults in Remission From Depression.
Residual cognitive deficits are commonly reported by individuals in remission from depression, often affecting daily life functioning and mental health. To provide tailored and personalized cognitive ...
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Evaluating CYP enzyme induction by cigarette smoking: a new in vitro approach using primary human hepatocytes.
Cigarette smoke contains compounds that significantly affect drug interactions in clinical settings, primarily through the induction of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. Given the complexity of cigarette ...
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Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation.
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and insomnia are age-related neurological disorders increasingly recognized as being closely associated. However, research on the shared genes and their biological ...
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Mortality Scores in Bacteraemia Show Varying Predictive Value
Bacteraemia-specific scores outperformed general tools in predicting 30-day mortality, underscoring their value in guiding ...
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Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The functional movement screen (FMS) is a widely recognized tool for evaluating movement patterns and identifying potential injury risks in athletes. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to ...
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The impact of stigma on quality of life in patients with epilepsy.
Epilepsy is one of the chronic neurological diseases with high stigmatization due to the psychosocial problems caused by seizures. The study was conducted to examine the quality of life and stigma in ...
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An in vivo rat model for comparing selective blockade between sensory and motor nerve conduction.
Sensory-selective nerve blockade is highly useful for pain management in clinical practice, but developing such blockers remains challenging. A major handicap is the lack of objective in vivo animal ...