Advanced Cancer: Analyzing Patient Discussions
Keith D’Oria and Holly G. Prigerson, PhD
0.5 Hours
Research suggests that physicians who manage patients with advanced cancer often struggle with whether and how best to convey sensitive information about prognoses to these individuals for many reasons. Some studies indicate that physicians do not share information with patients about a terminal cancer prognosis despite the fact....
CVD: Social Determinants of Risks & Outcomes
Keith D'Oria Editorial Director & Edward P. Havranek, MD
0.5 Hours
Deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been declining, but changes in social factors like race, income, environment, and education could reverse that trend. To address this issue, the American Heart Association has released a scientific statement to guide physicians on the social determinants of risks and outcomes for CVD....
Outcomes After ED Discharge of the Elderly
Keith D’Oria and Gelareh Z. Gabayan, MD, MSHS
0.5 Hours
This activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians and nurses regaarding patient and process-of-care factors that may be associated with early death or ICU admission within 7 days of discharge from the ED visit among elderly patients.
Sexual Harassment (Illinois)
Ms Beth Karmis
This course fulfills the Illinois Sexual Harassment CE Requirement.
Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Mr. Scott Granet LCSW
1 Hours
Characterized by tormenting obsessions associated with physical appearance and time-consuming compulsive behaviors, body dysmorphic disorder is considered to be quite similar to OCD, and as such is included in the DSM 5 in the new classification, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. Several million people in this country....
Surviving Sepsis 2021 Guidelines
Dr. Serah Wachira
The course covers the definition, pathophysiology and classification of sepsis as well as the evidenced based management of sepsis based on surviving sepsis campaign 2021 guidelines.
Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents
By The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
In this course, Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents, you will learn about what is happening at the microscopic level in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Through interactive activities, you will learn about how SCD causes problems in the body, and how these might present. It is....
Renal Cell Cancer 2
Peter Guest
0.75 Hours
The first part of this session continues on the topic of renal cell cancer or carcinoma (RCC) which was introduced in the session Renal Cell Cancer 1, by looking at inherited disorders and the incidence of RCC in inherited disorders and in end-stage renal failure (ESRF). The second half goes on to look at other tumours affecting....
Breast Disease: Breast Pain
Dan Cocker
0.25 Hours
This session is designed to introduce the user to the common causes of breast pain.
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Matthew Carter
0.5 Hours
This session aims provide a greater awareness of adrenal insufficiency in paramedic practice.
Peripheral Vascular Disease Chronic Limb Ischaemia
Devender Mittapalli
0.75 Hours
This session covers essential information on chronic limb ischaemia required to pass the MRCS examination. It also provides the essential knowledge and skills required for Foundation and Core surgical trainees in their day-to-day practice.
AKI - Differential Diagnosis
John Firth
0.5 Hours
This session will explain how to make the diagnosis of acute kidney injury, and how to determine whether it is caused by pre-renal failure/acute tubular necrosis, a renal inflammatory condition, or urinary obstruction.
Adrenal Masses
Sheila Rankin and Rodney Reznek
0.5 Hours
Masses of the adrenal gland can be benign or malignant, unilateral or bilateral. This session describes the imaging techniques and features that will help to classify an adrenal mass.
AKI - Life-threatening Complications
Sanjay Ojha
0.5 Hours
This session will explain how to recognise and manage the life-threatening complications of acute kidney injury, and how to explain the process of emergency dialysis to a patient with acute kidney injury.
Sickle Cell Disease: Acute Management in Children and Adolescents
By The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
This course is part of a series on Sickle Cell Diseases by the SickKids-Ghana Paediatric Nursing Education Partnership. The series was developed for healthcare workers (nurses, community health nurses, midwives, and physicians) in Ghana, but has broad relevance for healthcare workers in the region and globally. It is recommend....
Influence of different types of whitening tooth pastes on the tooth color, enamel surface roughness and enamel morphology of human teeth
Mohamed Shamel,Mahmoud M. Al-Ankily,Mahmoud M. Bakr
Patients are generally dissatisfied with their present teeth color, as demonstrated by many studies in different regions of the world. Attempts to improve the shade of teeth is presently possible using multiple methods, including professional scaling and prophylaxis performed in the dental clinic, fabrication of tooth crowns and....
Accuracy of linear measurements using low dose cone beam computed tomography protocol versus direct skull linear measurements: An in vitro study
Nora Aly Al Abbady,Reham Mohamed Hamdy,Sahar Hosny El Dessouky
Two-dimensional (2D) imaging techniques have been used in dentistry since 1896. Despite its long clinical success, 2D imaging possesses a number of problems, including superimposition and magnification, which may result in interpretation problems of the images, whether it actually represents the anatomical structures and/or path....
Association between umbilical cord hygiene and neonatal sepsis among neonates presenting to a primary care facility in Nairobi County, Kenya: a case-control study
Phoebe K. Moraa,Marshal M. Mweu,Peter K. Njoroge
Worldwide, neonatal mortality (death occurring within the first 28 days of life) accounted for 45.1% of all child deaths in 2015, representing a 15% increase over a span of 15 years. Owing to the non-specificity of neonatal sepsis’ presentation in neonates, there has been a general lack of consensus on the definition of neonatal....
Fibroblast growth factor-6 enhances CDK2 and MATK expression in microvesicles derived from human stem cells extracted from exfoliated deciduous teeth
Ahmed Othman,Rabab Mubarak,Dina Sabry
Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) are a type of adult stem cell acquired from the dental pulp of human exfoliated deciduous teeth. SHEDs stand out from other types of adult stem cells since they possess a remarkable growth and proliferation rate, providing an adequate stem cell source for any prospective c....
Clinical outcomes of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate partial coverage crowns compared to lithium disilicate partial coverage crowns. A randomized controlled split-mouth clinical study
Hanaa Nassar,Carl H Halim,Hesham A Katamish
High survival rates, fracture resistance and proper marginal integrity of CAD/CAM partial coverage restorations (PCRs) were reported in studies simulating 5-year clinical service. However, clinical behavior of PCRs utilizing morphology driven preparation design was never assessed in randomized clinical trials. Furthermore, long-....
Age, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, and radiographic assessment of the quantity of lung edema (RALE) score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study
Anggraini Dwi Sensusiati,Muhammad Amin,Nasronudin Nasronudin,Alfian Nur Rosyid,Nanda Aulya Ramadhan,Rofida Lathifah,Eva Puspitasari,Ria Indah Wahyuningtyas,Erika Soebakti
Cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were first reported in the city of Wuhan, China, at the end of December 2019. After identification, the etiology of these cases was a new type of coronavirus (. Since December 2019, more than 20 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and more than 700,000 have died (. Several stu....
Seroprevalence and characterisation of herpes simplex virus from human immunodeficiency virus in samples collected from two provinces in South Africa: a retrospective study
Oluwafemi Samuel Obisesan,Nomathamsanqa Patricia Sithebe,Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a prevalent organism that belongs to the sub-family of alpha Herpesviridae (. It is important to determine the epidemiology of HSV-1 and HSV-2 because of the disease burden associated with their infection (. The high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in South Africa (about 7.....
Case Report: Management of idiopathic chylothorax
Maher Abouda,Yangui Ferdaous,Miriam Triki,Mehdi Charfi,Mohamed Ridha Charfi
Chylothorax is characterized by the presence of chyle, which is rich in triglycerides and chylomicrons in the pleural space resulting from damage of the thoracic ductn
Review of the nutritional composition, medicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae)
Collen Musara,Elizabeth Bosede Aladejana,Silas Mufambi Mudyiwa
Blanco is a large species belonging to the family Rutaceae, with various varieties and hybrids. Mandarins, like other citrus species, are indigenous to the subtropical and tropical zones of Asia, particularly China and Cochin-China. Mandarins, including both monoembryonic and polyembryonic cultivars and many interspecific hybrid....
Maternal and newborn seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus at Medani Hospital, Sudan
Reem Eltayeb,Gasim I. Gasim,Elhassan M. Elhassan,Halla Abdullahi,Duria A. Rayis,Ishag Adam
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single-stranded RNA virus and an emerging infectious agent where it can cause acute viral hepatitis worldwide with estimated 20 million cases of HEV infection occur globally and 70 000 deaths (. In Sudan, a high mortality rate was reported among pregnant women in an outbreak of HEV in Darfur and in e....