Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510235

An Athlete’s Guide to Training in the Heat

Trevor Shaw DC, DACRB, CSCS, SFGII

Article Type: Editorial | First Published: October 23, 2022

Athletes face many factors that can limit performance. Proper nutrition, sleep, and even the environment are all contributing factors to an athlete’s overall performance. However, when we look a little deeper, the athlete’s ability to handle the environment can be one of the more difficult challenges. The healthy athlete’s ability to tolerate a hot climate during exercise can be the most significant threat to performance....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410181

Investigation of Sirtuins-1 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels in the Bronchiectasis Patients

Deniz Kuruçay, Mustafa Doğan Bedir, Zehra Seyfikli and Dilara Ülger Özbek

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 23, 2022

Bronchiectasis refers to abnormal, usually permanent, dilatation of the bronchi and it is a clinical syndrome that usually presents with cough, sputum production, and recurrent chest infections with symptoms such as malaise, chest discomfort, hemoptysis (cough of blood), and weight loss. The aim of this study was to determine sirtuin-1 (SIRT-1) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels in the serum of patients with bronchiectasis and to reveal whether there was a possible relationship betwee...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510138

Study of Spectrum of Lesions in Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine Biopsy from a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Gaurvi Piplani and Teerthanath S

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 28, 2022

Bone marrow examination is an important diagnostic tool widely used in various haematological and non-haematological disorders. Bone marrow evaluation may either confirm clinically suspected disease or may provide the previously unsuspected diagnosis. To study the spectrum of lesions, comparison and evaluation of diagnostic efficacy of the bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy findings in various haematological and non-haematological disorders....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4059/1710029

A Patient Perspective on the Self-Management of Chronic Anxiety and Depression: A Mixed-Methods Study

Maringa HH Zoun, Bauke Koekkoek, Roos A van Grieken, Henny Sinnema, Filip Smit and Jan Spijker

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 07, 2022

Self-management is considered relevant and effective for people living with chronic diseases, with studies showing that individuals with persistent anxiety and depressive disorders apply a wide range of cognitive and behavioural strategies to cope with their symptoms. But what is the patient perspective of such interventions?...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410177

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Ratios from Hemogram to the Rescue

Purva Trivedi, Mahesh Patel, Sanjay Dhotre and Hansa Goswami

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 20, 2022

Colorectal Cancers (CRC) are one of the top ten cancers to increase the burden on the health care system in India. Often patients experience symptoms after carcinoma has significantly progressed. Timely and accurate screening in the target population remains a challenge for clinicians....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510148

An Evaluation of Pediatric Airway Management Training for Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Utilizing Medical Simulation at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sawsan Alyousef, MD, CAPB, FCCP, Raed Khafajeh, Ali Alharbi, Aseel Alayed, Najd Fawaz Alnojaidi and Abdulaziz Alsoqati

Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: November 07, 2022

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be transmitted to clinicians involved in their care, particularly during aerosol-generating procedures. In spite centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) had put clear standards for precaution when dealing with such patients but unfortunately several health care providers had lost their lives around the world....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510146

What Happens When it Comes to Triage? A Study Evaluating the Effects of a Prioritisation of Intensive Care Unit Patients in Case of Scarce Resources

Hannes Lienhart MD, EMDM, Wolfgang List MD, Klaus Rheinberger PhD, and Moran Bodas PhD MPH

Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: October 31, 2022

Comparison of the SOFA score with a newly developed “triage score” and evaluation of the consequences of simulated triage of ICU patients on the outcome. Retrospective explorative data analysis of 213 patients treated on Intensive Care Units of community hospitals in Western Austria during the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510146

What Happens When it Comes to Triage? A Study Evaluating the Effects of a Prioritisation of Intensive Care Unit Patients in Case of Scarce Resources

Hannes Lienhart MD, EMDM, Wolfgang List MD, Klaus Rheinberger PhD, and Moran Bodas PhD MPH

Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: October 31, 2022

Comparison of the SOFA score with a newly developed “triage score” and evaluation of the consequences of simulated triage of ICU patients on the outcome. Retrospective explorative data analysis of 213 patients treated on Intensive Care Units of community hospitals in Western Austria during the first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410270

Unusual Cause of a Left Ventricular Mass in an Octogenarian with Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

Steven J Grampp, Christopher D Manko, Pranjal Boruah and Stephen Voyce

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 03, 2022

A computed tomography scan of the chest in an 83-year- old male patient with a history of metastatic squamous cell lung cancer revealed a mass localized to the left ventricle. Subsequent imaging revealed this to be an incidental cardiac fibroma. Echocardiographic, computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance images and a review of the literature is presented....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5831/1510049

Hypothyroidism: A Small Clinical Trial Will Quickly Resolve the Combination Therapy Controversy

Timothy A Welborn, AO, PhD, FRCP, FRACP, MBBS and Satvinder S Dhaliwal, PhD, MSc, BSC

Article Type: Letter | First Published: October 23, 2022

Hypothyroidism is an extremely common condition. More than 100 million prescriptions for thyroxine (T4) are processed in the USA each year. T4 is the recommended treatment for hypothyroidism. But 5-15% of patients treated to target with T4 continue to have symptoms. Some of these patients respond dramatically to the addition of triiodothyronine (T3) as first reported 20 years ago....