Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510209
Benefits of Concurrent Aerobic-Resistance Interval Exercise in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Carolina Aristizábal, Oscar Ortiz, Emily J. Walsh, Mario Leone and Alain S. Comtois
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 12, 2021
Physical training of lower leg skeletal muscle has been shown to increase exercise tolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of concurrent aerobic-resistance interval exercise on lower leg muscle function and local muscle tissue oxygenation in the vastus lateralis muscle (VLM) of COPD patients. Peripheral muscle oxygenation in the VLM was measured using Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIRS) during the six- minute walk te...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-570X/1410073
Regulatory Prospects of Clinical Trials with Stem Cells in the United Arab Emirates
Yandy Marx Castillo-Aleman, MD, Yendry Ventura-Carmenate, MD, Rene Antonio Rivero-Jimenez, Ph.D and Antonio Alfonso Bencomo-Hernandez, Ph.D
Article Type: Commentary | First Published: December 04, 2021
Health research and clinical trials are driving the development of valuable medical knowledge. Many types of clinical research have been conducted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by governmental and private health providers in recent years, and a growing number of publications and UAE-based clinical trials have been registered worldwide. However, there are wide differences between the Emirates regarding the policies governing emerging stem cell therapies. This article aims to discuss the regul...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410165
A Unique Presentation of Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Varun Srivatsav, MD and Kelsey Tallon, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 10, 2021
Pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a diffuse lung disease that primarily affects young adults, with cigarette smoking playing a significant role in developing the disease. Patients with PLCH present with characteristic CT chest findings of small irregular nodules and upper zone cysts. Previously, larger nodules greater than 10 mm and cavitation have only been reported a few times in the literature. We describe the case of a 69-year-old male who presented with dyspnea, non-producti...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410164
Pneumonia Due To Stenotrophomonas maltophila in the Immunocompetent Patient: A Case of Environmental Exposure
Ana Cardoso
Article Type: Letter to Editor | First Published: December 10, 2021
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multi-resistant gram-negative bacterium, an opportunistic agent generally associated with nosocomial infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients, being usually found in the intensive care setting. However, its prevalence in patients without predisposing risk factors is very rare. We have identified and successfully treated a healthy, immunocompetent patient who developed a community acquired severe S. maltophilia pneumonia. We report the case of a 24-...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510084
The Role of Diagnostic Medical Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Perianal Fistula: A Review
Adityan R, BSc and Jerald Paul Immanuel
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 15, 2021
The fistula in ano or perianal fistula is one of the common fistulae noted in routine surgical and clinical practice. It has the tendency to reoccur even after surgery, which is due to missed pathological tract or tissue during surgical exploration. An adequate pre-surgical mapping is a necessity for giving an excellent surgical outcome and choosing an appropriate surgical technique for treating various fistulas. So, medical imaging modalities like X-ray fistulography, endoanal ultrasonography, ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510083
Evaluation of the Patterns of Benign Bone Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions: A Retrospective Survey
Tuna Demirbas, MD
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: December 08, 2021
The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate epidemiology, distribution and radiological features of newly diagnosed benign bone tumors and tumor like lesions in our radiology department. Computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations performed between January 2018 and December 2019 in musculoskeletal radiology section were retrospectively re-evaluated by an experienced radiologist according to age, gender, radiological classification and location. There w...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510082
Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Inpatient Pediatric Under One Year of Age in Baghdad City-Iraq
Suadad J Al-Daboony, MBCHB-FICMS(CM)
Article Type: Cross-Sectional Study | First Published: December 16, 2021
Complementary & alternative medicine popular in Iraq, its use from many age group but shortage of data is available about uses of traditional medicine in pediatric. The aim of this study to measure the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine CAM (one type of CAM called saqua) use in acutely sick children (complaining from gastro intestinal symptom) and factors associated with it. This is a cross-sectional study, hospital-based study in a tertiary center of Baghdad City- Iraq from t...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710032
Nivolumab Induced Acute Pancreatitis and Hyperbilirubinemia
Unnati Bhatia, MD, Suryansh Bajaj, MD, Darshan Gandhi, MD, Divyansh Bajaj, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 05, 2021
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a novel treatment modality that is quickly becoming the standard of care for the management of a multitude of neoplasms. While immunomodulation is a promising approach, it also carries a risk of immune-related adverse effects (irAEs). Nivolumab is an FDA-approved anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1) checkpoint inhibitor. Nivolumab-induced, immune-related pancreatitis, and hyperbilirubinemia are rare but clinically significant examples of irAEs. Early recogn...