Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijfa-2017/1710023
Calcifying Tendonitis of the Ankle, Effectivenness of 5% Acetic Acid Iontophoresis and Ultrasound over Achiles Tendon: A Prospective Case Series
Marcos E Fernandez-Cuadros, Olga S Perez-Moro, Maria Jesus Albaladejo-Florin, Ruben Algarra-Lopez and Luz Casique-Bocanegra
Article Type: Prospective Case Series | First Published: February 13, 2019
To conduct a prospective Multicentre Quasi-experimental before-and-after study (Non-Randomized Control Trial) to demonstrate the effectiveness of Acetic Acid Iontophoresis and Ultrasound in the treatment of Calcifying Tendonitis (CT) of the ankle. Prospective, multicentre, quasi-experimental before-after intervention study, to 10 patients who attended to both Rehabilitation Departments, at SantÃsima Trinidad's General Foundation Hospital, Salamanca-Spain and at Santa Cristina's University Hospi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijfa-2017/1710022
MRI Diagnosis of Accessory Soleus Muscle: A Case Report and Review of the Literatures
Jun Zhang, Dapeng Hao, Chuanyu Zhang and Shaohua Wang
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 13, 2019
The accessory soleus muscle is a rare anatomical variant that usually occurs in adolescents or young adults. And it may manifest as an exertional ankle pain and swelling or as an asymptomatic posteromedial mass. However sometimes it may be mistaken as a soft tissue tumor at the ankle. The purpose of this study is to heighten awareness about the existence of accessory soleus muscle in a swelling at the posteromedial aspect of the ankle and to reduce the failure to recognize this muscle in MRI....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ncr-2017/1710011
Pathology Confirmation of Particle Embolization of Middle Meningeal Artery for Management of Subdural Hematoma
Pouya Entezami, MD, Emad Nourollahzadeh, MD, Adedamola Adepoju, MD, David Michael Jones, MD and John Dalfino, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 11, 2019
As our patient population grows older with improved health care technology and resources, chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is an increasingly common disease faced by the modern neurosurgeon. Despite good results with burr-hole irrigation and evacuation - the gold standard treatment for CSDH - recurrence rate remains high. Recent advancements in endovascular management of this diagnosis via embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA), either alone or in conjunction with surgical evacuation,...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510119
Effect of Eight Weeks of Exercise Training on Lipid Profile and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Person
NGAYIMBESHA Adrien, BIZIMANA Jean Berchmans and GAKIMA Marie Stella
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 11, 2019
Obesity is a metabolic abnormality characterized by increased levels of plasma free fatty acids and triglycerides, decreased levels of High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), and abnormal Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) composition. The most significant contributing factor for obesity-related dyslipidemia is likely uncontrolled fatty acid release from adipose tissue, especially visceral adipose tissue, through lipolysis, which causes increased delivery of fatty acids to the liver and synthesis of Very-Low...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510118
Learning from Pokemon GO and Preparing for Potter: The Impact of Augmented Reality Video Games on Adolescent Physical Activity
Laura McLaughlin BA, Prithwijit Das MSEd, Kate Fruitman BA and Ruth Milanaik DO
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 11, 2019
Only 25% of US high school students meet CDC physical activity guidelines. Over 40% report playing video games for > 3 hours/day. This epidemic of inactivity may lead to health consequences including obesity. Augmented Reality Games (ARGs) may increase activity through video gameplay. Our objective was to quantify the effect of an ARG, Pokemon GO, on adolescent physical activity. Pokemon GO led to a minimal but significant initial increase in activity. Although future studies are needed to deter...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510117
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm in Athlete's Heart: An Unusual Presentation
Lahut D, Bodur B and Tosun O
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 11, 2019
The athlete's heart refers to a heart which has gained physiological adaptation mechanisms due to long term training in various sport activities. Sinus bradycardia, sinus arrhythmia, first degree atrioventricular block and second degree mobitz type I AV blocks are most common electrocardiographic findings in athlete's heart. In our case we observed first degree atrioventricular block with pathological PR interval values second degree mobitz type I (Wenckebach) atrioventricular block and accelera...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410102
Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia: An Epidemiological and Clinical Review
Joanna V Santeliz
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 11, 2019
Pulmonary diseases associated with parasitic infections of the lung are unusual. However, the rise in immunosuppressive conditions such as HIV/AIDS, use of antineoplastic agents and post-transplant medications among others associated with the phenomenon of globalization which entails frequent traveling and migration, has raised their prevalence both in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a neglected tropical disease of predominantly filaria...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5726/1510069
Muscle Ultrasound in Inflammatory Myopathies: A Critical Review
Kristofoor E Leeuwenberg and Jemima Albayda
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 11, 2019
Muscle ultrasonography is an upcoming tool in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders. It is easily applicable in multiple clinical settings, has no contraindications, and provides a cost-effective alternative to other imaging modalities such as MRI. However, a known disadvantage of ultrasound is its dependence on examiner expertise. Furthermore, the assessment of muscle quality is done mainly through an assessment of muscle echo intensity, which is affected by machine/system settings, hamperi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510069
Impact of Rapid Microorganism Identification Using Two Multiplex PCR Platforms on Timing of Antimicrobial Therapy
Natasha N Pettit, Zhe Han, Angella Charnot-Katsikas, Jennifer Pisano and Vera Tesic
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 11, 2019
Strategies to improve time to administration of appropriate, effective antimicrobial therapy can improve patient outcomes. We sought to retrospectively assess if the earlier identification of blood pathogens and their resistance determinants with multiplex PCR platforms could have an impact on time to initiate appropriate antimicrobial therapy. All patients with monomicrobial positive blood cultures from March to June 2013 were included in the retrospective chart review analysis. We evaluated th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510079
Analysis of Protocols of Bucal Hygienization in Patients in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ICU)
Gleycielly da Mota Oliveira Souza, Carolina de Lima Borges, Rosa Natalia Rendall dos Santos Ratis and Vivian Kelly Leite Pedrosa
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 09, 2019
Constant care should be adopted for the treatment of patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). It is necessary to cover the proper oral hygiene habit given to the interrelationship between oral and systemic diseases, in the development of nosocomial pneumonia. Considering these deficiencies and elucidated problematizations, the present study aimed to evaluate the oral hygiene protocols in patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. National and international protocols and studi...