Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510058

How to Follow up on Unexplained Hyperferritinemia in Primary Care

Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi, and Noora Al Hamadi

Article Type: Case Study | First Published: June 01, 2017

50-years-old Bahraini male had an increased level of serum ferritin. The patient showed mildly high alanine aminotransferase and γ-glutamyltransferase and positive chronic hepatitis B....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510057

Vitamin B12 for Diabetes Patients Treated with Metformin

Roman Pawlak

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 15, 2017

Metformin treatment, both duration and dose, is associated with increased risk of vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency. B12 deficiency causes Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), which is associated with an increased risk of a variety of diabetic co-morbidities....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410096

Pulmonary Artery Agenesis in Young Adult - Two Case Reports

Walter Serra Francesco Tafuni, Nicola Sverzellati, Maria Alberta Cattabiani and Angelo Placci

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 08, 2017

A 21-year-old woman presented for a history of exertional dyspnoea and atypical chest pain. No history of allergies or tuberculosis. A chest X-ray showed asymmetry of the chest walls from a reduced expansion of the right lung caused by parenchymal loss and right deviation of the mediastinum and ipsilateral elevation of the diaphragm....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510033

Nocardia Mastoiditis in an Immunocompromised Patient

Sydney Marsh, Felicia Ratnaraj, Roy Norris, Jason Gass and Renuga Vivekanandan

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 08, 2017

Nocardia, a gram positive bacteria, is found primarily in the immunocompromised population. We present a case of nocardia causing mastoiditis in a patient with a history of recurrent otitis media, with a focus on appropriate treatment selection. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410103

Breast Cancer Masquerades as an Endometrial Cancer

Atinuke Akinpeloye, Mohamed Satti, Douglas Congdon and Guy Boike

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 12, 2017

Patient A was a 47-year-old African American lady admitted for thrombocytopenia. A mammogram done a few weeks prior to admission was reported as BIRADS 4 for the right breast. She had a biopsy done as an inpatient which revealed invasive lobular carcinoma. Due to persistent vaginal bleeding a gynecological consult was requested....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510033

Entrapment of the Common Peroneal Nerve due to Multiple Hereditary Exostoses with Synostosis of the Proximal Tibiofibular Joint

Ingo Schmidt

Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: May 19, 2017

A 37-year-old male presented with progredient weakness of dorsiflexion in his left ankle since 5 months that was accompanied with sensory deficits in the superficial peroneal nerve area at the dorsal aspect of his left foot. Additionally, the patient reported increasing pain around his left Proximal Tibiofibular Joint (PTFJ). There was a history of known Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE) that was primarily diagnosed with patient's age of 8 years....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410070

The Hepatic Hydrothorax

Aujayeb A and Miller J

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 12, 2017

A 74-year-old with burnt out autoimmune hepatitis, portal hypertension with thrombocytopenia, oesophageal varices and previous hepatic encephalopathy has presented with a recurrence of a left sided pleural effusion. She was very breathless at rest and therapeutic aspiration of 1.1 litres of straw coloured fluid has good symptomatic benefit....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510017

Empathy-from Brain Correlation to Mind and Behavior Cultivation: Bridging Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy

Marie Challita

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 12, 2017

In this paper, the flow of the argument follows the sequence of the areas of studies alluded to in the title. That is, I start with some neuroscience data relative to empathy, then I address the topic from a psychological perspective and I close with a section that tackles a philosophical perspective....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510072

The Origin of Professional Nursing Training in Catalonia

Sabate Perez Elisenda and Sabate Casellas Ferran

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 05, 2017

The development of professional nursing training in Catalonia started at the beginning of XX century, with the establishment of three nursing schools: one public and two private. Their aim was: to provide trained medical auxiliaries; to improve the care of patients, at home or in the hospital; to offer a social and economic rewarding profession for women; and to have a public health promoter, very closed to the people....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510071

New Management Systems and the Ambiguous Nature of Resources: A Qualitative Study about Healthcare Middle Managers

Veronique Haberey-Knuessi, and Jean-Luc Heeb

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 31, 2017

The focus of this article is an empirical investigation using the Demerouti model to examine the stress factors affecting nursing managers, doctors and nurses in their work, and the resources available to them. A survey conducted by healthcare managers showed that despite being very highly motivated in their work, their engagement with it is sometimes incomplete....