Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510040
Burnout in Families. The Emotional Burden of the 'Traumatized' Families
Francesco Franza, Gabriella Carpentieri, Serena De Guglielmo, Gianfranco Del Buono, Nicoletta Fiorentino, Mariangela Perito, Barbara Solomita and Vicenzo Fasano
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 02, 2016
Family members of people with chronic health problems can be affected by Burnout. A person who assists a suffering person, beyond the professional role, is indicated generally by the term 'caregiver'. The definition of Burnout in families is fairly recent, because the psychology of trauma has ignored a large segment of the traumatized and disabled subjects unwittingly, for a long time....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510016
Validation of the Family Physicians' Perception of Dementia Care Questionnaire: A Pilot Study
Sarah Pakzad, Paul Bourque, Lise Gallant, Denise Donovan and Amir A Sepehry
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 15, 2016
Aging is a major risk factor for dementia and evidence shows that community-dwelling elderly are underdiagnosed and undertreated. Family physicians (FP), as gatekeepers, play a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of dementia; hence an understanding of their perspective during this process is important. Currently, few studies have examined the Canadian FPs perspective towards dementia diagnosis using a validated questionnaire. Thus, a questionnaire to appraise FPs practices in the diagno...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510015
Post-Sroke Mania: A Case Series in a Rural, Community Hospital
Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: September 12, 2016
Background and purpose: Post-stroke mania is thought to be rare, and has been described after lesions in the territory of the left medial cerebral artery, biparietal cortex, and the left putamen. Methods: Case-study methodology was used to identify similarities and difference among six cases of post-stroke mania in a rural, community hospital over 1 year....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410097
Cyst of Canal of Nuck: Our Experience
Juan Piazze, Ettore Palma, Francesco Recchia, Valerio D'Orazi, Daniela Romanzi, Michele Rosselli, Massimo Bratta and Silvio Rea
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: October 01, 2016
We report two cases of a cyst of the canal of Nuck in which sonography showed a tubular cystic structure characterized by internal septum localized within the inguinal canal. Unfortunately, Magnetic resonance (MRI) examination was not performed in the first case, however in the second case, MRI demonstrated that the mass suggested an hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck. Both cases were solved satisfactorily and confirmed cysts of canal of Nuck by means of laparoscopic technique....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410096
Pheochromocytoma in Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature
A Yulia, I W Seetho, A Ramineni and RAK Jaiyesimi
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 24, 2016
pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is a life-threatening condition. Although it is rare, if the diagnosis is missed or mismanaged, it has detrimental effect on both mother and fetus, with mortality up to 58%. Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy remains a huge challenge faced by clinicians due to its non-specific signs and symptoms and the fact that it mimics other conditions which occur much more commonly in pregnancy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410095
The Anesthetic Approach for a 27-Week Pregnant Woman Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Nilay Boztas, Sevda Ozkardesler, Mert Akan and Mine Sari
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 02, 2016
In pregnancy non-obstetric surgery involves many significant difficulties for the anesthetist. The majority of these procedures are non-elective and some are life-threatening. This report explains the preoperative preparation and general anesthetic method for a 27-week pregnant woman with osteofibrotic mass narrowing the left optic canal causing rapidly advancing loss of vision....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510019
Intensive versus Standard Therapy for Hypertension: The Clinical Trials
Neal Shah, Nicolle M Siegart, Joshua De Leon and Allison B Reiss
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: October 19, 2016
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability. It can be controlled through lifestyle changes and use of antihypertensive medication. This review looks at intensive blood pressure reduction trials in non-diabetic, diabetic, and mixed patients' populations. The primary hypothesis for the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) is that treating to a systolic blood pressure target of < 120 mmHg (the intensive intervention) compared to a systolic blood pressu...