Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410181
Alterations of Serum Lipids Profiles in Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
Jenan Adnan Sulieman, Youssef Youssef and Mostafa Ibrahim
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/06/30
The present case-control study comprises of newly diagnosed and histologically confirmed, 50 head and neck cancer cases between 2021-2022 in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, with 25 healthy controls. Fasting blood samples were collected and the lipid profile studied and compared between groups in terms of mean and standard deviation....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410429
An Unusual Case of Atypical Meningioma Mimicking as High-Grade Astrocytoma: A Case Report
Putri Rossyana Dewi, I Wayan Niryana, Nyoman Golden, I Made Gotra and I Putu Eka Widyadharma
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/06/30
Meningiomas are the most common non-glial primary tumors of the central nervous system and extra-axial neoplasms. The annual incidence of meningioma is around 1,28 and 7,8 of 100.000 based on the worldwide data registries. Meningiomas vary based on the clinical findings, imaging, and histopathology from benign to malignant types....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410278
Uric Acid as a Novel Component of Metabolic Syndrome
Rodney G Bowden, PhD, Kathleen A Richardson, PhD and Luke T Richardson, PhD
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2023/06/30
A cross-sectional data analysis was conducted using the 2013-2018 NHANES datasets. Sample weights were assigned by NHANES researchers to each participant allowing researchers to generalize results to all non-institutionalized US civilians. The analysis included 6,432 individuals, which were representative of 94,729,059 US citizens....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4091/1710016
Musculoskeletal and Somatic Manifestations of Haematological Disease: A Review of the Spectrum of Disease from a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Laudin GE, Patel M, Makan K, Vaughan J, Christofides N5, Jassat R1, Waja MF, Lakha AB and Philip V
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/06/17
The complexity of the musculoskeletal and rheumatologic manifestations of hematologic disease, both benign and malignancy-associated haematologic disease, is extensively explored in this accompanying review article. Accompanying reference to unique radiological images in this review aids in understanding the importance and effect of hematological disease on patient quality of life. This review implores the understanding of the “immune-skeletal interface” as the unique basis of osteoimmunolog...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510099
Using Thromboelastography to Treat Patients with COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy: A Case Report from the Front Lines
Crista E. Horton, MD, Vincent Athas, MD, Stacey L. Tannenbaum, PhD, Jose Lozada, MD and John Berne, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/06/18
There has been increasing evidence to support that COVID-19 infection is associated with hypercoagulable complications due to a systemic inflammatory response indirectly activating the coagulation cascade. This phenomenon has been termed, COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. Uniquely, trauma patients are highly susceptible to thromboembolic events. Monitoring for adequate chemical prophylaxis against these events is difficult, especially with superimposed COVID-19 infection....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710140
Meningioma Presenting as Ischemic Stroke: Case Report and Review of Literature
Gopal Raman Sharma, MS, IFAANS, Prakash Paudel, FCPS, Prasanna Karki, MD, PhD, Sumit Joshi, MS, Dambar Bikram Shah, MS1, Babu Ram Pokharel, MD, DM, Bidhan Gyawali, MBBS, MD, Ram Kumar Ghimire, MD, Rajesh Panta, MD and Gopi Aryal, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/06/22
Meningioma presenting as ischemic stroke is very rare. We report a case of left medial sphenoid wing meningioma presenting with cerebral infarction due to occlusion of left middle cerebral artery (MCA) in a 36-year-old female. We discuss the incidence, pathophysiology, management and review of literature of intracranial meningioma presenting as ischemic stroke....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510125
Application of Trimano Universal Manipulator in Clinical and Teaching of Shoulder Arthroscopy
Dongqiang Gu, Haoran Gu, Lei Chen and WeiLi
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2023/06/19
Orthopaedics is a subject with a wide variety of diseases and strong specialties, among which the sports medicine subspecialty is a rapidly developing specialty. In particular, the sports medicine department has been subdivided in the orthopedics department of the national super first-class comprehensive hospital, and on the basis of the sports medicine specialty, professional groups have been subdivided by location, and teaching tasks from various sources and at different levels have been under...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510304
Coping with the Ongoing SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza
Mujahed I Mustafa and Ahmed Mohammed
Article Type: Commentary Article | First Published: 2023/05/31
The ongoing SARS-COV-2 pandemic has brought about unprecedented challenges to individuals, communities, and healthcare systems worldwide. As the world braces for a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections, the seasonal influenza season is also looming. This article explores the coping strategies that individuals and healthcare systems can adopt to manage both the SARS-COV-2 pandemic and seasonal influenza. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510155
Role of LDL and Triglycerides in Hyperlipidemia in Diabetes Mellitus
Bethelli S and Oroszi T
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/06/25
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the diseases affecting people worldwide, regardless of region, race, blood type, and many more. So, the management of DM has been a challenging issue all over. Hyperlipidemia or Dyslipidemia is one of the main root causes of DM, leading to severe cardiovascular diseases. Behavioral therapies like diet and exercise can improve diabetic Dyslipidemia; however, most patients require drug therapy to meet treatment objectives....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510093
Resumption of Anticoagulation in Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Look into the If and When
Iqbal Qamar, MD, Christina Gomez, MD, Huzaifa Khalid, MD, Umme Ferdaush, MD and Osama Kaddourah, MD, MPH
Article Type: Prospective Cohort Study | First Published: 2023/06/30
Non-interventional prospective study of all patients in our hospital who were admitted for GI bleeding while on anticoagulation in 2022. The primary outcomes were GI bleeding events, thrombotic events and mortality events within 90 days. We ran a logistic regression analysis to assess correlation between resumption of anticoagulation and primary outcomes. We ran a Mantel-Haenszel analysis between primary outcomes, various bleeding scores to determine a safe timing of resumption in our patient po...