Gelatinous Pleural Effusion: A Diagnostic Challenge for Pleural Mesothelioma in an 80-Year-Old Man.

BACKGROUND Gelatinous pleural effusion, due to raised hyaluronic acid, can be associated with pleural infection and malignancies, such as tuberculosis, metastatic pleural disease, and mesothelioma. This report is of an 80-year-old man presenting with a gelatinous pleural effusion and diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma. CASE REPORT An 80-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, metastatic prostate cancer, 30-pack-year smoking history, and 5-year history of asbestos exposure (during his 30s), presented with a 4-week history of breathlessness and was found to have right-sided pleural effusion.

A dataset of COVID-19 x-ray chest images.

The distinction between normal chest x-ray (CXR) images and abnormal ones containing features of disease (e.g., opacities, consolidation, etc.

Detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in X-ray images using deep transfer learning.

Background: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a relatively common disorder in newborns, with a reported prevalence of 1-5 per 1000 births. It can lead to developmental abnormalities in terms of mechanical difficulties and a displacement of the joint (i.e.

Cancer pain management program: Patients' experiences-A qualitative study.

Background: Cancer patients frequently experience unrelieved pain as a significant symptom. However, several studies have found that cancer-related pain is frequently undertreated.

Purpose: This study aimed to understand the pain experiences of cancer patients who were newly engaged in a multidisciplinary pain management program (PMP) at King Hussein Cancer Centre and still receiving cancer treatments and cancer pain management.

A 5-Year-Old Palestinian Bedouin Girl with Repeated Self-Induced Injuries to the Digits, a Diagnosis of Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, and Anhidrosis.

BACKGROUND Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA), also referred to as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV, is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the NTRK1 gene. The inability to feel pain and temperature often leads to repeated severe and unintentional self-inflicted injuries; these can result in severe complications, as patients heal slowly from skin and bone injuries. This case report describes a 5-year-old Palestinian girl with self-inflicted injury to the digits, a dislocated distal inter-phalangeal joint of the left big toe, and a diagnosis of CIPA.

A dataset of lung sounds recorded from the chest wall using an electronic stethoscope.

The advancement of stethoscope technology has enabled high quality recording of patient sounds. We used an electronic stethoscope to record lung sounds from healthy and unhealthy subjects. The dataset includes sounds from seven ailments (i.

Viral Clearance Course of COVID-19 Outbreaks.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral course and behavior remain unpredictable. This study describes incubation time and viral clearance of COVID-19 hospitalized cases in Northern Jordan.

Methods: All COVID-19 confirmed cases hospitalized from March 15 to June 09, 2020, were included.

COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan: Epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, and laboratory findings.

Background: In March 2020, an outbreak of coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) was detected in the North of Jordan. This retrospective study is the first from Jordan to report the epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic characteristics of COVID-19 infected patients.

Methods: All patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection by RT-PCR in the North of Jordan admitted between March 15 and April 2, 2020 were included.

Screening for obstructive sleep apnea among patients undergoing coronary catheterization in Jordan.

This study aimed to utilize a validated sleep questionnaire as a screening tool for symptoms and risk of obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing coronary catheterization in Jordan. A cross-sectional design was used to screen adult patients undergoing coronary catheterization for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Berlin sleep questionnaire was used to record nocturnal and daytime symptoms of OSA and to stratify patients into "low-risk" or "high-risk" for OSA.

Prevalence of undiagnosed COPD in male patients with coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study in Jordan.

Purpose: COPD and coronary artery disease (CAD) are common chronic diseases with shared risk factors. COPD continues to be largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. We aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors of undiagnosed COPD in Jordanian men with CAD.

The association of snoring and risk of obstructive sleep apnea with poor academic performance among university students.

Study Objectives: Subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have neurocognitive dysfunction. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms and risk of OSA among university students and the association with academic performance.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan University of Science and Technology.