Learning analytics has been rigorously applied to various forms of e-learning, but not to the evaluation of clinical education podcasts. We created a podcast series using the Anchor by Spotify platform, uploading an episode every 2 weeks starting on March 30, 2021. We examined analytics data using a censoring date of November 1, 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite the rapid expansion of medical education podcasts in the past decade, there are few efforts to characterize the landscape of available content for specific medical specialties. We trialed a method of rigorous characterization for the field of neurology.
Materials And Methods: Using a censoring date of July 25, 2022, we queried the top three podcast platforms for neurology education podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
Dural arteriovenous (AV) fistulas of the craniocervical junction can be challenging to diagnose. We describe a 70-year-old man with subacute progressive myelopathy whose MR scan of cervical spine showed serpiginous dorsal vessels, suggesting a dural AV fistula. However, a detailed diagnostic angiogram was normal, prompting additional work-up and a wider differential, which was non-revealing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) present to outpatient dysautonomia clinics endorsing a wide range of symptoms. Dry eyes and mouth, or sicca complex are frequently reported. This retrospective study investigates the incidence and quantifies the severity of dry eye syndrome (DES) in patients with POTS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although various salvage methods have been proposed to treat intraretinal artery hyaluronic acid embolism, their applications are still limited by various factors. The authors investigated the effectiveness of intravenous hyaluronidase with urokinase for resolving retinal artery hyaluronic acid embolism.
Methods: The anatomy of rabbit ophthalmic and fundus arteries (retinal and choroid artery) was studied.
Objective: To investigate the effect on sexual function and genital sensitivity of adult female pseudohermaphroditism patients received feminizing reconstructive surgical treatment.
Materials And Methods: A total of 32 female pseudohermaphroditism patients and 10 healthy women were in enrolled in this study. All patients underwent feminizing reconstructive surgical procedures in adulthood.
A medical and scientific multidisciplinary consensus meeting was held from 29 to 30 November 2013 on Anti-Doping in Sport at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, to create a roadmap for the implementation of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code. The consensus statement and accompanying papers set out the priorities for the antidoping community in research, science and medicine. The participants achieved consensus on a strategy for the implementation of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.
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