The implementation of problem-based learning in collaborative groups in a chiropractic program in Malaysia.

Purpose: Problem-based learning (PBL) is usually conducted in small-group learning sessions with approximately eight students per facilitator. In this study, we implemented a modified version of PBL involving collaborative groups in an undergraduate chiropractic program and assessed its pedagogical effectiveness.

Methods: This study was conducted at the International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and involved the 2012 chiropractic student cohort.

Efficacy and safety of chloroquine for treatment in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax infections in endemic countries.

Chloroquine (CQ) is a relatively inexpensive drug for treatment of malaria. If efficacy of CQ is still assumed, then it should be indicated in malaria treatment policies as the drug of choice for uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic countries with resource constraints. The objective of this review is to summarize the existing evidence on the relative efficacy and safety of CQ in treating patients with uncomplicated P.

Do colloids in comparison to crystalloids for fluid resuscitation improve mortality?

Permanent neurological impairment or death arising from hospital-acquired hyponatremia in both children and adults is well documented. The choice of intravenous fluids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients is a top priority in evidence-based medicine. The question of whether colloids in comparison to crystalloids can improve mortality in such cases remains to be answered.