Publications by authors named "E Nemec"
Background: Campylobacter is known to be the leading cause of foodborne illness. Campylobacter jejuni, specifically, most commonly causes self-limiting enterocolitis, but infection can lead to extraintestinal manifestations, including rare yet severe cardiac complications, such as myocarditis and/or pericarditis. This review aims to determine whether a relationship exists between the timing of a positive stool culture and the overall clinical course in patients with Campylobacter jejuni-associated myocarditis and/or pericarditis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPractice questions are highly sought out for use as a study tool among medical students in undergraduate medical education. At the same time, it remains unknown how medical students use and incorporate practice questions and their rationales into their studies. To explore this heavily relied upon study strategy, semi-structured interviews were conducted with second-year medical students to assess how they approach using practice questions.
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- Zuranolone is a new oral medication designed to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) and postpartum depression (PPD), utilizing the neurosteroid allopregnanolone.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of zuranolone, assembling data from 6 studies involving 1,707 participants, all showing low risk of bias.
- Results revealed a significant reduction in depression scores for PPD at 15 days post-treatment, but while there was some improvement for MDD, it was not clinically significant, indicating a need for further research on long-term effects.
Importance: Menopause impacts the quality of life for women, with symptoms varying from hot flashes to night disturbances. When menopausal hormonal therapy is contraindicated or women refuse menopausal hormonal therapy, many consider alternatives such as pollen extract for treating vasomotor symptoms.
Objective: This meta-analysis focuses on the impact of using purified pollen extract as a treatment option to reduce vasomotor symptoms in women, specifically focusing on symptoms such as hot flashes, night disturbances, myalgias, and depression.