Publications by authors named "G A Rutledge"

•Non-alcoholic beverages that mirror alcohol have potential benefits and risks.•Providers are currently offering varied health guidance on use of these beverages.•Research is needed to yield consensus on non-alcoholic beverage use health effects.

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Background: Timely diagnosis and treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requires a coordinated response from multiple providers. Rapid intervention is key to reducing mortality and morbidity. Activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory may occur through verbal communication and may also involve the secure sharing of electrocardiographic images between frontline health care providers and interventional cardiologists.

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Introduction: Large language models (LLMs) have a high diagnostic accuracy when they evaluate previously published clinical cases.

Methods: We compared the accuracy of GPT-4's differential diagnoses for previously unpublished challenging case scenarios with the diagnostic accuracy for previously published cases.

Results: For a set of previously unpublished challenging clinical cases, GPT-4 achieved 61.

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Atopic skin is dry and itchy and lacks integrity. Impaired skin barrier results from altered lipid composition of the skin. A crucial skin lipid, cholesterol, provides flexibility and homeostasis of the cell membranes' lipid bilayer.

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  • The study focused on patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) who have cognitive complaints lasting over 8 weeks after infection.
  • Researchers used a combination of neuropsychological tests, health questionnaires, blood samples, and MRI scans over several months to assess cognitive profiles and related biological and psychological factors.
  • Results showed high prevalence of attention/executive function (69%) and verbal memory (39%) impairments, along with common issues like apathy (64%) and anxiety (57%), but cognitive evaluations remained stable over time despite no clear link to physical brain abnormalities or severe neuronal damage.
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