A preliminary exploration of attitudes, beliefs, and barriers to physical therapists' practices in ordering diagnostic imaging.

Background: Diagnostic imaging (DI) studies are useful resources for examining musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. When DI is used appropriately, it is an important tool for physical therapists (PTs).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes, beliefs, and barriers to PTs' practices in referring to DI in Saudi Arabia (SA).

Patients, Prescribers, and Institutional Factors Associated with Inappropriate Use of Acid Suppressive Therapy in Medical Wards: An Experience of a Single-Center in Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with inappropriate acid-suppressive therapy (AST) use in hospitalized medical ward patients.

Patients And Methods: This was a combined retrospective cohort study reviewing the electronic medical records of medical ward in a secondary university hospital between January 2018 and July 2019, in addition to prescriber surveys about AST knowledge. We included adult patients (≥18 years old) admitted to the medical ward who received at least one dose of AST during their hospitalization.