Intra-Abdominal Nocardiosis-Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Nocardiosis is primarily an opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed individuals, in whom it most commonly presents as pulmonary infection and sometimes cerebral abscesses. Isolated abdominal or retroperitoneal nocardiosis is rare. Here, we report the second case, to our knowledge, of isolated abdominal nocardiosis due to and provide a comprehensive review of intra-abdominal nocardiosis.

Association of self-esteem, personality, stress and gender with performance of a resuscitation team: A simulation-based study.

Background: Gender composition, stress and leadership of a resuscitation team influence CPR performance. Whether psychological variables such as self-esteem, motivation and personality traits are associated with resuscitation performance, stress levels and gender of rescuers during a cardiac arrest scenario remains uncertain.

Methods: We included 108 medical students in this prospective, observational simulator study.

Association of electrocardiogram alterations of rescuers and performance during a simulated cardiac arrest: A prospective simulation study.

Background: Performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) causes significant mental stress for rescuers, especially if performed by inexperienced individuals. Our aim was to study electrocardiogram (ECG) alterations in rescuers and its association with gender and CPR performance.

Methods: We included 126 medical students in this prospective, observational simulator study.

Problems associated with culture contact in the psychotherapeutic setting: disparity of expectations between the western-trained therapist and the non-western patient.

Observations made in this paper are based on work with a group of lower-class French-speaking North Africans receiving treatment at a Community Mental Health Centre in Jaffo. Experience with this group revealed a fundamental disparity between patients' and therapists' expectations from therapy. Patients generally expect tangible, quick relief and regard themselves as passive recipients of a procedure: therapists hope for some form of participation on the patients' part and view treatment as a slow process.