Isolated microhematuria in potential kidney donors: evaluating kidney biopsy findings with dipstick urinalysis and urine microscopy results.

Background: Isolated microhematuria (IMH) can signal hidden glomerular disease, necessitating detailed evaluations for potential kidney donors, including kidney biopsies. The optimal strategy for deciding on kidney biopsies remains unclear. While the British Transplant Society supports dipstick analysis, KDIGO focuses solely on urine microscopy.

Disparities in menstrual bleeding management during acute venous thromboembolism treatment: A review of UK practice and a call for clinical studies.

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a significant clinical burden for premenopausal individuals treated with anticoagulation for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). Despite its prevalence, HMB management remains poorly studied, with wide variation in clinical practice.

Objectives: The current study aimed to explore current UK practices in managing HMB in anticoagulated individuals and identify areas requiring clinical research to address disparities.

An Extremely Rare Case of Colonic Leiomyoma Disguised as Pedunculated Colonic Polyp.

Colonic leiomyoma is extremely rare and is endoscopically indistinguishable from gastrointestinal stromal tumor. We present a case of colonic leiomyoma disguised as a pedunculated colonic polyp in a 62-year-old male who underwent surveillance colonoscopy.

Biogeographical distribution of gut microbiome composition and function is partially recapitulated by fecal transplantation into germ-free mice.

Fecal microbiota transplantation has been vital for establishing whether host phenotypes can be conferred through the microbiome. However, whether the existing microbial ecology along the mouse gastrointestinal tract can be recapitulated in germ-free mice colonized with stool remains unknown. We first identified microbes and their predicted functions specific to each of six intestinal regions in three cohorts of specific pathogen-free mice spanning two facilities.

Attitudes Toward Patient Safety Among Final-Year Medical Students and Interns at a Teaching Hospital in Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: With the advancements in medicine, medical technologies, and diagnostics, patient safety is expected to be one of the priorities of modern medicine. However, in India, several medical error-related deaths have been recorded. Medical students today are the future healthcare providers, and hence, understanding their attitudes toward patient safety is crucial.