Chemoradiotherapy With Generic Cisplatin Formulations for Head and Neck Cancers.

The use of generic drugs has been increasing. However, studies of the safety of generic cisplatin (CDDP) for the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) have not been reported. This study investigated the treatment completion rates and incidence of CDDP-related adverse events in patients with advanced HNC treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) using generic CDDP.

Decision making for position-dependent obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on the basis of patient information and physical examinations of the upper airway, acquired on an outpatient basis.

Conclusions: Patients with body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are highly suspicious for position-dependent OSAS. Diagnosis of position-dependent/position-independent OSAS can be difficult in patients satisfying both 'BMI >25 kg/m' and 'any of tongue enlargement (TE), palatine tonsil hypertrophy (PTH) and obstruction by Muller's maneuver (OMM)'. Polysomnography is warranted in such patients.

Clinical education and cultural diversity in physical therapy: clinical performance of minority student physical therapists and the expectations of clinical instructors.

Clinical education is an integral part of preparation for the profession of physical therapy and the role of the clinical instructor is critical. The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical instructors' expectations of student physical therapists with different ethnic backgrounds and the clinical performance of the students as assessed using a modification of the Generic Abilities Assessment. For this study, individuals with a Caucasian ethnic background who were raised in the United States were considered as the majority.