Empowering Self-Efficacy by Using Patient Empowerment among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Pre-Post-Test Study.

Patient empowerment is increasingly acknowledged as a milestone of high-quality patient-centered care. This study was conducted using COPD Self-Efficacy Scale to determine the effectiveness of the patient empowerment intervention program among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients on self-efficacy. We employed an interventional design with a pre-test and post-test.

Clinical Characteristics and Pulmonary Computerized Imaging Findings of Critically Ill Egyptian Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

This study was carried out to delineate the patients' characteristics and the imaging findings and their relation to some biochemical markers of 31 critically ill patients with MIS-C. A retrospective cross-sectional study including all critically ill MIS-C patients admitted to the PICU from June 23rd to July 22nd, 2020. Eighteen males and 13 females, with a median age of 9 years (interquartile range 6-11) presented mainly with fever (100%) and hypotension (100%).

Treatment of MIS-C in Children and Adolescents.

Purpose Of Review: Different treatment approaches have been described for the management of COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), the pathogenesis of which has not yet been fully elucidated. Here, we comprehensively review and summarize the recommendations and management strategies that have been published to date.

Recent Findings: MIS-C patients are treated with different regimens, mostly revolving around the use of immunomodulatory medications, including IVIG and glucocorticoids as first-tier therapy.

Radiographical investigation of the condylar position using three-dimensional imaging (a comparative Iraqi study).

Objective: To investigate the condylar position in an Iraqi sample of patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) using cone beam computed tomography.

Methods: The study included 20 patients with temporomandibular disorders and 20 healthy patients with normal temporomandibular joints (40 individuals in total). Reference landmarks from the sagittal aspect were used to measure various straight distances between the glenoid fossa and condyle, such as the anterior, posterior, and superior joint spaces.

The "Golden Hours" Algorithm For the Management of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

The global concern of increasing number of children presenting with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has escalated the need for a case-oriented clinical approach that provides timely diagnosis and management. The aim of this study is to share our experience in managing 64 MIS-C patients of North African ethnicity guided by a risk-based algorithm. Sixty-four patients met the inclusion criteria, 19 (30%) patients were categorized as mild and moderate risk groups and cared for in an isolation ward and 45 patients who belonged to the high-risk group (70%) were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Follow-up study of immune defects in patients with dysmorphic disorders.

Background: In a previous study, we noted immunologic abnormalities in 46 (54.8%) of 84 individuals with dysmorphic disorders.

Objective: To reevaluate patients with dysmorphic disorders and immunologic abnormalities 2 to 3 years after an initial study to determine any changes in those abnormalities.

Immune defects in subjects with dysmorphic disorders.

Patients with dysmorphic disorders seem to have frequent respiratory infections that may be attributed to associated anatomic or neurological abnormalities, but immune defects may contribute to their susceptibility to infections. We screened subjects with dysmorphic conditions for major hematologic, B-cell and T-cell defects. We studied 84 subjects with dysmorphic disorders: 29 with chromosomal disorders, 27 with single gene disorders, and 28 with unclassified dysmorphic disorders.