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Sleep Breath
January 2025
Department of Neurology, 940th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, Lanzhou, 730050, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the alterations in sleep quality and sleep patterns among military personnel at altitudes ranging from 1500 to 4500 m, as well as the associated factors influencing their sleep.
Methods: This study employed a longitudinal prospective survey conducted over a period of six months, from November 2023 to June 2024. A total of 90 soldiers were recruited for participation.
Ther Adv Neurol Disord
January 2025
Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping West Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressing and rare neurodegenerative disease. Therefore, evaluating the risk factors affecting the survival of patients with ALS is crucial. Constipation, a common but overlooked symptom of ALS, can be effectively managed.
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December 2024
Clinical Pathology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Nordeste, Unidade Hospitalar de Bragança, Bragança, PRT.
The Chilaiditi sign is the presence of a loop of bowel interposed between the liver and the diaphragm. In most cases, the Chilaiditi sign is diagnosed as a rare incidental radiological finding on chest X-rays or the abdomen of asymptomatic patients. When associated with symptoms, it is named Chilaiditi syndrome.
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December 2024
Department of General Surgery, King Hamad University Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain.
Background: Colorectal metastasis from primary breast cancer is rare and presents a challenge for diagnosis and treatment.
Aim: To report two cases of colorectal metastasis from a primary invasive lobular breast carcinoma (ILBC) with different presentations while discussing the mode of diagnosis, immunohistochemistry (IHC), course of treatment, and response.
Case 1: A 47-year-old female, with a known case of bilateral invasive lobular breast cancer, was diagnosed in 2015 and staged as p Tx N3 M0.
J Adv Pract Oncol
November 2024
From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Purpose: Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is highly prevalent in patients with cancer-related pain on opioid analgesics and has negative consequences on physical and psychological well-being and quality of life. Oncology clinical practice guidelines recommend the use of osmotic and stimulant laxatives for the prevention and management of opioid-induced constipation, not stool softeners such as docusate sodium. Prescribing practices continue to fall behind these recommendations.
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