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Telehealth is increasing popular as a treatment option for people with Parkinson disease (PD). The SpeechVive device is a wearable device that uses the Lombard effect to help patients speak more loudly, slowly, and clearly. This study sought to examine the effectiveness of the device to improve communication in people with PD, delivered over a telehealth modality as compared to in-person, using implementation science design.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr J Clin Pharmacol
January 2025
Division of Medical Toxicology, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Poisoning management includes gastrointestinal decontamination strategies to decrease the burden of poison entering the body and change the expected severe toxicity expected to a less toxic, more favourable outcome. Common modalities are orogastric lavage, oral-activated charcoal and whole-bowel irrigation. Endoscopic retrieval and laparotomy are rare options reserved for severe ingestions and body packers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNefrologia (Engl Ed)
January 2025
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital del Mar, Instituto Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas, RD16/0009/0013 (ISCIII FEDER REDinREN), Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Few studies have analyzed the freedom to choose their renal replacement treatment (RRT) modality in Spain. In a total of 673 patients with ACKD (stage 4 and 5) seen at the outpatient ACKD clinic of Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) from 2009 to 2020, we retrospectively compared immigrant and Spanish patients in order to analyze the impact of migration on RRT decision-making and its subsequent evolution in advanced CKD (ACKD) consultation and identifies the social and economic needs of this population. One hundred thirteen (16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Endocrinol (Paris)
January 2025
Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France.
Treatment modalities for primary hyperparathyroidism must take account of the expected benefits and risks of each treatment envisaged, before choosing the definitive option to be proposed to the patient. In this section, a Foreword puts in perspective the difficulties involved in choosing the criteria for a particular treatment method. Treatments are then considered one after the other: surgery, local destruction and medical management.
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December 2024
Faculty of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:
Paediatric pneumonia and its complications present substantial health and economic challenges. While chest radiographs are commonly used as the initial imaging modality for diagnosing uncomplicated pneumonia, they are less effective for complicated cases. In response, various imaging techniques, such as lung ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and chest MRI, have been integrated into clinical practice to enhance diagnosis and guide management decisions.
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