Background: General practitioners can provide a range of diagnostic and treatment procedures for patients with dermatological problems.
Objective: This article reviews the use of Wood's light, diascopy, skin scrapings for microscopy, skin biopsy, cauterisation, doppler measurement of ankle-brachial pressure index, and multi-layer compression bandages for venous ulcers.
Discussion: Adequate training and proper equipment is essential for commonly neglected areas including informed written consent, good communication with the histopathologist, a system for handling specimens and reports, action plans for laboratory results, and adequate training and protection for auxiliary staff.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Crafting dental specialities in Iran: insights from a qualitative study.
BMC Oral Health
January 2025
Departments of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Different countries have varying dental specialities, shaped by diverse factors. The determinants influencing the development of these specialities differ between developed and developing countries. This study aimed to explore the factors contributing to the establishment of dental specialities in Iran, a developing country with a wide range of recognised dental specialities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBehavioral and sociodemographic correlates of sleep duration among children in Samoa.
Sleep Health
January 2025
Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Objectives: To describe sleep duration, adherence to sleep recommendations, and behavioral and sociodemographic correlates of sleep among Samoan children.
Methods: In a longitudinal cohort study of Samoan children aged 2-9years (n = 481; 50% female), primary caregivers reported usual number of hours of nighttime sleep during 2015, 2017/2018, and 2019/2020 data collection waves. Associations between behavioral and sociodemographic characteristics and sleep duration were assessed using generalized linear and mixed effect regressions.
Tea consumption and cognitive health in Chinese older adults: A propensity score matching and weighting analysis.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
December 2024
Department of Neurology, The First Center of the PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, PR China. Electronic address:
Background: The association between tea consumption, especially different types, and cognitive function has not been adequately explored. This study aimed to investigate the associations of tea consumption, including status, frequency, and type, with cognitive function, considering selection bias.
Methods: We used data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) in 2018(N = 8498).
Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Older Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: Machine Learning-Based Model Development and Validation Study.
J Med Internet Res
January 2025
Department of Nephrology, Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized older patients, associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Major adverse kidney events within 30 days (MAKE30), a composite of death, new renal replacement therapy, or persistent renal dysfunction, has been recommended as a patient-centered endpoint for clinical trials involving AKI.
Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based model to predict MAKE30 in hospitalized older patients with AKI.
Professional Development Among African Oncologists: Examining Professional Development Activities, Satisfaction Levels, Barriers, and Enablers.
J Cancer Educ
January 2025
Saint Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Africa is currently facing unprecedented growth in its cancer burden. Training an adequate number of skilled physicians is critical to addressing this challenge. We examine African oncology faculty's professional development (PD) activities, associated barriers, enablers, satisfaction levels, and highlight the implications for improving the quality of the oncology faculty workforce in SSA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!