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BMC Gastroenterol
April 2024
School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, P.O. Box 446, Lebanon.
Background: Different split regimens of polyethylene glycol are routinely used and no guidelines are available to select an optimal protocol of ingestion. This study aims to compare the efficacy and side effect profile of two different regimens of polyethylene glycol bowel preparation solution: PEG (3 + 1) vs. PEG (2 + 2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Med Inform Assoc
April 2024
Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, INSERM, INRAE, Center for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, F-75004, France.
Objective: The timely initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI) requires sequential decision-making tailored to individuals' evolving characteristics. To learn and validate optimal strategies for RRT initiation, we used reinforcement learning on clinical data from routine care and randomized controlled trials.
Materials And Methods: We used the MIMIC-III database for development and AKIKI trials for validation.
Gastrointest Endosc
May 2024
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address:
Background And Aims: Upper GI bleeding (UGIB) is a common medical emergency associated with high resource utilization, morbidity, and mortality. Timely EGD can be challenging from personnel, resource, and access perspectives. PillSense (EnteraSense Ltd, Galway, Ireland) is a novel swallowed bleeding sensor for the detection of UGIB, anticipated to aid in patient triage and guide clinical decision-making for individuals with suspected UGIB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Biol Clin (Paris)
November 2023
UF d'Hormonologie, CHU Cochin, AP-HP, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75679 Paris cedex 14, France.
The proinsulin molecule results from the cleavage of pre-pro-insulin, produced in pancreatic beta cells. Its subsequent -cleavage allows the release of insulin, the key hormone of glycemia regulation and C-peptide in equimolar proportions. During fasting trial, insulinoma diagnosis relies on inadequately high insulin and C-peptide serum levels concomitant with an hypoglycemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMinerva Med
December 2023
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon -
β-thalassemia is a monogenic disorder characterized by decreased hemoglobin production, resulting in chronic anemia. There are several factors affecting the clinical presentation of patients with β-thalassemia, and several complications such as iron overload or ineffective erythropoiesis have been linked to this disease. Until nowadays, several conservative therapies namely blood transfusions, iron chelation, and the FDA-approved drug Luspatercept have been adopted alongside other debatable permanent cures.
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