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Herein, we present a unique case of a Coombs-negative, steroid-refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) complicated by pseudoreticulopenia, describe its clinical presentation, histopathologic findings, and management, and review the salient literature. Coombs-negative, steroid-refractory AIHAs represent fewer than 1% of all AIHAs. Diagnosis of the disease is difficult and often delayed due to the pursuit of alternate diagnoses following a negative Coombs test.

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Social Media as a Medium for Dermatologic Education.

Curr Dermatol Rep

April 2022

Division of Dermatology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA USA.

Purpose Of Review: We explore the utility of social media platforms as educational tools in dermatology, providing a summary of how these sites are used by the public and dermatologists alike, and demonstrating ways these findings may be applied for educational purposes.

Recent Findings: Over half of the world's population utilizes social media platforms. More recently, these platforms have increasingly been used for educational purposes.

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Unlabelled: This brief report examines the feasibility of using formalin-embalmed cadavers in training medical students to use ultrasound guidance to access the subclavian. This novel educational approach is discussed in the context of the ongoing integration of point-of-care ultrasound training into medical education. Additionally, this report explores how cadavers can provide practical, effective, and hands-on skills training opportunities for medical students to learn to perform common clinical procedures under ultrasound guidance.

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Health systems science addresses the complex interactions in healthcare delivery. At its core, health systems science describes the intricate details required to provide high-quality care to individual patients by assisting them in navigating the multifaceted and often complicated US healthcare delivery system. With advances in technology, informatics, and communication, the modern physician is required to have a strong working knowledge of health systems science to provide effective, low-cost, high-quality care to patients.

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Introduction: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a widely used technique for the removal of precancerous or select cancerous mucosal-based lesions. Two systems used for EMR of upper gastrointestinal lesions are the Duette EMR kit and the Captivator EMR kit. The aim of this study is to analyze the reports submitted to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database for patient-related adverse events and device failures associated with these EMR kits.

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Background: Few data on the management of acute phase of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in patients suffering polytrauma are available. As the therapeutic choices in the first hours may have a deep impact on outcome of tSCI patients, we conducted an international survey investigating this topic.

Methods: The survey was composed of 29 items.

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Adrenal incidentalomas are incidentally discovered adrenal masses greater than one centimeter in diameter. An association between insulin resistance and adrenal incidentalomas has been established. However, the pathophysiological link between these two conditions remains incompletely characterized.

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Anecdotal data suggest great variation in breadth and depth of skeletal muscle coverage between undergraduate human anatomy (HA) and anatomy and physiology (A&P) courses. This manuscript is the second in a series (Reynolds A, Goodwin M, O'Loughlin VD. 46: 309-318, 2022.

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With the growing importance of communicating with the public via the web, many industries have used web analytics to provide information that organizations can use to better achieve their goals. Although the importance of health care websites has also grown, the health care industry has been slower to adopt the use of web analytics. Web analytics are the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of internet data used to measure direct user interaction.

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Biological nanoparticles, such as exosomes, offer an approach to drug delivery because of their innate ability to transport biomolecules. Exosomes are derived from cells and an integral component of cellular communication. However, the cellular cargo of human exosomes could negatively impact their use as a safe drug carrier.

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Interplay between the Cannabinoid System and microRNAs in Cancer.

ACS Omega

March 2022

Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States.

Cancer patients often use cannabinoids for alleviating symptoms induced by cancer pathogenesis and cancer treatment. This use of cannabinoids can have unexpected effects in cancer patients depending on the cancer type, resulting in either beneficial (e.g.

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Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction of U.S. Adult Endocrinologists: A Nationwide Survey.

Endocr Pract

July 2022

Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mercy, Springfield, Missouri.

Objective: Despite the increased demand and worsening burnout among U.S. endocrinologists, there is a paucity of data on job satisfaction and associated factors.

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Context: External auditory canal exostoses (EACE) are bony formations that develop insidiously in the auditory meatus from chronic exposure to cold water and, in severe cases, require surgery. This condition has been understudied in the whitewater kayakers and not yet studied in the riverboarding population. Precautions such as earplugs are thought to prevent the formation of EACE because they mechanically block cold water from contacting the sensitive skin in the external auditory canal; however, earplugs are not commonly utilized by athletes.

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A critical mediator of evolution is natural selection, which operates by the divergent reproductive success of individuals and results in conformity of an organism with its environment. Reproductive function has evolved to support germline transmission. In mammalian ovaries, this requires healthy, active gonad function, and follicle development.

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Characterization of peritoneal reactive ascites collected from acute appendicitis and small bowel obstruction patients.

Clin Chim Acta

June 2022

Trauma Research Department, Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden, Englewood, CO 80113, United States; Trauma Research Department, St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228, United States; Trauma Research Department, Penrose Hospital, 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, United States; Department of Molecular Biology, Rocky Vista University, 8401 S Chambers Rd, Parker, CO 80134, United States. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Pathological abdominal adhesions can lead to bowel obstructions, especially in patients with a history of appendectomies, increasing the likelihood of rehospitalization due to adhesions.
  • This study analyzed reactive ascites from patients undergoing appendectomies or surgeries for small bowel obstructions to identify potential treatments for adhesions, using advanced techniques like liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and cytokine profiling.
  • Findings revealed significant differences in protein and cytokine levels between reactive ascites from surgery types, suggesting that certain inflammatory mediators could be targeted to reduce or prevent the formation of chronic abdominal adhesions in future research.
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Further analysis of skin of color representation in dermatology textbooks used by residents.

J Am Acad Dermatol

July 2022

Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora Colorado; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora Colorado; Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address:

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Metabolic function plays a key role in immune cell activation, destruction of foreign pathogens, and memory cell generation. As T cells are activated, their metabolic profile is significantly changed due to signaling cascades mediated by the T cell receptor (TCR) and co-receptors found on their surface. CD5 is a T cell co-receptor that regulates thymocyte selection and peripheral T cell activation.

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Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is a significant disease of cattle and many aetiologies have been implicated on the basis of the characteristic pathological lesions. Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the key aetiological factors in bovine respiratory disease complex and several studies have suggested, controversially, that BRSV may be an underlying cause of bovine AIP. BRSV infection is known to cause several distinctive histopathological changes, including epithelial syncytia formation and intracytoplasmic viral inclusions.

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Thygeson Superficial Punctate Keratitis: A Clinical and Immunologic Review.

Eye Contact Lens

June 2022

Hoopes Vision Research Center (M.M., S.M., Y.C.R., P.H.), Hoopes Vision, Draper, UT; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (M.M.), John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Utah Lions Eye Bank (M.M.), Murray, UT; Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (T.P., D.B.B., F.T.), Ivins, UT; University of Utah School of Medicine (E.U.), Salt Lake City, UT; and Mission Hills Eye Center (S.M.), Pleasant Hill, CA.

Thygeson superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) is clinically characterized by exacerbations and remissions of gray-white opacities within the corneal epithelium, most often bilateral but may be asymmetric. Symptoms typically include photophobia, tearing, blurring, and eye irritation. Although disease progression and prognosis are well described, the exact cause is unknown.

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Background: Despite the call to enhance accuracy and value of operation records few international recommended minimal standards for operative notes documentation have been described. This study undertook a systematic review of existing operative reporting systems for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to fashion a comprehensive, synoptic operative reporting template for the future.

Methods: A search for all relevant articles was conducted using PubMed version of Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases in June 2021, for publications from January 1st 2011 to October 25th 2021, using the keywords: laparoscopic cholecystectomy AND operation notes OR operative notes OR proforma OR documentation OR report OR narrative OR audio-visual OR synoptic OR digital.

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