Relationship of vitamin D, fibrinogen and their ratio with acute coronary syndrome: A comparative analysis of unstable angina, NSTEMI, and STEMI.

Background: There is emerging evidence suggesting that vitamin D and fibrinogen play contrasting roles in ACS pathophysiology and their combined impact, expressed as the vitamin D/fibrinogen ratio, can be a potential biomarker for ACS severity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between vitamin D, fibrinogen, and their ratio with ACS types, and assess their potential as risk stratification biomarkers.

Methods: This multicenter observational study was conducted in tertiary care hospitals in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Pakistan, including 300 ACS patients.

Bridging the gaps in problem-based learning: an evidence-based intervention in bachelor of medicine and surgery (MBBS) program.

Introduction: Problem-based learning (PBL) is one of medical education's most effective student-centered learning modalities. However, a lack of experience has led to several gaps in this useful learning modality, prohibiting it from achieving the desired goals. This study aimed to find gaps in our institution's PBL strategy, take measures to fill these gaps, and then assess the effect of these measures.

Correlation of Serum Homocysteine Levels With Various Types of Coronary Syndromes (CS) and In-Hospital Mortality - A Multicenter Study.

Purpose: Coronary artery disease (CAD), clinically manifested as coronary syndrome (CS), is the leading cause of death and a significant contributor to morbidity worldwide. Elevated serum homocysteine levels have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including CAD. Despite extensive research, the relationship between serum homocysteine and coronary syndromes with related short-term mortality is still under-studied.

Comparison of different severity scores in correlating hemoglobin levels with the severity of hepatic decompensation: An observational study.

Background: Chronic liver disease is a growing global health problem, leading to hepatic decompensation characterized by an array of clinical and biochemical complications. Several scoring systems have been introduced in assessing the severity of hepatic decompensation with the most frequent ones are Child-Pugh score, model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, and MELD-Na score. Anemia is frequently observed in cirrhotic patients and is linked to worsened clinical outcomes.

Strategies to develop an efficient feedback system in medical education and its outcome - An interventional study.

Objective: The main aim of this study is to know the loopholes in the feedback system, strategies to remove these loopholes, and to measure the effects of an efficient feedback system in an institution.

Methods: This research has three stages. In the first stage, we tried to find out the flaws in the feedback system of the institution based on published benchmarks.

Curriculum and program evaluation in medical education: a short systematic literature review.

Medical education is constantly evolving worldwide and facing various challenges. To cope with these, continuous and fruitful evaluation of an educational program is the need of the day. This study aims to know the purpose of evaluation, various theories related to program evaluation, and different models of curriculum and program evaluation.