Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Annual Research Forum: Resident Project Winners.

Resident project winners at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University annual research forum.

A Rare Case of Hemolysis Secondary to Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

An 80 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, and chronic back pain presented to the hospital with fatigue and was found to have a severe macrocytic anemia. Blood work showed pancytopenia and positive markers of hemolysis. Additional work up was consistent with severe vitamin B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia.

Diagnostic Feasibility of Cardiac PET CT in the Evaluation of Inflammatory, Infectious, and Malignant Heart Disease.

Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a power- ful imaging tool with diverse applications in the detection and diagnosis of various cardiac conditions, including inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic processes. Using the radiotracer 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), cardiac PET enables the identification of cardiac involvement in diseases such as sarcoidosis and severe infections affecting the heart tissue. Additionally, 18F-FDG PET is valuable in the evaluation of cardiac masses, helping to assess their metabolic activity and potential malignancy.

Diagnostic Feasibility and Accuracy of Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in the Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease.

Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) can be used for the assessment of myocardial perfusion. Compared to other cardiac imaging techniques, notably Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography (SPECT), cardiac PET offers superior image resolution, higher accuracy, quantitative measures of myocardial perfusion, lower radiation exposure, and shorter image acquisition time. However, PET tends to be costlier and less widely available than SPECT due to the specialized equipment needed for generating the necessary radiotracers.

Epistaxis in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic: Could It be an Alarming Sign?

 Epistaxis is a common presentation among children.  To investigate the suitability of a simple tool of assessment for patients with epistaxis that could guide in subgrouping those with possible bleeding tendencies who may need further assessment.  Children who presented to a tertiary outpatient clinic with epistaxis of an unknown cause were recruited.

Community health nursing clinical teaching models practiced in undergraduate nursing programme at a private university in Pakistan.

Objective: To explore the perceptions and experiences of students and faculty about the modified community clinical model.

Methods: The descriptive qualitative study was conducted at a nationally-accredited Baccalaureate School of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan in November 2016, and comprised final year students enrolled in Advanced Concepts in Community Health Nursing course, and experienced community health nursing faculty members. Individual interviews were conducted with students while faculty members were requested to write out their reflections.

Self-rated Health Among Saudi Women: Association with Morbidity, Lifestyle, and Psychosocial Factors.

Self-rated health (SRH) is an essential global measure of general health and quality of life, and a predictor of the mortality and morbidity of populations. We assessed the SRH and identified associated factors among women in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, using a cross-sectional survey conducted on a sample of women aged 18 years and older. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors that are significantly associated with SRH.

Factors associated with late arrival of acute stroke patients to emergency department in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Tissue plasminogen activator within 4.5 h of onset is effective for acute ischemic stroke. However, only small proportion of patients is treated due to delayed presentation.