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Ir J Med Sci 2022 Jul 15. Epub 2022 Jul 15.

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Background: Eating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially among adolescents. Recognition and assessment of their clinical presentation can be challenging for clinicians in primary care settings, where consultation time is short and experience with eating disorders is limited. The early detection and appropriate referral of adolescents with eating disorders are essential for timely management. Read More

Methods Mol Biol 2022 ;2525:377-386

Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

The present protocol introduces a new instrumental setup as a luminometer to simultaneously measure eight light samples with high sensitivity. The system consists of 8-channel photomultiplier tubes (8-PMTs) with different sensitivities to light. Therefore, it is critical to normalize the sensitivities of PMTs to light samples and integrate them as a system. Read More

Aust J Gen Pract 2022 07;51(7):471-475

MBBS, BSc, FRACS (Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery), Visiting Medical Officer, Queensland [email protected] Hospital, Qld; Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Qld.

Background: Paediatric button battery injuries present a challenge in the general practice setting. Although some children present with history or parental suspicion of button battery ingestion (BBI) or insertion, unwitnessed cases may present with non-specific symptoms that can mimic many respiratory and gastrointestinal pathologies.

Objective: The aim of this article is to increase awareness of the fast onset of life-threatening tissue injury from BBI and the importance of timely referral as well as provide an update on current management, including first aid management in the general practice setting. Read More

J Card Surg 2022 Jul 3;37(7):2112-2114. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Background: In pediatrics, foreign body ingestion poses unique challenges. Each case is unique given variability in timing, type, and size of object, compounded by underlying comorbidities and age. In the mid-1990s, mortality and morbidity associated with button battery (BB) ingestion (BBI) emerged corresponding to modification in battery fabrication towards higher voltage, large-diameter lithium cells. Read More

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2021 11;2021:5446-5449

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease that can lead to chronic arterial hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and dyspnea. To improve clinical symptoms in IPF patients, supplemental oxygen (SupplO) has been prescribed with the aim to maintain SpO level, and consequently to relieve dyspnea, increase physical activity and improve quality of life. In this study, we investigated the effect of disease and short-term SupplO on cardiovascular and respiratory autonomic regulation. Read More