Practical tips for teaching the undifferentiated medical student in the emergency department [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Allan D. Winger

“…There is little guidance for clinician educators, however, on how to effectively scaffold learning for third-year medical students when rotating in the emergency department (ED) during core clerkships. …”
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Rehabilitation Considerations for Very Young Children with Severe Oligodontia due to Ectodermal Dysplasia: Report of Three Clinical Cases with a 2-Year Follow-Up by Kyriaki Seremidi, Antigoni Markouli, Andreas Agouropoulos, Nick Polychronakis, Sotiria Gizani

“…Establishment of good rapport between patients, parents, and clinician is the key for the success of the treatment even with the use of nonpharmacological behavioral management techniques.…”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of atypical antipsychotic drugs by Grundmann Milan, Kacirova Ivana, Urinovska Romana

“…The review provides complex knowledge indispensable to clinical pharmacologists, pharmacists and clinicians for interpretation of TDM results.…”
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Complicated fracture of the tooth 21 crown. Case presentation by Ana Gloria Vázquez de León, Alicia María Quiñones Betancourt, Laura María Regueira Llano

“…Therapeutic behavior depends on factors such as type of trauma, the clinician's experience, and the establishment of appropriate care protocols.…”
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Classifying Cervical Spondylosis Based on Fuzzy Calculation by Xinghu Yu, Liangbi Xiang

“…Conventional evaluation of X-ray radiographs aiming at diagnosing cervical spondylosis (CS) often depends on the clinic experiences, visual reading of radiography, and analysis of certain regions of interest (ROIs) about clinician himself or herself. These steps are not only time consuming and subjective, but also prone to error for inexperienced clinicians due to low resolution of X-ray. …”
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Cervical artery dissection: ethiopathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment (literature review) by I. Zagorskienė, A. Paplauskaitė, J. Valaikienė

“…The diagnosis of CAD can be confirmed by various imaging techniques, but it has to be suspected by the clinician first. Acute stroke due to CAD can be treated with thrombolysis, and to prevent stroke (whether primary or secondary) anticoagulants or antiplatelets are used. …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting as Proximal Myopathy: An Overlooked Diagnosis - A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Venkatraman Rajkumar

“…A high index of suspicion in vulnerable patients should help circumvent this problem, including a thorough history and physical examination to lead the clinician in the right direction. Insidious onset and progressive proximal pelvic girdle myopathy, in the absence of other neurological findings, in the appropriate patient should prompt the physician to test for serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D levels. …”
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Teknologi Elektronis Pengkajian Nyeri Kronis pada Anak-anak dan Remaja by Dwi Novrianda

“…Monitoring of chronic pain should be a concern to the clinician in monitoring the way the pain so as to provide effective care and treatment. …”
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A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Cardiopulmonary System by Lucas Seehafer, Scot Morrison, Rich Severin, Brandon M Ness

“…Cardiopulmonary function following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) can be assessed using a variety of methods, depending on stage of healing, training of the clinician, and equipment availability. Reductions in cardiovascular function may influence the selection and dosage of interventions that are not only aimed to address cardiopulmonary impairments, but also deficits experienced in other systems that ultimately work together to achieve goal-directed movement. …”
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Early experiences of patellofemoral arthritis symptoms: A qualitative study in Gujarat, India by Heta R. Patel, M. Balaganapathy, Bipin Serasiya

“…They were interviewed either in person or online using the Zoom platform, with an expert clinician using a semistructured interview guide in the vernacular language. …”
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Latarjet Procedure for the Treatment of Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in the Athlete – Key Considerations for Rehabilitation by Helen Bradley, Lucca Lacheta, Brandon T. Goldenberg, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Matthew T. Provencher, Peter J. Millett

“…Recommended criteria are highlighted which allows the clinician to progress the patient through each phase appropriately rather than purely following timeframes from surgery. …”
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Pneumomediastinum Mistaken as Angioedema: Case Report by Yusuf Kantar

“…In the cases mentioned in the report and initially thought to be angioedema, seeing that the lips are not swollen and feeling subcutaneous crepitation, i.e. even just inspecting and palpating the patient, will distract the clinician from angioedema in a few seconds and direct him/her to the correct diagnosis and perform examinations in the direction of pneumomediastinum.…”
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Effect of Medication Management at Home via Pharmacist-Led Home Televisits: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheikh Rubana Hossain, Akanksha N Samant, Briana C Balsamo, Chelsea E Hawley, Michael C Zanchelli, Carolyn Zhu, Maria D Venegas, Marina Robertson, Megan B McCullough, Judith L Beizer, Kenneth S Boockvar, Albert L Siu, Lauren R Moo, William W Hung

“…The clinician will review medications using the validated Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI). …”
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Neglected Case of Human Balantidiasis: Presumed as Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea by Sreska Shrestha, Priyatam Khadka

“…Previously, he was under antibiotic therapy (amoxycillin) for tonsillitis. The health post clinician made a presumptive diagnosis as the side effects of the antibiotics; however, the symptoms were not resolved. …”
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Approach to Diarrhea in HIV Patients: Narrative Literature Review and Diagnostic Proposal by Barrera-Escobar, Sebastian, Villegas-Marin, Maria Camila, Lopez-Estrada, Carolina, Trompa-Romero, Ivan Mauricio

“…Diarrhea in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represents a challenge for the clinician. Its differential diagnosis includes infectious causes (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites) as well as non-infectious ones. …”
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Epidermoid cyst in lower lip mimicking Keratoacanthoma: A rare case report by V. Tharani, Nandhini Gunasekaran, K.K. Raja, Ramesh Kumar A

“…Sometime when these lesions occur in the lip, they present diagnostic dilemma to the clinician. Although epidermoid cysts arising from the lower lip are rare, to avoid misdiagnosis, clinico-pathologic correlation is pivotal. …”
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Vitreous Analysis in the Management of Uveitis by Erika M. Damato, Martina Angi, Mario R. Romano, Francesco Semeraro, Ciro Costagliola

“…Analysis of the vitreous may therefore be used to provide the clinician with valuable information. In this paper, we describe the main clinical situations in which vitreous sampling is indicated and provide some guidance to clinicians for tailoring their requests. …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis: A Case Report and Approach to Management by Sean Donovan, Joseph Cernigliaro, Nancy Dawson

“…Since PI is infrequently encountered, clinicians may be unfamiliar with its diagnosis and management; this unfamiliarity, combined with the potential necessity for urgent intervention, may place the clinician confronted with PI in a precarious medical scenario. …”
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Semaglutide, type 2 diabetes, and the risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy by Fernando K. Malerbi, Marcello C. Bertoluci

“…If a disc-at-risk pattern is detected, such information could be brought to the attention of the attending clinician involved with diabetes control and discussed with patients for a shared decision-making approach. …”
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Alagille Syndrome and Wilson Disease in Siblings: A Diagnostic Conundrum by Meghan Amson, Esther Lamoureux, Nir Hilzenrat, Marc Tischkowitz

“…Also stressed is that care must be exercised by the clinician when diagnosing family members who may present with two different disorders closely mimicking one another.…”
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