Wood's lamp for early detection of Microsporum Canis tinea capitis in children by Dexiang Sun, Jinming Lu, Tao Liu, Jun Wang

“…Diagnosing tinea capitis in primary care is challenging due to limited access to advanced tools, leading to treatment delays. …”
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Mandibular Brown Tumor of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Requiring Extensive Resection: A Forgotten Entity in the Developed World? by Mohammed Qaisi, Matthew Loeb, Lindsay Montague, Ron Caloss

“…Despite being rare in this country, it is important for nephrologists, primary care physicians, and oral health care providers to be able to recognize this entity, so that intervention may be rendered early.…”
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Persistent Lymphadenopathy due to IgG4-Related Disease by Benjamin Smith, Matthew B. Carroll

“…A 28-year-old healthy female presented to her primary care physician with lymphadenopathy, fatigue, malaise, and night sweats. …”
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Impact of an Independent Patient Centered Medical Home Clinic Experience during Residency Training on Post-Residency Confidence by Amy Thompson, Emily Ashjian, Kellie Kippes

“…The majority (86.7%) practiced in primary care and/or population health. Identified strengths of the experience included increased resident confidence in the following areas: independent practice model (100% indicated positive impact), having their own Collaborative Practice Agreement (86.7%), and building rapport with patients (80%) and providers (73.3%). …”
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Striking the Right Balance by Monica Verdoia, MD, PhD, Rasha Al-Bawardy, MD, Maria Antonieta Albanez A. de Medeiros Lopes, MD, Aaysha Cader, MD, MSc, Mayank Dalakoti, MD, Anas Merdad, MD, Yubrine Moraa Gachemba, MD, Hazel Mburu, MD, Sarah Rosanel, MD, Alan Sigal, MD

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Rhinitis medicamentosa: a nationwide survey of Canadian otolaryngologists by James Fowler, Christopher J. Chin, Emad Massoud

“…The survey contained 16 questions pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of rhinitis medicamentosa, as well as opinions on public and primary care awareness of proper use of nasal decongestants. …”
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Risk and protective factors associated with adolescent depression in Singapore: a systematic review by Wei Sheng Goh, Jun Hao Norman Tan, Yang Luo, Sok Hui Ng, Mohamed Sufyan Bin Mohamed Sulaiman, John Chee Meng Wong, Victor Weng Keong Loh

“…Further research should focus on current and prospective interventions to improve mental health literacy, targeting sleep duration, internet use and gaming, and mitigating the risk of depression in patients with chronic disease in the primary care and community setting.…”
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Electronic Health Record Use Patterns Among Well-Being Survey Responders and Nonresponders: Longitudinal Observational Study by Daniel Tawfik, Tait D Shanafelt, Mohsen Bayati, Jochen Profit

“…MethodsThis longitudinal observational study was conducted from 2019 through 2020 among academic and community primary care physicians. We quantified EHR use using vendor-derived and investigator-derived measures, quantified burnout symptoms using emotional exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement subscales of the Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index, and used an ensemble of response propensity-weighted penalized linear regressions to develop a burnout symptom prediction model. …”
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Complications of tattoos and tattoos removal: state-of-the-art in Italy by Mirko Campisi

“…Future educational campaigns by school counsellors and primary care physicians should also be aimed at specific groups that are more likely to get tattoos, such as minors and women.…”
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Overview of multimorbidity research in India: a scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Arpita Ghosh, Siaa Girotra, Parul Puri

“…These morbidities often have shared pathophysiology, which leads to a rise in coexisting health issues known as 'multimorbidity'. Primary care studies and disease burden surveys have multiplied, unveiling varied aspects of multimorbidity, yet with inconsistent definitions and methods. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant with Pertussis Case Report by Patrick Ovie Fueta, Harry Onoriode Eyituoyo, Oghogho Igbinoba, Jon Roberts

“…She was discharged on room air after a hospital course of 7 weeks with care coordination between her primary care provider, pulmonologist, and neurologist. …”
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Cohort profile: prevalence of valvular heart disease in community patients with suspected heart failure in UK by Rajan Sharma, Anna Marciniak, Keli Glover

“…Of the total number of patients scanned, the prevalence of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation was 10%, 8.4%, 1%, and 12.5% respectively. 18% had tricuspid regurgitation. 5% had disease involving one or more valves.Conclusions Of patients with suspected heart failure in the primary care setting, a significant proportion have important valvular heart disease. …”
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Addressing Participation and Intellectual Disability: A Discourse Analysis of Rhetoric from Social Support Staff and Disability Sports Leaders by Eric Svanelöv, Jonas Stier, Per Enarsson, Eva Flygare Wallén, Lena Talman

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Challenges in advanced heart failure care in Japan: Bridging the gap in durable mechanical circulatory support utilization and heart transplantation by Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Francisco B. Alexandrino, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, Tomohiro Fujisaki, MD, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, MD, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, MD, PhD, Koichiro Kinugawa, MD, PhD

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Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting as Chronic Orchiepididymitis in a Military Trainee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael U. Williams, Ashley Burris, Amy Zingalis, David A. Lindholm, Brian K. White

“…The acute form secondary to sexually transmitted or enteric pathogens is well known to primary care providers. However, chronic orchiepididymitis may be secondary to genitourinary tuberculosis (TB), and physicians in countries with a low prevalence of TB might not consider it in their differential diagnosis. …”
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Are probiotics useful in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults? A review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and recommendations by Mikołaj Kamiński, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Igor Łoniewski, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Wojciech Marlicz

“…Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) has emerged as common problem for contemporary gastroenterology and is one of the most frequent complaints in primary care. Chronic idiopathic constipation significantly affects patients’ quality of life and has an impact on global health and economy. …”
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Spindle Cell Melanoma Presenting as an Ulcer in a Black Diabetic by D. A. Gaskin, D. Brathwaite, N. Depeiza, P. S. Gaskin, J. Ward

“…A 57-year-old overweight woman presented to The Maria Holder Diabetes Centre for the Caribbean with a nonhealing ulcer of the right heel after being treated by various primary care physicians over the preceding year. Her general and systematic examinations were unremarkable. …”
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A Dermal Piercing Complicated by Mycobacterium fortuitum by Trisha Patel, Leslie Scroggins-Markle, Brent Kelly

“…She was treated with a 10-day course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and one course of cephalexin by her primary care physician with incomplete resolution. The patient stated that she had been swimming at a local water park daily. …”
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Adapting a consensus process for survivors of domestic abuse and child maltreatment: a brief report about adopting a trauma-informed approach in multistakeholder workshops by Ruth Gilbert, Gene Feder, Eszter Szilassy, Katherine Cowan, Emma Howarth, Karen Johns, Alison Gregory, Ursula Lindenberg, Claire Powell

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Proposal for an Educational Program for the Prevention of Complications of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Edison Sotalin Nivela, Lexter Michalache Bernal, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda

“…This program can be implemented in Primary Care health centers to increase the level of knowledge about this condition, promote healthy lifestyles and habits, and help women take preventive measure.…”
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