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Creating Virtual Models and 3D Movies Using DemoMaker for Anatomical Education
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1431:161-175. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36727-4_8.ABSTRACTThree-dimensional (3D) anatomy models have been used for education in health professional schools globally. Virtual technology has become more popular for online teaching since the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter will describe a project in which a series of virtual anatomical models of organs and structures were developed for educational purposes, and it will describe in detail how to build three-dimensional (3D) movies using DemoMaker. Although setting up the 3D system was complicated and challenging, the process of reconstructing 3D models from...
Source: Adv Data - August 29, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: David L Miles Dongmei Cui Source Type: research

Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with development of macrophage activation syndrome and disseminated aspergillosis
CONCLUSIONS: Four features of this case merit discussion, including the: 1) infrequent association of SLE with MAS; 2) short interval between SLE diagnosis and critical illness; 3) manifestation of fungal tracheobronchitis with airway obstruction; and 4) lack of response to antifungal treatment while receiving ECMO.PMID:37349668 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-023-02506-2
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - June 22, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Vorakamol Phoophiboon Paula Brown Karen E A Burns Source Type: research

Relevance of admission hyperglycaemia and diabetes mellitus to efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients
CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes mellitus has a neutral effect on the angiographic and clinical outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients. It does not increase the risk of intracranial haemorrhage after instrumental therapy. It is admission hyperglycaemia, rather than diabetes mellitus, that is a predictor of poor functional status in patients treated with thrombectomy. According to our results, the patient's neurological status, age, and the outcome of thrombectomy are relevant to the functional status in the acute ischaemic stroke period.PMID:36394219 | DOI:10.5603/PJNNS.a2022.0063
Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - November 17, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Anetta Lasek-Bal Amadeusz Żak Łukasz Binek Sebastian Student Aleksandra Cie ślik Wies ław Bal Wiktor Rybicki Jolanta Kulawik-Szwajca Source Type: research

Hyperhomocysteinemia presenting as exclusive small vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) in a young
We present an extremely rare case of a 26-year-old young male, an engineering student and a staunch vegetarian from early childhood without conventional cardiac risk factors, with hyperhomocysteinemia presenting as acute lateral wall ST elevation myocardial infarction with angiographic evidence of focal critical occlusion of the first diagonal branch. Although homocysteinemia and its association with coronary artery disease is well known, hyperhomocysteinemia with very high level of plasma homocysteine (>100 mmol/l) presenting as an exclusive small vessel coronary artery disease like involving only diagonal branch spari...
Source: Primary Care - September 19, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Debasish Das Tutan Das Subhas Pramanik Source Type: research

Evaluating the occurrence of increased postoperative cardiac enzymes in patients with coronary atherosclerotic obstruction
This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of increased postoperative cardiac enzymes and determine the relationship between such an increase and clinical angiographic and technical variables. For this purpose, the descriptive study was performed in Hospital's cardiac ward from 2020-to 2021. One hundred twenty-two patients with stable coronary artery disease were studied for elective PTCA implanted with successful and uncomplicated stenting. Blood samples were taken from all patients to measure cardiac markers 20 hours after surgery. The normal range was CTnI ≤ 2ng/ml and CKMB ≤ 24 IU/L. Plasma levels of myocardial in...
Source: Mol Biol Cell - July 9, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Wanyi Zhang Feng Jin Heng Zhou Wenzhi Wang Source Type: research

Interleukin-35 Levels in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
CONCLUSION: It has been shown that IL-35 levels can be a new biomarker for stable CAD, and IL-35 is associated with the extension of CAD.PMID:35262572 | DOI:10.36660/abc.20200945
Source: Atherosclerosis - March 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ersan Oflar Mustafa Hakan Sahin Bulent Demir Abdulcelil Sait Ertugrul Didem Melis Oztas Metin Onur Beyaz Murat Ugurlucan Fatma Nihan Turhan Caglar Source Type: research

Association Between Carotid Artery Perivascular Fat Density and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
CONCLUSION: We found increased density in the fat surrounding carotid artery ipsilateral to stroke compared with contralateral in ESUS, suggesting the presence of an inflammatory reaction that extends beyond the vessel lumen in patients with ESUS with a risk factor profile similar to LAA strokes.PMID:35250789 | PMC:PMC8894862 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2021.765962
Source: Atherosclerosis - March 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xiaohong Hu Jianhui Chen Huajun Fu Yinjuan Chen Daofeng Fan Yangui Chen Chaoxiong Shen Source Type: research

The Art of Medicine or the Medico-Legal minefield
When Hippocrates started tutoring the first medical students on the steps of the Acropolis back in Ancient Greece, the art of medicine was born and the gradual understanding of disease processes and healing could really begin. It really goes without saying that things have significantly changed from Hippocrates’ day. I would say that even forward thinkers such as himself, could barely imagine the advancements that we have achieved, wondering at our ability to treat a vast array of ailments which truly benefit humanity. He may, however, be a bit disappointed that the common cold still runs rife and that ‘man flu’ caus...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 3, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Johnny Iliff Tags: Administration Arcanum Veritas Art of Medicine Medico-Legal minefield Source Type: blogs

31 Year Old Male with RUQ Pain and a History of Pericarditis. Submitted by a Med Student, with Great Commentary on Bias!
This was submitted by a fantastic medical student who wished to remain anonymous: A 31 year old male with a history of viral pericarditis one year ago presented with right upper quadrant pain. Here is his initial ED ECG:The R-wave in V4 extends to 33 mm, the computerized QTc is 372 msThe only available previous ECG is from one year ago, during the admission when he was diagnosed with pericarditis:1 year ago ECG, with clinician and computer interpretatioin of pericarditis What do you think? What do these EKGs show? What is your plan for this patient?Here was the story from my perspective, prospectively:I was shown this ECG ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs