SEEING GHOSTS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTION TO DECREASE PHANTOM SCANNING THROUGH INCREASED IMAGE ARCHIVING OF POCUS BY INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is used in internal medicine (IM) to augment clinical decision making and improve procedural safety.Institutionally-supported archiving software can help learners track scan numbers and receive feedback on image acquisition and interpretation.At the University of Saskatchewan, IM residents use POCUS for procedures a

[english] Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a pleiotropic autosomal-dominant disorder due to mutations in the gene LMX1B.It has traditionally been characterized by a tetrad of dermatologic and musculoskeletal abnormalities.However, one of the most serious manifestations of NPS is kidney disease, which may be present in up to 40% of affected individual

Susac syndrome is #TURNOUT SPUR a rare, probably immune-mediated endotheliopathy presenting with encephalopathy, sensorineural hearing loss and retinal arterial occlusions.A 33-year-old female with Susac syndrome was worsening despite high-dose steroids so a brain biopsy was performed which suggested a possible fungal infection.Treatment with ampho

Everyone is subject to a process of progressive deterioration of control mechanisms, which supervise the complex network of human physiological functions, reducing the individual ability to adapt to emerging situations of stress or change.In the light of results obtained Papaya during the last years, it appears that some of the tools of nonlinear d

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal malignancies encompass a diverse group of cancers that pose significant challenges to global health.The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a pivotal role in immune surveillance, orchestrating the recognition and elimination of tumor cells by the immune system.However, the intricate regulation of MHC ge