Irish journal of medical science
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Acute abdominal pain in paediatric patients is a common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED). The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the health care sector leading to a decline in hospital attendance. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the presentation, investigations and admission rates of abdominal pain in the ED. Our study highlights the need for increased awareness of severe abdominal pain signs and symptoms in paediatric patients and importance for diagnostic accuracy. Improving patient flow through the ED and having clear guidelines for staff and parents can optimise clinical practice and improve patient outcomes.
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Pulmonary emboli (PE) is a life threatening condition that discovered in many patients only "post mortem". Sub massive and massive PE that led to hemodynamic collapse characterized by right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, leading to a higher risk of death. ⋯ Clinical parameters and hematological parameters could predict death of patients admitted with acute PE. RV diameter, measured by the non-ECG gated CTPA, had an additive predictive value for patients who admitted to the ICU.
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Maternally inherited non-syndromic hearing loss is linked with mitochondrial DNA mutations. ⋯ The m.14502 T > C mutation should be considered an inherited risk factor that can help diagnose. The data of this investigation help counsel families of individuals with hearing loss.
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Penile fractures are uncommon urological emergencies which occur when there has been a breach in the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosum that may be unilateral and bilateral and can extend to involve the urethra. ⋯ The results of our cohort show a good outcome of erectile function following surgical repair of a penile fracture (9/11; 82%). Four patients (4/11; 36%) had a urethral injury diagnosed intra-operatively, one of whom required a formal urethroplasty.
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BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) currently named SARS-CoV-2 is a contagious disease caused by a coronavirus; incompatible data are present on the possible relationship among COVID-19 vaccines and hair loss. ⋯ We reported prevalence of post-vaccination hair fall that was confirmed by trichoscopy and which affected approximately one quarter of participants who received COVID-19 vaccines. Other factors, such as stress and infection, cannot be excluded and remain to be further investigated by larger multicenter studies.