Gac Med Mex
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The quick Sequential Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a score that has been proposed to quickly identify patients at higher risk of death. ⋯ qSOFA showed acceptable discriminative ability for predicting in-hospital mortality in cancer patients.
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Dysphagia and cognitive impairment are common in older people. It is linked to alterations in brain areas related to swallowing. ⋯ The study showed a high frequency of dysphagia in patients with MCI, this highlights the importance of its early detection to improve complications associated with dysphagia.
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Medical education can make it difficult for students to take actions to improve their health. ⋯ There is a positive connection between self-care practices and quality of life. However, academic stress can potentially disrupt self-care routines. Furthermore, an association between obesity and a decrease in quality of life stands out, which emphasizes the need for health promotion actions.
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Type 2 diabetes has economic implications involving family income and out-of-pocket spending. ⋯ The family out-of-pocket expense in the family with a patient with diabetes mellitus 2 was $4,418.89 and represents 4.73% of the family income.