Pak J Med Sci
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To explore the effect of phased therapeutic intervention in improving the long-term prognosis of new hemodialysis(HD) patients. ⋯ Phased therapeutic intervention can significantly enhance the compliance of new HD patients, as well as further improve their anemia and cardiac function, and reduce inflammatory responses. Therefore, it is worthy of clinical application.
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To evaluate whether the efficacy and safety of primary duct closure(PDC) was limited to patients with a wider common bile duct(CBD) (≥8 mm). ⋯ PDC may not be limited by the slender CBD (<8 mm), and the proper selection of patients and the standard surgical procedure are particularly important.
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The study compares two different interfaces of CBL (WhatsApp® and Face-to-Face) in undergraduate dental students and examines WhatsApp's effectiveness as a teaching tool. ⋯ The study concluded that both WhatsApp® and Face-to-Face CBL effectively improved dental students' learning, with WhatsApp® yielding results comparable to traditional methods.
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We aimed to elucidate the effectiveness of Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-I) in the reduction of ALT among Type-2 diabetes patients (T2DM) with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ⋯ We observed an average reduction in mean ALT levels when SGLT2Is was initiated in T2DM patients having NAFLD. Apart from encouraging diet and lifestyle modification, early intervention with SGLT2Is may decrease liver-related morbidity and mortality resulting from NAFLD.
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To explore the correlation between the risk of ischemic stroke and related risk factors in a health examination population. ⋯ The incidence of ischemic stroke risk factors varies among different age groups in the health examination population, and is related to poor lifestyle and underlying diseases.