Articles: disease.
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The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of humanistic care and psychological counseling (HCPC) on psychological disorders (PD) in medical students after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. ⋯ CRD42020193199.
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The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicine (CM) as complementary therapy in treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ CRD42020185382.
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Case Reports
Diagnosis of ischemic optic neuropathy caused by dissection of the internal carotid artery: A case report.
Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), due to diseases of the arteries supplying the optic nerve, is an ischemic damage of the optic nerve. This report highlights a case with monocular decreasing visual acuity caused by dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA), which is a relatively rare cause for ION. ⋯ ION with the sign of decreasing monocular visual acuity could occur due to dissection of the ICA, with no obvious neurologic symptom at the beginning. The present case emphasizes the importance of suspicion of ICA problems as the underlying cause for ION, which could help to take in-time measure to save the vision and avoid further complications.
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Prediabetes is an abnormal metabolic state that develops prior to the onset of diabetes with proven to common comorbid states of coronary artery disease. However, whether prediabetes worsens prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention remains controversial. The aim of this study is to summarize previous cohort studies and to specify the impact of prediabetes on the long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention. ⋯ INPLASY202060079.
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a chronic and degenerative joint disease characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, sclerosis of subchondral bone, and osteophyte formation, is deemed a leading cause of activity limitation and disability among the elderly people. Serum uric acid (UA) is a terminal metabolite of purine compound, while hyperuricemia (HU) and UA crystals are recognized causes of gout. Several studies have investigated the correlations between HU, gout and OA, but the findings are inconclusive. We are also concerned whether the urate lowering therapy (ULT) can become a potential treatment for OA and intend to undertake this meta-analysis to clarify the related hypotheses. ⋯ PROSPERO registration number CRD42020168769.