results there was a negative significant relationship between moral sensitivity and moral distress frequency; there was a positive significant relationship between moral sensitivity and moral distress intensity. participating in medical ethics courses increased moral sensitivity and decreased the frequency of moral distress. conclusions participating in medical ethics courses increased moral se...

background: the treatment of acute promyelocy!c leukemia with all-trans-re!noic acid (atra) some!mes results in a syndrome characterized by fever, respiratory distress, weight gain, pleural or pericardial effusion, and pulmonary infiltrates. we report the major clinical and radiologic features of atra syndrome. materials and methods: in the past, occasional case reports and literature pertainin...

objective: to compare the awareness of provisions of consumer protection act among dental and medical professionals in udaipur city, rajasthan, india. materials and methods: in a cross sectional study, a total of 448 professionals (253 males, 195 females) belonging to dental (222) and medical (226) categories were surveyed using a self administered structured questionnaire. the questionnaire co...

background: patient safety is a serious global public health issue. estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. objective: the current study used a theory of plann...

background and purpose: spirituality is a complex and multidimensional concept that has cognitive, experiential, and behavioral aspects. according to studies many patients believe that religion and spirituality play important roles in their lives. usually they expect such considerations to be taken into account by physicians. the aim of this study was to investigate the viewpoints of physicians...

Pulmonary ultrasound is a non-invasive bedside resource that has showed to be useful for the assessment of patients presenting with respiratory insufficiency as well diagnosis several pleural and other pulmonary pathologies. The score (LUS) semi quantitative scale measures loss aeration cause by many pathologic conditions. Our primary objective was describe factors associated death hospitalizat...

Pulmonary hypertension is a common finding in patients with advanced liver disease. Similarly, among patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension, right heart failure leads to congestive hepatopathy. Diuretic resistant fluid overload in both advanced pulmonary hypertension and chronic liver disease is a demanding challenge for physicians. Venous congestion and ascites-induced increase...

We evaluated a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system with automatic detection of pulmonary nodules for lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT). Five hundred and eighteen participants were examined with low-dose helical CT during a lung cancer screening by three respiratory physicians according to the General Rule edited by the Japan Lung Cancer Society. Four cases were detected by C...

accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. in 2014, the number of internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. statistics estimat...

background non-diagnosed depression might postpone the physical healing of patients and negatively affects prognosis. the rate of major depressive disorder among patients of general practitioners in the united states reaches 10 percent and among patients admitted to the inner wards reaches 15 percent. patients and methods a cross sectional study on physician of two hospitals was performed. a qu...