background: the majority of dyspeptic patients do not have identifiable disease, which is also known as functional dyspepsia. the therapeutic approach to patients with functional dyspepsia is still a matter of debate; prokinetic agents are commonly used for symptom relief. this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of domperidone and pyridostigmine (an inhibitor of cholinesterase) in patients wit...

INTRODUCTION We have previously developed a portable Pocket Colposcope for cervical cancer screening in resource-limited settings. In this manuscript we report two different strategies (cross-polarization and an integrated reflector) to improve image contrast levels achieved with the Pocket Colposcope and evaluate the merits of each strategy compared to a standard-of-care digital colposcope. Th...

introduction: to evaluate the most sensitive symptom to predict early recurrence of nasal polyposis. prospective longitudinal cohort study. tertiary university referral center with accredited otorhinolaryngology residency programs.  materials and methods: in this prospective study, we evaluated 62 patients with diffuse nasal polyposis. all patients underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery....

Objective: Acute chest pain is an important and frequently occurring symptom in patients. Chest pain is often a sign of ischemic heart disease. Chest pain due to suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is responsible for a large and ijncreasing number of hospital attendances and admissions. Current practice for suspected ACS involves troponin testing 10–12 hours after symptom o...