CONCLUSIONS: Direct admission is a safety and effective alternative to ED referral in institutionalized older people after geriatric assessment, due to no increased mortality, shorter length of stay and hospital cost reduction.
Fever in hospitalized patients requires timely identification of the underlying cause for appropriate treatment. While laboratory tests and imaging studies are valuable, the significance of physical examination should not be overlooked. We present a
Due to the presence of various autofluorescent compounds in biological samples like serum and the photobleaching of organic fluorophores, fluorescence sensing has limited practical applicability. This study describes the development of an improved
Severe acute hypercapnia is independently associated with increased adverse effects and intensive care unit mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic, some patients
We present a case of a 57-year-old male patient with a history of prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who developed fungal spondylodiscitis, a rare complication. The patient initially presented complaining
Objectives: Electronic health records (EHRs) have transformed the way modern medicine is practiced, but they remain a major source of documentation burden among physicians. This study aims to use data from Signal, a tool provided by the Epic EHR, to
We have developed a machine learning (ML) approach using Gaussian process (GP)-based spatial covariance (SCV) to track the impact of spatial-temporal mutational events driving host-pathogen balance in biology. We show how SCV can be applied to
CONCLUSIONS: Results from this study are consistent with previous literature on vaccine hesitancy, whereby normative beliefs and adherence to CDC guidelines were found to be determinants of vaccine willingness. To reduce transmission of the COVID-19
Respiratory virus infections initiate and transmit from the upper respiratory tract (URT). Coronaviruses, including OC43, are a major cause of respiratory infection and disease. Failure to mount an effective anti-viral immune response in the nasal