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There is still little knowledge in oncology about the relation of HCPs' attitudes toward suicidality in their patients and how those attitudes influence their behavior, especially care and treatment of patients. More research on this topic is needed. It stands to reason that more education about suicidality in cancer patients seems likely to improve understanding and attitudes and thereby influence care for cancer patients.<br /><br />There is still little knowledge in oncology about the relation of HCPs' attitudes toward suicidality in their patients and how those attitudes influence their behavior, especially care and treatment of patients. More research on this topic is needed. It stands to reason that more education about suicidality in cancer patients seems likely to improve understanding and attitudes and thereby influence care for cancer patients.Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is commonly associated with left heart disease. In this retrospective study, using the database of a clinical study conducted between January 2008 and July 2008, the phenotypes of PH were classified using non-invasive cardiac acoustic biomarkers (CABs) and compared with classification by echocardiography. Records with same-day measurement of acoustic cardiography and right heart catheterization (RHC) parameters were included; cases with congenital heart disease were excluded. Using the RHC measurements, PH was classified as pre-capillary PH (Prec-PH), isolated post-capillary PH (Ipc-PH), and combined pre-capillary and post-capillary PH (Cpc-PH). The first, second, third, and fourth heart sounds (S1, S2, S3, and S4) were quantified as CABs (intensity, complexity, and strength). Forty subjects were selected 5 had Prec-PH, 5 had Ipc-PH, 8 had Cpc-PH, and 22 had No-PH. CABs were significantly correlated with RHC measurements, with significant differences among phenotypes. Phenotype classification was performed using various CABs, and the diagnostic performance as assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.674-0.720 for Prec-PH, 0.657-0.807 for Ipc-PH, and 0.742 for Cpc-PH. High negative and low positive predictive values for phenotype identification were observed. CABs may provide an ambulatory measurement method with home-monitoring friendliness which is more convenient than standard examinations to identify presence of PH and its phenotypes.Despite advances in medicine, some children will always die; a decline in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mortality to zero will never be achieved. The mortality decline is correspondingly asymptotic, yet we remain preoccupied with mortality outcomes. Are we at the nadir, and are we, thus, as good as we can get? And what should we focus to benchmark our units, if not mortality? In the face of changing case-mix and rising complexity, dramatic reductions in PICU mortality have been observed globally. At the same time, survivors have increasing disability, and deaths are often characterized by intensive life-sustaining therapies preceded by prolonged admissions, emphasizing the need to consider alternate outcome measures to evaluate our successes and failures. What are the costs and implications of reaching this nadir in mortality outcomes? We highlight the failings of our fixation with survival and an imperative to consider alternative outcomes in our PICUs, including the costs for both patients that surviocate to pivot towards alternate outcome metrics. • By considering the implications for benchmarking, research, and training, we may better care for patients and families, educate trainees, and expand what it means to succeed in the PICU.<br /><br /> Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a low quality of life (QoL). The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales are widely used to assess general QoL in children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to translate the original version of the CKD-specific PedsQL™ 3.0 End Stage Renal Disease Module into a Dutch version and to evaluate its validity and reliability.<br /><br /> The forward-backward translation method based on the guidelines from the original developer was used to produce the Dutch version of the PedsQL™ 3.0 ESRD Module. Fifty-eight CKD patients (aged 8-18years) and their parents (n = 31) filled in both generic and disease-specific modules. The non-clinical control group consisted of the same number of healthy children (matched for gender and age) and their parents.<br /><br /> Cronbach's alpha coefficients (α's) for the PedsQL™ 3.0 ESRD Module demonstrated excellent reliability for the Total Scale scores. For all 7 subscales, α's were greater than 0.60, except for Perceived Physical Appearance. Overall, intercorrelations with the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales were in the medium to large range, supporting construct validity. Parent proxy reports showed lower generic QoL for all domains in CKD patients compared to healthy children. Child self-reports only demonstrated lower QoL on the domain School Functioning in children with CKD compared to healthy children.<br /><br /> This study shows good validity and reliability for the Dutch version of the PedsQL™ 3.0 ESRD Module. However, testing with a larger study group is recommended in order to make final conclusions about the psychometric qualities of this measure.<br /><br />This study shows good validity and reliability for the Dutch version of the PedsQL™ 3.0 ESRD Module. However, testing with a larger study group is recommended in order to make final conclusions about the psychometric qualities of this measure.<br /><br /> White matter hyperintensity (WMHI) lesions on MR images are an important indication of various types of brain diseases that involve inflammation and blood vessel abnormalities. Automated quantification of the WMHI can be valuable for the clinical management of patients, but existing automated software is often developed for a single type of disease and may not be applicable for clinical scans with thick slices and different scanning protocols. The purpose of the study is to develop and validate an algorithm for automatic quantification of white matter hyperintensity suitable for heterogeneous MRI data with different disease types.<br /><br /> We developed and evaluated "DeepWML", a deep learning method for fully automated white matter lesion (WML) segmentation of multicentre FLAIR images. We used MRI from 507 patients, including three distinct white matter diseases, obtained in 9 centres, with a wide range of scanners and acquisition protocols. The automated delineation tool was evaluated through quantitative parameters of Dice similarity, sensitivity and precision compared to manual delineation (gold standard).<br /><br /> The overall median Dice similarity coefficient was 0.78 (range 0.64 ~ 0.86) across the three disease types and multiple centres. The median sensitivity and precision were 0.84 (range 0.67 ~ 0.94) and 0.81 (range 0.64 ~ 0.92), respectively. The tool's performance increased with larger lesion volumes.<br /><br /> DeepWML was successfully applied to a wide spectrum of MRI data in the three white matter disease types, which has the potential to improve the practical workflow of white matter lesion delineation.<br /><br />DeepWML was successfully applied to a wide spectrum of MRI data in the three white matter disease types, which has the potential to improve the practical workflow of white matter lesion delineation.Organic (such as parasites or vegetable remnants) and inorganic substances may be encountered during routine pathology diagnostic work up of endoscopic gastrointestinal biopsy samples and major resections, causing possible diagnostic conundrums for the young and not so young pathologists. The main aim of this review is the description of the most frequent oddities one can encounter as foreign bodies, in gastrointestinal pathology, on the basis of the current literature and personal experience. The types of encountered substances are divided into four principal categories parasites (helminths such as Enterobius vermicularis, Strongyloides, Schistosoma, and Anisakis, and protozoa such as Entamoeba, Giardia and some intestinal coccidia); drugs and pharmaceutical fillers (found as deposits and as bystanders, innocent or not); seeds (possibly confused with worms) and plant remnants; pollutants (secondary to post-resection or post-biopsy contamination of the sample). An ample library of images is provided in order to consent easy referencing for diagnostic routine.<br /><br /> Patients after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are at high risk of both ischemic stroke and recurrent ICH, and stroke prevention after ICH is important to improve the long-term outcomes in this patient population. The objective of this article is to review the current guidelines on stroke prevention measures after ICH as well as the new findings and controversies for future guidance.<br /><br /> Intensive blood pressure reduction might benefit ICH survivors significantly. Cholesterol levels and the risk of ICH have an inverse relationship, but statin therapy after ICH might be still beneficial. Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation after ICH specifically with novel oral anticoagulants may be associated with better long-term outcomes. Left atrial appendage occlusion may be an alternative for stroke prevention in ICH survivors with atrial fibrillation for whom long-term anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated. While complete individualized risk assessment is imperative to prevent stroke after ICH, future research is required to address current controversies and knowledge gap in this topic.<br /><br />Intensive blood pressure reduction might benefit ICH survivors significantly. Cholesterol levels and the risk of ICH have an inverse relationship, but statin therapy after ICH might be still beneficial. Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation after ICH specifically with novel oral anticoagulants may be associated with better long-term outcomes. Left atrial appendage occlusion may be an alternative for stroke prevention in ICH survivors with atrial fibrillation for whom long-term anticoagulation therapy is contraindicated. While complete individualized risk assessment is imperative to prevent stroke after ICH, future research is required to address current controversies and knowledge gap in this topic.Hypo- and hypernatremias are very frequent in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and are closely related to volume disturbances and volume management in the ICU. They are associated with longer ICU stays and significant increases in mortality. Treating them is more complex than it may initially appear. [https://www.selleckchem.com/MEK.html selleck screening library] Hyponatremias are differentiated based on tonicity and volume status. With hypertonic and isotonic hyponatremias, the primary focus of treatment is the underlying hyperglycemia. In case of hypotonic hypovolemic hyponatremia, the condition is treated with balanced crystalloid solutions. In eu-/hypervolemic hypotonic hyponatremias acute treatment with hypertonic saline is necessary. Hypervolemic hypernatremia occurs almost exclusively in ICU patients, often due to infusion of hypertonic solutions. There is little evidence to guide treatment, although hypotonic infusions in conjunction with diuretics may represent a legitimate approach. Great emphasis should be placed on prevention and the infusion of hypertonic solutions should be avoided.