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Physical therapy involves a set of factors and methods that affect the biological processes in the body. It is widely used, relatively inexpensive, non-invasive, and easy to apply. Physiotherapy is also used in the treatment of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This syndrome represents the most common compressive mononeuropathy of the upper limb and leads to significant disability. Hence, its successful treatment leads to significant benefits for both the patient and society. There is no established algorithm for the use of physical therapy in these patients. In this publication, we present the physiotherapeutic methods used for the treatment of CTS both before and after surgical treatment. Copyright © 2020, Zaralieva et al.Morganella morganii is a rare opportunistic pathogen that is known to cause urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. Per our literature review, there are few case reports of neonatal sepsis associated with this organism but to our knowledge, there are no case reports of Morganella morganii causing fetal demise in published literature in the Englishlanguage. In this case report, we present a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman who had a hospital course complicated by Morganella morganii, which eventually led to stillbirth. Copyright © 2020, Dessie et al.Uterine inversion is characterised by the collapse of the fundus into the uterine cavity. Non-puerperal uterine inversion is an extremely rare entity, with less than 200 reported cases thus far. In light of the non-specific presentation, its diagnosis is challenging. Furthermore, in case of malignancy suspicion associated with its presentation, the management should be guided by the recommendations of a central multidisciplinary team. Here, we present the case of a 47-year-old, para 1 woman presented in the emergency department with hypovolaemic shock secondary to menorrhagia as well as urinary retention. MRI scan revealed uterine enlargement and a heterogeneous mass protruding into the vagina. The findings were in keeping with a large prolapsed leiomyoma causing uterine inversion and acute bilateral hydronephrosis; yet, the possibility of uterine leiomyosarcoma could not be excluded. The patient underwent urgent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omental biopsy to alleviate pressure. A 20-cm pelvic mass filling the vagina was found, which was reported to be a pedunculated uterine leiomyoma with no evidence of malignancy. Surgical management led to a positive outcome with no post-surgical complications. Copyright © 2020, Martin et al.Lipomas are extremely common benign tumors that occur in a variety of locations. However, lipomas in the bronchus are exceptionally rare and account for a very small number of all bronchial tumors. Diagnosis of an endobronchial lipoma can be challenging at times, as they may present with overlapping symptoms of central airway obstruction, pneumonia, or dyspnea. We present an 82-year-old male with a 40-pack-year history of smoking who presented with recurrent pneumonia and signs of airway obstruction. Imaging studies showed an obstructive lesion. The biopsy sample revealed adipose cells. Tacedinaline order Eventually, the lesion was successfully resected. The surgical specimen ruled out malignancy and confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. Timely identification and differentiating a malignant lesion from benign lesions, like lipoma, is crucial to management. Copyright © 2020, Azhar et al.Background Cardiac ischemia induces myocardial dysfunction and ventricular wall stretch, which causes the release of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) into the bloodstream. However, it is unclear whether inducible ischemia produces a significant change in BNP levels ("stress delta-BNP"). The objective of this study was to determine the utility of stress-delta BNP levels and its precursor NT-proBNP for detecting inducible myocardial ischemia during cardiac stress testing. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Ovid. Studies examining the changes in levels of BNP and its precursor, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), after an exercise cardiac stress test were included. Two reviewers independently analyzed titles and abstracts. Abstracts that did not provide enough information regarding eligibility criteria were kept for full-text evaluation. The same two revie the stress-delta test for ischemic and normal patients (standardized mean difference (SMD) -0.02, 95% CI -0.31; 0.28). Patients without inducible ischemia appeared to have a lower baseline BNP and NT-proBNP compared to patients with inducible ischemia by stress testing. Although some studies report higher stress-delta BNP in the ischemic group, this pattern was not seen consistently across studies. There was high heterogeneity across studies which was not robust to sensitivity analysis. A random-effects model failed to find statistically significant differences in stress-delta BNP or NT-proBNP. Conclusions We failed to find a relationship between stress-delta BNP or NT-proBNP and the presence or absence of ischemia. This may be due to high heterogeneity in the underlying studies. Copyright © 2020, Kheang et al.The tongue can be a guide for different normal findings/variants, pathological lesions, or signs for systemic diseases. And oral cancer can be among the differentials, which can be detected early by a thorough oral exam. The early detection of oral cancer is particularly important, as the stage of oral cancer at the time of the diagnosis is the most critical factor determining the five-year survival. We present a case of a high-risk patient for oral cancers presented with a rapidly growing tongue lesion over six months that was diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue on the biopsy. The case highlights an alarming rapid growth nature of oral cancers and alerts the clinicians of the importance of the physical exam as a cost-effective and potentially life-saving measure against oral cancers. It also demonstrates a brief review of risk factors and high-risk features of oral cancers. Copyright © 2020, Myers et al.