Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-04-20DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100207
Nader Al-Shakarchi, Jaya Upadhyay, Ivan Beckley, Faye Gishen, Anna Di Iorio, Robert Stephens, Sarah Clegg, Fiona C Lampe, Amitava Banerjee
{"title":"Design, implementation and evaluation of a spiral module combining data science, digital health and evidence-based medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum: A mixed methods study.","authors":"Nader Al-Shakarchi, Jaya Upadhyay, Ivan Beckley, Faye Gishen, Anna Di Iorio, Robert Stephens, Sarah Clegg, Fiona C Lampe, Amitava Banerjee","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Digital health, data science and health informatics are increasingly important in health and healthcare, but largely ignored in undergraduate medical training.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a large UK medical school, with staff and students, we co-designed a new, 'spiral' module (with iterative revisiting of content), covering data science, digital health and evidence-based medicine, implementing in September 2019 in all year groups with continuous evaluation and improvement until 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2018/19, a new module, 'Doctor as Data Scientist', was co-designed by academic staff (n = 14), students (n = 23), and doctors (n = 7). The module involves 22 staff, 120 h (43 sessions: 22 lectures, 15 group and six other) over a 5-year curriculum. Since September 2019, 5,200 students have been taught with good attendance. Module student satisfaction ratings were 92%, 84%, 84% and 81% in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively, compared to the overall course (81%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We designed, implemented and evaluated a new undergraduate medical curriculum that combined data science and digital health with high student satisfaction ratings.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100207"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140853958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100219
Ponnusamy Saravanan
{"title":"Doing simple things well can achieve significant benefits.","authors":"Ponnusamy Saravanan","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100219","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":"24 3","pages":"100219"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11258704/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141466706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100201
Ponnusamy Saravanan
{"title":"Editorial: Learnings from all walks of medical practice.","authors":"Ponnusamy Saravanan","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":"24 2","pages":"100201"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091438/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140904473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100030
Gordon W Stewart
{"title":"Pyroglutamate acidosis 2023. A review of 100 cases.","authors":"Gordon W Stewart","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review concerns the rare, acquired, usually iatrogenic, high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis, pyroglutamic acidosis. Pyroglutamate is a derivative of the amino acid glutamate, and is an intermediate in the 'glutathione cycle', by which glutathione is continuously synthesized and broken down. The vast majority of pyroglutamic acidosis cases occur in patients on regular, therapeutic doses of paracetamol. In about a third of cases, flucloxacillin is co-prescribed. In addition, the patients are almost always seriously unwell in other ways, typically with under-nourishment of some form. Paracetamol, with underlying disorders, conspires to divert the glutathione cycle, leading to the overproduction of pyroglutamate. Hypokalaemia is seen in about a third of cases. Once the diagnosis is suspected, it is simple to stop the paracetamol and change the antibiotic (if flucloxacillin is present), pending biochemistry. N-acetyl-cysteine can be given, but while the biochemical justification is compelling, the clinical evidence base is anecdotal.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100030"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-16DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100031
Sarita Jacob, George I Varughese
{"title":"Optimising renal risk parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Perspectives from a retinal viewpoint.","authors":"Sarita Jacob, George I Varughese","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy share pathophysiological mechanisms and there is a defined correlation between the severity of both these microvascular complications from suboptimal glycaemic control. The reno-protective properties offered by sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists should be applicable to diabetic retinopathy as well. However, in patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy, sudden improvement in glycaemic control is well documented to cause early worsening of the changes in the retina that is usually transient. This paradoxical phenomenon tends to occur with longer duration of diabetes, higher HbA1c at the outset, rapid improvement of glucose levels and the magnitude of HbA1c reduction with addition of more agents to tighten metabolic control. Interestingly, this progression of pre-existing diabetic retinopathy is not quite observed with newer sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors. This article discusses potential further areas of future research where mechanisms of renal protection can be translated to the retina.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091439/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139899515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-16DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100027
Tanguy Espejo, Henk B Riedel, Sebastian Messingschlager, Wolfram Sonnleitner, John Kellett, Mikkel Brabrand, Tim Cooksley, Roland Bingisser, Christian H Nickel
{"title":"Predictive value and interrater reliability of mental status and mobility assessment in the emergency department.","authors":"Tanguy Espejo, Henk B Riedel, Sebastian Messingschlager, Wolfram Sonnleitner, John Kellett, Mikkel Brabrand, Tim Cooksley, Roland Bingisser, Christian H Nickel","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the predictive value of both mental status, assessed with the AVPUC (Alert, responds to Voice, responds to Pain, Unresponsive, and new Confusion) scale, and mobility assessments, and their interrater reliability (IRR) between triage clinicians and a research team.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Prospective study of consecutive patients who presented to an ED. Mental status and mobility were assessed by triage clinicians and by a dedicated research team.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>4,191 patients were included. After adjustment for age and sex, patients with altered mental status have an odds ratio of 6.55 [4.09-10.24] to be admitted in the ICU and an odds ratio of 21.16 [12.06-37.01] to die within 30 days; patients with impaired mobility have an odds ratio of 7.08 [4.60-11.12] to be admitted in the ICU and an odds ratio of 12.87 [5.93-32.30] to die within 30 days. The kappa coefficient between triage clinicians and the research team for mental status assessment was 0.75, and 0.80 for mobility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Assessment of mental status by the AVPUC scale, and mobility by a simple dichotomous scale are suitable for ED triage. Both altered mental status and impaired mobility are associated with adverse outcomes. Mental status and mobility assessment have good interrater reliability.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100027"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091407/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139899516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-16DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100026
Jaimini Cegla, Dev Datta, Alan Rees, Handrean Soran, Gilbert Thompson
{"title":"The future of clinical lipidology in the UK.","authors":"Jaimini Cegla, Dev Datta, Alan Rees, Handrean Soran, Gilbert Thompson","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100026"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139899517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clinical MedicinePub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100029
Eka Melson, Mohamed Fazil, Hnin Lwin, Anu Thomas, Ting Fong Yeo, Kevin Thottungal, HayMar Tun, Faseeha Aftab, Meri Davitadze, Alison Gallagher, Samuel Seidu, Kath Higgins
{"title":"Tertiary centre study highlights low inpatient deintensification and risks associated with adverse outcomes in frail people with diabetes.","authors":"Eka Melson, Mohamed Fazil, Hnin Lwin, Anu Thomas, Ting Fong Yeo, Kevin Thottungal, HayMar Tun, Faseeha Aftab, Meri Davitadze, Alison Gallagher, Samuel Seidu, Kath Higgins","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The community deintensification rates in older people with diabetes are low and hospital admission presents an opportunity for medication review. We audited the inpatient assessment and deintensification rate in people with diabetes and frailty. We also identified factors associated with adverse inpatient outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of electronic charts was conducted in all people with diabetes and clinical frailty score ≥6 who were discharged from the medical unit in 2022. Data on demographics, comorbidities and background glucose-lowering medications were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six-hundred-and-sixty-five people with diabetes and moderate/severe frailty were included in our analysis. For people with no HbA1c in the last six months preceding admission, only 9.0% had it assessed during inpatient. Deintensification rates were 19.1%. Factors that were associated with adverse inpatient outcomes included inpatient hypoglycaemia, non-White ethnicity, and being overtreated (HbA1c <7.0% [53 mmol/mol] with any glucose-lowering medication).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The assessment and deintensification rate in secondary care for people with diabetes and frailty is low. Inpatient hypoglycaemia, non-White ethnicity, and overtreatment are important factors in determining inpatient outcomes highlighting the importance of deintensification and the need for an evidence-based risk stratification tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100029"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139930315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel mutation in the ABCC8 gene causing maturity-onset diabetes of the young: A case report.","authors":"Yifan Guo, Yangli Chen, Wen Liang, Lirong Zeng, Fang Hu, Yingjuan Zeng, Li Cong","doi":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 34-year-old woman was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and treated with insulin for 24 years. The patient has a family history of diabetes in three consecutive generations. Her Whole exon sequencing showed a heterozygous mutation in the ABCC8 gene, and it also found some of her relatives to carry this mutation. She was diagnosed with MODY12 and received glimepiride therapy with the achievement of good glycaemic control.</p>","PeriodicalId":10492,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"100033"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11091440/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140183945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}