Intuition and common sense: Self-Efficacy in interacting with patients in preclinical years

Context: In the beginning of medical education, students' sense of self-efficacy about interacting with patients is based on their ideas and intuition. Research has paid little attention to students' "lay" sense of self-confidence regarding this interaction. Yet, self-efficacy can have a direct influence on individuals' performance and students' self-confidence about some aspects of the doctor-patient interaction might require special attention in medical education. The goals of this cross-se...

Descending pain modulation and Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in chronic joint inflammatory pain

Systematic review: Is there a connection between the fetal growth restriction due to placental insufficiency and hypospadias in single pregnancies?

Introduction: The origin of hypospadias is uncertain and thought to involve genetic and environmental factors. Our aim is to comprehend the correlation between fetal growth restriction (FGR) due to placental insufficiency and hypospadias in single pregnancies. Material and Methods: We performed a systematic review searching on PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases. Articles evaluating the association between fetal growth restriction due to placental insufficiency and hypospadias in sing...

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I as a reliable prognosis biomarker in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. For risk assessment, guidelines recommend carrying out different tests during follow-up. However, the role of plasma biomarkers such as serum high-sensitivity cardiac troponin- I (hs-cTnI) has not yet been well established. To get more data, we analyzed the relationships between this biomarker and clinical and imaging parameters. METHODS: W...