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Mineral and Bone Metabolism Markers and Mortality in Diabetic Patients on Haemo...

Background: Diabetic patients on haemodialysis have a higher risk of mortality than non-diabetic patients. The aim of this COSMOS (Current management of secondary hyperparathyroidism: a multicentre observational study) analysis was to assess whether bone and mineral laboratory values [calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH)] contribute to this risk. Methods: COSMOS is a multicentre, open-cohort, 3-yea...

Added value of assessing medical students' reflective writings in communication...

Objectives: This study describes the development and implementation of a model to assess students' communication skills highlighting the use of reflective writing. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the students' reflections in the assessment of communication skills. Design: Third-year and fourth-year medical students enrolled in an elective course on clinical communication skills development were assessed ...

The Role of Anatomy Computer-Assisted Learning on Spatial Abilities of Medical ...

Currently, medical education context poses different challenges to anatomy, contributing to the introduction of new pedagogical approaches, such as computer-assisted learning (CAL). This approach provides insight into students' learning profiles and skills that enhance anatomy knowledge acquisition. To understand the influence of anatomy CAL on spatial abilities, a study was conducted. A total of 671 medical st...

Item pre-knowledge true prevalence in clinical anatomy-application of gated ite...

Clinical communication skills and professionalism education are required from t...

Background: The Brazilian undergraduate medical course is six years long. As in other countries, a medical residency is not obligatory to practice as a doctor. In this context, this paper aims to clarify what and when competencies in communication and professionalism should be addressed, shedding light on the role of university, residency and post-residency programmes. Methods: Brazilian family physicians with ...

Do reciprocal relationships between academic workload and self-regulated learni...

One of the most important factors that makes the transition from secondary school to medical school challenging is the inability to put in the study time that a medical school curriculum demands. The implementation of regulated learning is essential for students to cope with medical course environment and succeed. This study aimed to investigate the reciprocal relationships between self-regulated learning skill...

Intracardiac leiomyomatosis presenting as an intraoperative consultation.

Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is an extremely rare variant of leiomyoma in which nodular masses of tumor grow within venous channels. Rarely, the tumor can reach the vena cava and right heart. We present a case of a 45-year-old woman, admitted with rapidly evolving exertional dyspnea. Cardiac ultrasonography revealed a "mass in the right chambers". She was submitted to right atriotomy plus tumorectomy, with ...

Self-report personality tests and medical school selection

Background: There has been a growing interest on the assessment of personality when selecting medical students. However, how faking may affect its usefulness has been poorly addressed. Therefore, we aimed to assess the faking effect on self-report personality tests in the selection process of graduates to a medical school. Methods: Sixty-seven graduates admitted as medical students completed the 60-item NEO Fiv...

Self-concept and obsessive-compulsiveness as moderators of anxiety and depressi...

Objective Research shows a high prevalence of psychopathology among medical students. This study aims to assess the time trend of depression, anxiety, self-concept and obsessive-compulsiveness in medical students within the first year (short-run) and over the years (long-run) of medical school, and to measure if self-concept and obsessive-compulsiveness predict anxiety and depression trends. Methods At baseline...

Knowledge, source of information, and perception of Portuguese medical students...

Medical education should include infection control precautions (ICPs). Portuguese medical students showed reasonable knowledge in ICPs; however, contact isolation and glove and mask use should be reinforced. Only 25% referred to the curriculum as the most important information source. There was a positive association between academic year (P = .032), previous training in ICPs (P = .016), and knowledge. Main str...