International, Peer Reviewed, Open Access Journal

Clinics in Medicine
(ISSN: 2688-6731)

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Clinics in Medicine

Clinics in Medicine (ISSN: 2688-6731) is a peer-reviewed open access journal aims to publish significant and up-to-date articles which cover the issues physicians, clinicians face every day in a concise and comprehensive manner.

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About the Journal

Clinics in Medicine is useful to stay informed on the spectrum of health problems encountered in clinical practice, quality, patient safety, and healthcare systems issues. Journal covers topics includes but not limited to endocrinology, cardiology, infectious disease, nephrology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, dermatology, emergency care, oncology, patient care, psychiatry, and much more.

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Editorial Board

Akiko Yamasaki - Clinics in Medicine
Editor-in-Chief

Akiko Yamasaki

Department of Medicine
Tokushima Bunri University
Japan

Charles S. Fuchs - Clinics in Medicine

Charles S. Fuchs

Department of Nephrology
Yale School of Medicine
United States

Christopher C. Thompson - Clinics in Medicine

Christopher C. Thompson

Department of Gastroenterology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
United States

Vitaly Margulis - Clinics in Medicine

Vitaly Margulis

Department of Urology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
United States

Kwang Sig Lee - Clinics in Medicine

Kwang Sig Lee

AI Center(Med School)
Korea University
Korea, Republic of

A. Sassan Sabouri MD - Clinics in Medicine

A. Sassan Sabouri MD

Department of Anesthesia
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Yanfeng Li - Clinics in Medicine

Yanfeng Li

Department of Urology
Daping Hospital, Army Medical University
China

Wieslaw Swietnicki - Clinics in Medicine

Wieslaw Swietnicki

Department of Biochemistry
Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of Polish Academy of Science
Poland

Giuseppe Merra - Clinics in Medicine

Giuseppe Merra

Department of Biomedicine and Prevention
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Italy

Xiuyang Li - Clinics in Medicine

Xiuyang Li

Department of Epidemiology & Health Statistics
Zhejiang University
China

Yasuo Iwasaki - Clinics in Medicine

Yasuo Iwasaki

Department of Neurology
Toho University Omori Medical Center
Japan

Wenli Chen - Clinics in Medicine

Wenli Chen

Department of Pharmacology
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
China

Articles

Clin Med. 2024;6(1):CIM-06-1063 | Open Access

How Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Cannulation has Affected the Care of Patients with Difficult Intravenous Access: A Systematic Literature Review

Otor Clement and Gariba Mesharck

Peripheral intravenous cannulation is one of the most common invasive procedures carried out in hospitals for patients who require venous fluid intakes such as hydration therapy, blood transfusion and medication that the patient is unable to take orally. Despite the importance and frequency of the procedure, it is often difficult or sometimes impossible. This leads to multiple attempts which sometimes ... Read more

REVIEW ARTICLE Updated May 18, 2024   PDF

Clin Med. 2024;6(1):CIM-06-1062 | Open Access

Retrograde Systemic to Pulmonary Shunt Simulating Pulmonary Embolism

Chantal Lafondand Stéphane Breault

A 90-year-old woman is referred to the emergency for significant hemoptysis. She is a lifelong non-smoker, known for post-pneumonia multifocal bronchiectasis, labile hypertension and low weight (41 kg). Ten months earlier, she presented with acute dyspnea. D-Dimers were elevated to 1367 mg/ml (N<500 mg/ml) while troponin levels were normal. A CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) revealed a filling defect mainly ... Read more

CLINICAL VIDEO Updated Apr 18, 2024   PDF

Clin Med. 2024;6(1):CIM-06-1061 | Open Access

Prevalence and Factors of Cognitive Impairment and Depression among Elderly People with Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Attending in Governmental Hospital

Haymanot Zeleke and Birtukan Assefa

Introduction: Age is a predictor of cognitive impairment and depression, in people aged 65 and up. Comorbid cognitive impairment and depression reduce a person's quality of life, and daily activity, rendering successful treatment of diabetes. Diabetes, cognitive impairment and depression are all worldwide tsunamis that feed off of one another. The prevalence and contributing factors of cognitive impairment ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Mar 22, 2024   PDF

Clin Med. 2024;6(1):CIM-06-1060 | Open Access

Analysis of the Clinical Effects of Different Methods for Preventing the Postoperative Recurrence of Ovarian Endometriosis

Junfeng Li, Guanghua Chu , Rongxiang Li, Jingshang Lv and Xiuhong Fu

Objective: This study compared the clinical effects of different methods aimed at preventing the recurrence of ovarian Endometriosis (EMS) cysts following conservative surgery. Methods: The clinical data of 432 patients with ovarian cysts treated in Luohe Central Hospital from January 2016 to January 2019 were collected. Among them, 402 cases were followed up for two years. The patients were divided ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jan 31, 2024   PDF

Clin Med. 2024;6(1):CIM-06-1059 | Open Access

Investigation on the Difference between Urban and Rural Cancer Inpatients and Analysis of Nursing Intervention Strategies

Zhang Lei, Zhao Yunhua, Zhou Bing, Han Yu , Li Sunmei , Tao Leijuan , Zhang Qingyin , Mo Xiaochen and Liying Hua

Objective: To understand the difference between urban and rural cancer inpatients, and to provide theoretical support and technical reference for precision nursing intervention strategy. Methods: Three hundred and eighty (380) patients with malignant tumors hospitalized in our hospital from November 2020 to February 2021 were selected by convenient sampling method, including 199 in urban group and 181 in rural group. The ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jan 22, 2024   PDF