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A Middle Eastern journey of integrating Interprofessional Education into the healthcare curriculum: a SWOC analysis
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an emerging concept in the Middle East with a number of health professional degree programs continually striving to meet international accreditation requirements to enhance the quality ...
Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Summary ObjectivesTo determine how tuberculosis (TB) treatment affects the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with pulmonary TB and to identify the predictors of favourable TB treatment outcomes in Baghdad, ...
Rifampin-warfarin interaction in a mitral valve replacement patient receiving rifampin for infective endocarditis: a case report
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SpringerOpen
, 2016 , Article)
Warfarin therapy is associated with many drug interactions that may cause a significant alteration in its anticoagulant effect. Rifampin is a widely used antimicrobial that has major interactions with several medications ...
Telephone versus office-based management of warfarin: Impact on international normalized ratios and outcomes
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Springer-Verlag Tokyo
, 2014 , Article)
Studies have concluded that telephone-based management of warfarin is an effective alternative to in-office management. High rates of patient and physician satisfaction have been reported with telephone-based monitoring. ...
Misconceptions and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in six major cities in Nigeria
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the determinants of family planning misconceptions and modern contraceptive use, and the influence of misconceptions on the use of modern contraceptive methods. Methods: ...
Implementation of An Ambulatory Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation Clinic In Qatar: Development of A New Service and A Pilot On Patients' Satisfaction and Quality of Life
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Objectives
Pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics have been shown to improve the quality of life (QoL) of patients receiving anti-clot treatment. The first pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic in Qatar was ...
Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy involves activation of p90 ribosomal S6 Kinase
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Studies using pharmacological and genetic approaches have shown that increased activity/expression of the Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy. Despite the ...
Obstructive sleep apnea: Management considerations in psychiatric patients
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Dove Press
, 2015 , Article)
Psychiatric disorders and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often comorbid. However, there is limited information on the impact of psychotropic medications on OSA symptoms, on how to manage psychiatric pharmacotherapy in ...
Review of Evidence for Measuring Drug Concentrations of First-Line Antitubercular Agents in Adults
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Springer International Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Measurement of drug concentrations and performing therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) are widely used to optimize efficacy and safety of many commonly used drugs today. Although TDM of first-line antitubercular drugs is used ...
Medication management during electroconvulsant therapy
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Dove Press
, 2016 , Article)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has demonstrated to be highly effective and safe, even life saving for many psychiatric disorders such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Most patients who require ECT ...