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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the rate of bacterial infections in COVID-19-hospitalized patients and to analyze the most prevalent germs, sources, risk factors, and its impact on in-hospital mortality. METHODS: This observational retrospective study was conducted on 672 patients hospitalized between April and August 2020 in Nossa Senhora da Conceição Hospital, a public hospital located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The inclusion criterion was adult patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19. Data were collected through chart review. Risk factors for bacterial infection and mortality were analyzed using both univariate and multivariate robust Poisson regression models. RESULTS: Bacterial coinfection was observed in 22.2% of patients. Risk factors for bacterial infections were dementia (RR=2.06 (1.18-3.60); p=0.011), cerebrovascular disease (RR=1.75 (1.15-2.67); p=0.009), active cancer (RR=1.52 (1.082-2.15); p=0.01), need for noninvasive ventilation (RR=2.320 (1.740-3.094); p<0.01), invasive mechanical ventilation (RR=4.63 (2.24-9.56); p<0.01), and renal replacement therapy (RR=1.68 (1.26-2.25); p<0.01). In the adjusted model, bacterial infections were not associated with mortality (0.96 (0.75-1.24); p=0.79). The most common source of infection was due to respiratory, blood, and central venous catheters, with 69 (29.36%), 61 (25.96%), and 59 (25.11%) positive cultures, respectively. CONCLUSION: We observed a high rate of bacterial infections in COVID-19-hospitalized patients, most commonly of respiratory source. Neurologic and oncologic morbidities and need for ventilation and renal replacement therapy was associated with risk factors for bacterial infections. Nevertheless, an association between bacterial infections and hospital mortality was not established.
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Introducción: El estudio de la comorbilidad requiere de un enfoque multilateral con vistas a mejorar la calidad de la atención de los enfermos por el sistema de atención. Objetivos: Explorar la magnitud de la comorbilidad de enfermedades crónicas en adultos internados en los hospitales. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio prospectivo-observacional-longitudinal-analítico. Se incluyeron pacientes internados en las Salas de Clínica Médica o pacientes clínicos en Salas de Internación Indiscriminada. Se realizó un estudio multicéntrico en 42 centros en un período de 2 años, con un muestreo consecutivo. Para el estudio se tuvo en cuenta la estadística descriptiva, inferencial y de regresión. Resultados: El total de pacientes en el estudio fue de 5925, masculinos con el 50,3 por ciento de edad 60,66 ± 0,25 años. Principal procedencia desde la guardia el 73 por ciento. La estadía hospitalaria de 12,61 ± 0,24 días, mayormente en pacientes quirúrgicos (15,45 ± 0,67 vs 11,76 ± 0,23; p < 0,00001). El 23 por ciento recibió tratamiento quirúrgico. El principal nivel educativo: secundario completo 21,6 por ciento. Dificultades económicas: 20 por ciento, mortalidad 9,26 por ciento; prevalencia de dislipemia, diabetes e hipertensión: 22,53 por ciento; 28,82 por ciento y 51,86 por ciento con 473 nuevos diagnósticos, IMC: 27,88 ± 0,65, Charlson global 2,09 ± 0,02 y en óbitos 3,84 ± 0,11. La media de patologías por paciente fue de 2,14 ± 0,01 y aumentó con la edad (p valor regresión lineal < 0,00001). Conclusiones: La hipertensión, la diabetes y la dislipemia representaron las entidades más prevalentes en Salas de Internación Clínica, Las enfermedades cardiovasculares, respiratorias, infectológicas, oncológicas, neurológicas, metabólicas y nefrológicas fueron predictores independientes de mortalidad(AU)
Introduction: The study of comorbidity requires a multilateral approach with a view to improving the quality of care for these patients by the care system. Objectives: To explore the magnitude of the comorbidity of chronic diseases in adults admitted to hospitals. Methods: Prospective-observational-longitudinal-analytical study. Patients hospitalized in a medical clinic room or clinical patients in indiscriminate hospitalization rooms are included, Multicenter study in 42 centers, with 2 years of recruitment. Consecutive sampling. Descriptive, inferential and regression statistics. Results: 5925 recruited, male gender 50,3percent, age 60,66 ± 0,25 years, main origin from the guard 73percent, stay 12,61 ± 0,24 days, longer in surgical (15,45 ± 0,67 vs 11,76 ± 0,23, p < 0,00001), 23percent received surgical treatment. Main educational level: complete secondary school 21,6%. Economic difficulties: 20percent, mortality 9,26percent, prevalence of dyslipidemia, diabetes and hypertension: 22,53percent, 28,82percent and 51,86percent with 473 new diagnoses in said pathologies, BMI: 27,88 ± 0,65, Global Charlson 2,09 ± 0,02 and in deaths 3,84 ± 0,11. The average number of pathologies per patient was 2,14 ± 0,01 and increased with age (p value for linear regression < 0,00001). Conclusions: Hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia represented the most prevalent entities in the clinical hospitalization room, cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious, oncological, neurological, metabolic and nephrological diseases were independent predictors of mortality(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Comorbidity , Multimorbidity , Internal Medicine , Prospective Studies , Longitudinal Studies , Observational StudyABSTRACT
Abstract Jean-Martin Charcot, widely regarded as a leading founder of modern neurology, made substantial contributions to the understanding and characterization of numerous medical conditions. His initial focus was on internal medicine, later expanding to include neuropathology, general neurology, and eventually emerging fields such as neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. Furthermore, Charcot's intellectual pursuits extended beyond medicine, encompassing research in art history, medical iconography, sociology, religious studies, and the arts, solidifying his status as a polymath.
Resumo Jean-Martin Charcot, amplamente considerado como um proeminente fundador da neurologia moderna, fez contribuições substanciais para a compreensão e a caracterização de várias condições médicas. Seu foco inicial era a medicina interna, expandindo-se posteriormente para incluir a neuropatologia, a neurologia geral e, por fim, campos emergentes como a neuropsicologia e a neuropsiquiatria. Além disso, as buscas intelectuais de Charcot foram além da medicina, abrangendo pesquisas em história da arte, iconografia médica, sociologia, estudos religiosos e artes, solidificando seu status de polímata.
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Background: The knowledge about the epidemiological profile of patients admitted to the hospital for severe COVID infection, allows an adequate health care planning and resource allocation. Aim: To describe the epidemiology of patients with COVID-19 admitted to a public hospital between March 2020 and July 2021. Material and Methods: Demographic variables, comorbidities, ventilatory support requirements, and hospital resources were recorded from clinical records and hospital databases of diagnosis related groups. The primary outcomes were overall mortality and need of ventilatory support. Results: In the study period, 4,474 patients (56% males) were hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Overall mortality was 25.8% and in-hospital mortality was 18%. Invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support was required in 1349 (30.2%) and 2060 (46%) patients, respectively. The most common comorbidities in admitted patients were diabetes mellitus (29.2%), chronic kidney disease (11.1%), and chronic liver disease (10.4%). The readmission rate was 3.2%. Conclusions: Mortality associated with COVID-19 in this hospital was similar to the rates reported abroad. Local risk predictors for this infection should be identified.
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One of the main skills in internal medicine is clinical decision making. To make clinical decisions, physicians in training reorganize their knowledge in order to optimally perform their clinical functions (diagnosis, research methods and treatment), which are organized according to disease scripts. This ability develops with experience and is acquired during their academic training. The script concordance test has been described as an innovative evaluation tool, designed to evaluate clinical decision making (clinical reasoning) in addition to the degree of knowledge. The script theory, understood as the organization of knowledge, is the basis for decision making. Disease scripts play a key role in supporting and developing clinical reasoning skills, which should be acquired in order to produce differential diagnoses and interpret clinical data. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 48. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2023.2569).
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Introducción: El Dr. C. Oscar B. Alonso Chil (1930-2021) formó parte de los médicos que permanecieron en Cuba después del triunfo de la Revolución. Fue fundador de servicios de asistencia en medicina interna y geriatría, y realizó importantes contribuciones a la docencia médica. Objetivo: Exponer la trayectoria de Oscar B. Alonso Chil como médico y docente de la medicina cubana revolucionaria, a través de su historia de vida. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo descriptivo y de corte cualitativo, donde se utilizó la técnica de la historia de vida, centrada en el aspecto profesional. Para ello se hizo una entrevista semiestructurada al testimoniante como fuente fundamental de información. Se validó el testimonio oral mediante la revisión de la documentación oficial en su expediente docente y la literatura científica existente relacionada con el tema, además de entrevistas a sus alumnos y compañeros de trabajo. Desarrollo: Se constató que fundó servicios; organizó la actividad docente; realizó tutorías, publicaciones y asesorías; y fue miembro de tribunales y consejos científicos. Cada una de sus actividades las desempeñó con gran compromiso e incondicionalidad a su profesión, lo cual le generó mucha satisfacción con la vida. Llegó a ostentar las más altas distinciones por su trabajo: Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina Interna, y Profesor Titular, Consultante y de Mérito de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Conclusiones: Oscar B. Alonso Chil contribuyó al desarrollo de la medina interna en Cuba en la etapa revolucionaria. Este profesor representa un modelo para los estudiantes de ciencias médicas por su prestigio profesional y científico(AU)
Introduction: Ph.D. Oscar B. Alonso Chil (b. 1930-d. 2021) was one of the physicians who stayed in Cuba after the triumph of the Revolution. He was a founder of the healthcare services for internal medicine and geriatrics, and made important contributions to medical teaching. Objective: To present the professional career of Oscar B. Alonso Chil as a physician and teacher of revolutionary Cuban medicine, through his life history. Methods: A descriptive and qualitative study was carried out, using the life history technique, focused on the professional aspect. For this purpose, a semistructured interview was conducted with the testimony witness as a fundamental source of information. The oral testimony was validated by reviewing the official documentation in his teaching file and the existing scientific literature related to the subject; in addition to interviews with his students and coworkers. Development: It was observed that he founded services, organized the teaching activity, supervised research, made publications and consultancies, and was a member of scientific boards and councils. He performed each of these activities with great commitment and unconditionality to his profession, which gave him great satisfaction with life. He achieved holding the highest distinctions for his work: second-degree specialist in Internal Medicine, as well as Full Professor, Faculty Consultant and Emeritus Professor of the University of Medical Sciences of Havana. Conclusions: Oscar B. Alonso Chil contributed to the development of internal medicine in Cuba during the revolutionary period. This professor represents a role model for students of medical sciences due to his professional and scientific prestige(AU)
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Humans , Physicians , Life , Autobiography , Famous Persons , Publications , Research , Liability, Legal , Education, Medical , Faculty/history , Work Engagement , Geriatrics/education , Internal Medicine/education , Medical AssistanceABSTRACT
BACKGROUND@#Internal medicine (IM) doctors in Japan play the role of primary care physicians; however, the shortage of rural physicians continues. This study aims to elucidate the association of age, sex, board certification, type of work, and main clinical work with the retention or migration of IM doctors to rural areas.@*METHODS@#This retrospective cohort study included 82,363 IM doctors in 2010, extracted from the national census data of medical doctors. The explanatory variables were age, sex, type of work, primary clinical work, and changes in board certification status. The outcome was retention or migration to rural areas. The first tertile of population density (PD) of municipalities defined as rural area. After stratifying the baseline ruralities as rural or non-rural areas, the odds ratios (ORs) of the explanatory variables were calculated using generalized estimation equations. The analyses were also performed after age stratification (<39, 40-59, ≥60 years old).@*RESULTS@#Among the rural areas, women had a significantly higher OR for retention, but obtaining board certification of IM subspecialties had a significantly lower OR. Among the non-rural areas, physicians who answered that their main work was IM without specific subspecialty and general had a significantly higher OR, but obtaining and maintaining board certification for IM subspecialties had a significantly lower OR for migration to rural areas. After age stratification, the higher OR of women for rural retention was significant only among those aged 40-59 years. Those aged under 40 and 40-59 years in the non-rural areas, who answered that their main work was IM without specific subspecialty had a significantly higher OR for migration to rural areas, and those aged 40-59 years in the rural areas who answered the same had a higher OR for rural retention.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Obtaining and maintaining board certification of IM subspecialties are possible inhibiting factors for rural work, and IM doctors whose main work involves subspecialties tend to work in non-rural areas. Once rural work begins, more middle-aged female IM doctors continued rural work compared to male doctors.
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Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Retrospective Studies , East Asian People , Certification , Physicians , Internal MedicineABSTRACT
Introducción: Cuando se habla del símbolo de las generaciones de especialistas que se dedican a la Medicina Interna es necesario referirse al Doctor Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, destacado internista cienfueguero que cuenta con una fecunda trayectoria merecedora del reconocimiento de la comunidad médica. Objetivo: Describir los acontecimientos significativos de su vida y obra. Métodos: Se realizó una investigación de tipo descriptiva, que utiliza la historia de vida para lograr su propósito. Fue empleado el método teórico histórico-lógico; para la recolección de datos, se realizó una revisión documental y el testimonio directo de la voz del profesor como fuente primaria de obtención de la información. Desarrollo: los progenitores le inculcaron nobles principios de honradez que definieron su personalidad. Tuvo una trayectoria estudiantil sobresaliente marcada por ideas progresistas. Cuenta con una brillante carrera profesional merecedora de múltiples condecoraciones, pues su influencia ha sido esencial en la enseñanza del método clínico. Conclusiones: El doctor Espinosa ha contribuido sobremanera al desarrollo de la Medicina Interna, la Terapia Intensiva y la Geriatría en el territorio, además de realizar importantes aportes docentes, investigativos, teóricos y prácticos al avance de la enseñanza y de la Salud Pública en Cuba.
Introduction: When talking about the symbol of the generations of specialists dedicated to Internal Medicine, it is necessary to refer to Dr. Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, an outstanding internist from Cienfuegos who has a fruitful career deserving the recognition of the medical community. Objective: To describe the significant events of his life and work. Methods: A descriptive research was carried out, using life history to achieve its purpose. The historical-logical theoretical method was used; for data collection, a document review and the direct testimony of the professor's voice were used as the primary source of information. Development: His parents instilled in him noble principles of honesty that defined his personality. He had an outstanding student career marked by progressive ideas. He has a brilliant professional career deserving of multiple decorations, as his influence has been essential in the teaching of the clinical method. Conclusions: Dr. Espinosa has contributed greatly to the development of Internal Medicine, Intensive Care and Geriatrics in the territory, in addition to making important teaching, research, theoretical and practical contributions to the advancement of teaching and Public Health in Cuba.
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Introducción: En la educación médica superior, las opiniones de los estudiantes constituyen valiosas herramientas para justipreciar la calidad del proceso docente educativo. En la asignatura Medicina Interna es importante determinar los recursos de aprendizaje más provechosos y atractivos para los estudiantes, con el propósito de mejorar la calidad del proceso docente educativo. Objetivos: Identificar la utilidad que los estudiantes le atribuyen a los recursos didácticos para el aprendizaje de los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura Medicina Interna. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo y transversal en el Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez. La muestra incluyó 483 estudiantes de la asignatura Medicina Interna de los cursos 2016-2017 y 2017-2018, a los que se les aplicó una encuesta para identificar sus opiniones sobre la utilidad que le atribuyen a los recursos para el aprendizaje de los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura Medicina Interna. Resultados: El 67,5 por ciento de los estudiantes prefiere disponer de materiales digitales confeccionados por los profesores con preguntas para su autoevaluación, el 67,3 por ciento considera que puede aprender los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura solo mediante el estudio independiente, el 32,1 por ciento encuentra útil asistir a las conferencias y el 84,1 por ciento prefiere consultar al profesor para aclarar sus dudas. Conclusiones: Para alcanzar mayor eficiencia en el aprendizaje de los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura Medicina Interna, debe potenciarse el desarrollo de modalidades de clases taller que tengan en cuenta las expectativas de los estudiantes y promuevan el empleo de recursos didácticos para el aprendizaje activo(AU)
Introduction: In higher medical education, students´ s opinions are valuable tools to assess the quality of the educational teaching process. In the Internal Medicine subject, it is important to determine the most profitable and attractive learning resources for students, with the purpose of improving the quality of the educational teaching process. Objectives: To identify the usefulness that students attribute to the didactic resources for learning the theoretical contents of Internal Medicine. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional observational study was carried out at Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez Clinical-Surgical Teaching Hospital. The sample included 483 students of the Internal Medicine of 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years, to whom a survey was applied to identify their opinions on the usefulness they attribute to the resources for learning theoretical contents of Internal Medicine. Results: 67.5 percent of students prefer to have digital materials made by teachers with questions for self-assessment, 67.3 percent consider that they can learn theoretical content of the subject only through independent study, 32.1 percent find it useful to attend the lectures and 84.1 percent prefer to consult the professor to clarify their questions. Conclusions: In order to achieve better efficiency in learning theoretical contents of Internal Medicine, workshop- class modalities should be promoted to take into account the expectations of the students and promote the use of didactic resources for active learning(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Young Adult , Education, Medical , Internal Medicine/education , Learning , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cross-Sectional Studies , Observational StudyABSTRACT
Introducción: La infección nosocomial o intrahospitalaria constituye un importante problema de salud en todos los hospitales del orbe. Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de pacientes con infecciones intrahospitalarias. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal de 57 pacientes con infecciones intrahospitalarias, ingresados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico-Quirúrgico Saturnino Lora de Santiago de Cuba, de octubre a diciembre de 2019, para lo cual se analizaron las variables edad, enfermedades asociadas, factores predisponentes, tipo de infección y gérmenes aislados. Resultados: En la serie sobresalieron el grupo etario de 60-69 años y la hipertensión arterial como enfermedad crónica concomitante (26,0 %). Entre los factores predisponentes resultó más frecuente el tabaquismo (32,8 %) y el tipo de infección preponderante fue la bronconeumonía bacteriana (47,0 %), cuyo germen causal en la mayoría de los casos (35,1 %) fue la Klebsiella pneumoniae. Conclusiones: Las infecciones intrahospitalarias aquejaron principalmente a pacientes de edad avanzada con enfermedades crónicas asociadas, como la diabetes mellitus y la hipertensión arterial. Cabe destacar la importancia de conocer la flora microbiana existente en el servicio donde se adquiere la infección, a fin de lograr tanto la prevención como el diagnóstico oportuno y el tratamiento adecuado.
Introduction: The cross or hospital infections constitute an important health problem in all the hospitals of the world. Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with hospital infections. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 57 patients with hospital acquired infections was carried out. They were admitted to the Internal Medicine Service of Saturnino Lora Clinical-surgical Teaching Provincial Hospital of Santiago de Cuba, from October to December, 2019, for which the variables age, associated diseases, predisposing factors, type of infection and isolated germs were analyzed. Results: In the series the 60-69 years age group and hypertension as concomitant chronic disease (26.0 %) were notable. Among the predisposing factors nicotine addiction (32.8 %) was more frequent and the preponderant type of infection was the bacterial bronchopneumonia (47.0 %) whose causal germ in most of the cases (35.1 %) was the Klebsiella pneumoniae. Conclusions: The hospital acquired infections mainly afflicted patients of advanced age with associated chronic diseases, as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. It is necessary to highlight the importance of knowing the existent microbial flora in the service where the infection is acquired, in order to achieve boththe prevention, the opportune diagnosis and the appropriate treatment.
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Introducción: La formación del capital humano en salud y, por tanto, la del médico no están estructuradas sobre la base de competencias profesionales, a pesar de su importancia en la educación del hombre y estar contempladas en el propósito básico de la carrera de Medicina. Objetivo: Exponer mediante análisis crítico las potencialidades del diseño curricular basado en competencias profesionales desde las asignaturas de Propedéutica Clínica y Medicina Interna en la carrera de Medicina. Desarrollo: Se aborda cómo el proceso de formación del pregrado requiere redimensionamiento y perfeccionamiento curricular, con mayor aproximación al objeto de la profesión, a través de la formación por competencias. Además, cómo aprovechar la educación en el trabajo en Propedéutica Clínica y Medicina Interna, esenciales y rectoras, mediante el pase de visita y la discusión diagnóstica, que constituyen ambientes inapreciables para desarrollar la formación por competencias, donde el método clínico tiene su cimiento más sólido. De manera que la formación por competencias se convierta en instrumento esencial para el perfeccionamiento en el campo educacional y represente una propuesta útil avalada por prestigiosos organismos internacionales, que urge generalizar en pos del mejoramiento continuo de la educación. Conclusiones: La estructuración de un plan de estudio basado en competencias profesionales puede respaldar resultados formativos superiores, para lograr un egresado universitario más preparado, trascendente y comprometido con la sociedad, que sea capaz de cumplir mejor el encargo social del sistema de salud cubano(AU)
Introduction: The formation of human resources in health and, subsequently, that of the physician are not structured on the basis of professional competences, despite their importance in the education of human beings and the fact that they are included in the basic purpose of the medical major. Objective: To expose, through critical analysis, the potentialities of the curricular design based on professional competences with respect to the subjects of Clinical Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine in the medical major. Development: This work addresses how the undergraduate training process requires redimensioning and improvement of its curricular design, with greater approximation to the object of the profession, through competence-based training. In addition, it addresses how to take advantage of education at work in the subjects of Clinical Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, as far as they are both essential and guiding, by means of patients' visits and diagnostic discussions as invaluable settings for developing competence-based training, where the clinical method has its most solid foundation. Thus, competence-based training becomes an essential instrument for improvement in the educational field and represents a useful proposal endorsed by prestigious international organizations, which urgently needs to be generalized for the continuous improvement of education. Conclusions: The structuring of a study plan based on professional competences can support superior training outcomes, in view of achieving a more prepared university graduate, with a transcendent performance and committed to society, who is able to fulfill better the social task of the Cuban health system(AU)
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Humans , Preceptorship/methods , Professional Competence , Clinical Medicine/education , Education, Medical , Education, Premedical , Interprofessional Education/methodsABSTRACT
In today抯 era skin disease is very commonly found. As there is no specific and permanent treatment available in modern science therefore people are attracting towards Ayurvedic treatments for skin related issues and diseases. Twak(skin) is the largest organ of human body which protects and covers whole body. It is one of five gyanendriya that is Sparsh gyanendriya(sense organ). Nowadays people use so many chemical products internally as well as externally for looking good which causes the imbalance of dosh, dhatuand mala (fecal product). These are the fundaments of human body and skin is the outer most protective organ. So, whenever anything uncommon happened with body, skin start showing some symptoms like redness, swelling, due to dushti of doshas (imbalance/toxicity of dosha).A male patient of 36years old came in our hospital with the complains of Twak kandu(skin itching), Krushna varnata (hyper pigmentation), Krushna varni pitikotpatti (rashes), Vali(wrinkles) and Rukshta(dryness) which was diagnosed as Twak vikruti(skin disease) and treated with complete ayurvedic treatment Shaman chikitsa(internal medicine) along with Shodhan chikitsa(body purification treatment).
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Objective:To explore the effect of Rain Classroom combined with situational teaching in clinical clerkship of internal medicine.Methods:A total of 72 undergraduate students with clinical majors of Batch 2015 were selected and randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group using computer scrolling pause method, with 36 students in each group. The control group adopted traditional teaching methods, and the research group adopted Rain Classroom combined with situational teaching. The teaching effect evaluation was carried out through a 10-point questionnaire based on the internal medicine theory examination, clinical skill assessment and learning interest, knowledge mastery and application, and clinical thinking and practical ability. SPSS 20.0 was used to conduct t-test. Results:The average scores of the students in the experimental group including the theoretical test (87.94±5.68) and the skill test scores (88.08±5.73) were significantly higher than those in the control group (83.00±5.89) and (83.86±4.80)( P<0.01). The results of the questionnaire showed that students' interest in learning improvement, self-learning ability, new knowledge acquisition, application of knowledge, clinical thinking, clinical practice, problem solving, self-expression, teamwork, doctor-patient communication ability in the study group were better than those in the control group ( P < 0.01). Conclusion:The Rain Classroom combined with situational teaching method is helpful to improve students' knowledge mastery and application, improve clinical thinking and practical ability, improve learning interest and clinical clerkship teaching effect.
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Objective:To observe the effect of simulation combined with problem-based learning (PBL) in the clinical practice teaching of internal medicine.Methods:A total of 41 internal medicine interns accepted from January 2019 to August 2019 in The Third Hospital of Hubei Medical University were selected as the control group, and the traditional clinical teaching was adopted. Another 43 internal medicine interns received from September 2019 to August 2020 were selected as the experimental group, and the simulation combined with PBL teaching was adopted. The clinical skill knowledge and practical operation skills were compared between the two groups in the examination results, the changes in clinical ability before and after the internship, and the recognition of the teaching. SPSS 25.0 was used for t-test, Chi-square test, and rank sum test. Results:The clinical skill knowledge and practical operation skills of interns in the experimental group [(94.51±4.49), (91.05±7.66)] were higher than those in the control group [(89.20±9.23), (85.63±11.57)] ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in various scores and total scores of clinical competences (including medical interview skills, physical examination skills, humanistic care skills, clinical judgment skills, communication skills, organizational effectiveness, and overall clinical competence) between the two groups before internship. After the internship, the above scores and total scores of the two groups were higher than those before the internship, and the experimental group was higher than the control group ( P < 0.05). The total recognition of the teaching by interns in the experimental group was 95.35% (41/43), which was significantly higher than 78.05% (32/41) in the control group. Conclusion:Simulation combined with PBL teaching can significantly improve the clinical skill knowledge, practical operation level, clinical ability, and recognition of teaching of medical interns.
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Objective:To explore the methods of standardized residency training for internal medicine residents in the post-epidemic era, and to provide theoretical basis for improving and optimizing the standardized residency training.Methods:A total of 228 resident physicians from Batch 2017 to Batch 2019 were recruited, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate their basic information, their attitudes and actions in facing the epidemic and the epidemic impact on the occupational planning and rotation plan. Original data of this study were exported through the questionnaire platform "Questionnaire Network", sorted out by Microsoft Excel, and plotted and analyzed by Origin software.Results:Residents of our hospital, socialized medical residents, other unit sponsor residents and combined professional masters willing to go to Hubei for medical support accounted for 100% (30 people), 86% (6 people), 84% (80 people) and 77% (72 people) respectively. Almost all of the residents were willing to learn the knowledge of COVID-19 and to educate the public (99%-100%). Eighty percent (24 people) of the residents of our hospital participated in anti-epidemic, while the proportion of other unit sponsor residents, socialized medical residents and combined professional masters were 46% (44 people), 14% (1 people) and 12% (11 people), respectively. Additionally, 97% (29 people) of our hospital residents, 89% (85 people) of other unit sponsor residents, 86% (6 people) of the socialized medical residents, and 82% (76 people) of the combined professional masters would still like to engage in the clinical work in the future. What's more, the resident physicians who thought that phylaxiology, epidemiology, general practice medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and critical care medicine should be strengthened to train accounted for 98% (221 people), 98% (221 people), 90% (203 people), 70% (158 people) and 60% (135 people) respectively.Conclusion:Most resident physicians have strong awareness and active actions in fighting against the epidemic. In the future, the standardized residency training of physicians should further strengthen the training of phylaxiology, epidemiology, general practice medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and critical care medicine.
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In order to construct the online teaching mode of clinical clerkship course and improve the online clerkship teaching system of clinical medicine in China, based on the "3P" model, a complete set of online clinical clerkship mode has been constructed from three links of teaching, pre-class preparation, classroom teaching and after-class evaluation, and applied to clinical teaching practice of Internal Medicine. The practice suggests that students are highly satisfied and the teaching effect is good, which provides a new idea for the reform of online clerkship teaching of clinical medicine.
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Objective:To explore the effects of micro class combined with modular teaching on experimental teaching of internal medicine and basic nursing.Methods:Four classes of nursing students of Batch 2016 were selected as the research objects by drawing lots, and 148 nursing undergraduates were randomly divided into two groups. The combined teaching group adopted micro class combined with modular teaching, and the modular teaching group adopted modular teaching method. The examination scores, SDLRS (self-directed learning readiness scale for nursing education) scores, medical education environment and teaching satisfaction of the two groups were compared. SPSS 22.0 was conducted for chi-square test and t test. Results:The scores of internal medicine nursing, basic nursing and operation skills in the combined teaching group were significantly higher than those in the traditional teaching group ( P<0.05); at the end of the semester, the scores of self-management, love of learning, self-control and SDLRS total score of the combined teaching group were higher than those of the modular teaching group ( P<0.05); the scores of learning perception, teacher perception, environment perception and total score of the combined teaching group were higher than those of the modular teaching group ( P<0.05); the teaching satisfactions with improving learning interest, learning efficiency, learning initiative and mastering key contents better in the combined teaching group were higher than those in the modular teaching group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The combination of micro class and modular teaching can improve the examination results and self-directed learning readiness of nursing students, improve the internal environment of medical education, and students' teaching satisfaction is high.
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Strengthening the training of communication ability between doctors and patients of clinical interns in the department of cardiovascular internal medicine, improving the communication ability between doctors and patients of interns, and reducing the occurrence of medical disputes are the key links in training qualified professionals of cardiovascular medicine. Strengthening the pre-job training of interns can stimulate the enthusiasm of interns to improve the communication ability between doctors and patients. Improving the teaching mode of internship will cultivate the communication ability of students and the application ability of professional knowledge in practice. Guiding students to strengthen the training of communication skills will constantly accumulate the experience and lessons of communication between doctors and patients in clinical practice. Enhancing the management supervision will attach importance to the operation test of communication skills between doctors and patients. Using new media technology will establish a platform for communication and information sharing between doctors and patients. Through the above measures, better clinical teaching effect can be achieved in the process of strengthening the communication ability between doctors and patients.
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Introducción: El método clínico representa la guía que todo médico debe seguir en la búsqueda del diagnóstico definitivo. En los últimos años se ha afirmado que no se aplica correctamente, con efectos negativos tanto para el médico como para el paciente y su familia. Objetivo: Evaluar la aplicación del método clínico en el servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital General Docente Martín Chang Puga del municipio Nuevitas. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional de tipo descriptivo de corte transversal. El universo estuvo compuesto por 2 402 pacientes egresados del servicio de Medicina Interna y se seleccionaron 240 mediante muestreo probabilístico aleatorio simple. Resultados: Se encontraron errores en la aplicación del método clínico en todas sus etapas. El examen físico estuvo afectado en el 53,7 % de las historias clínicas revisadas, la discusión diagnóstica en 52,9 % y la evolución médica en el 50,4 %. En el 78,3 % de las historias clínicas existió correspondencia entre los diagnósticos planteados. Fueron evaluadas de deficiente y regular el 52,9 % de las historias clínicas. Conclusiones: La aplicación del Método Clínico es aun deficiente y se alerta sobre la imperiosa necesidad de formar profesionales de la salud que conozcan y dominen de forma adecuada este método objetivamente estructurado.
Introduction: The clinical method represents the guide that every physician should follow in the search for the definitive diagnosis. In recent years, it has been stated that it is not correctly applied, with negative effects both for the physician and for the patient and his family. Objective: To evaluate the application of the clinical method in the Internal Medicine service of the Martín Chang Puga General Teaching Hospital in the municipality of Nuevitas. Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. The universe was made up of 2,402 patients discharged from the Internal Medicine service and 240 were selected by simple random probabilistic sampling. Results: Errors were found in the application of the clinical method in all its stages. The physical examination was affected in 53.7% of the medical records reviewed, the diagnostic discussion in 52.9% and the medical evolution in 50.4%. In 78.3 % of the medical records there was correspondence between the proposed diagnoses. The evaluation was poor and fair in 52.9 % of the medical records. Conclusions: The application of the Clinical Method is still deficient, and there is an urgent need to train health professionals who know and adequately master the objectively structured Clinical Method.
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Introducción: La certificación de la calidad de programas en el posgrado constituye un tema cardinal dentro de los ejes estratégicos de la educación superior a nivel nacional e internacional. Objetivo: Describir las ventajas de la acreditación de la calidad de los programas de las especialidades de posgrado, tomando como ejemplo la de Medicina Interna en Santiago de Cuba. Métodos: Se desarrolló una investigación pedagógica, con enfoque mixto sobre dicha temática, según el subsistema vigente, jerarquizado por la Junta de Acreditación Nacional. Para el proceso de evaluación externa se consideraron las ediciones concluidas 35 y 36 del quinquenio 2014-2019 en Medicina Interna más, las ediciones 37, 38 y 39 en ejecución. Se realizó una minuciosa sistematización de procesos, socialización de experiencias de la autoevaluación y evaluación externa, así como una reflexión histórica acerca de la trascendencia y aspectos conceptuales esenciales de la especialidad. Resultados: Se mostraron fortalezas e impactos fundamentales alcanzados en cada variable del patrón de calidad, lo que demostró reconocido prestigio institucional del programa, eficiencia académica en su ejecución, notable visibilidad del claustro, distinguida gestión en el aseguramiento didáctico y tecnológico, excelente fundamentación teórica y metodológica del currículo junto a una sólida tradición de ambos escenarios laborales. Conclusiones: Propuesta útil de procedimientos organizacionales y de gestión primordiales, que urge generalizar para el mejoramiento continuo de la educación posgraduada, junto a la responsabilidad social universitaria demostrada y lograr que los indicadores de calidad en el rango de excelencia sean sostenibles(AU)
Introduction: The quality certification of postgraduate programs constitutes a cardinal issue within the strategic axes of higher education domestically and worldwide. Objective: To describe the advantages of the quality certification of the programs of the postgraduate specialties, taking as an example the Internal Medicine in Santiago de Cuba. Methods: A pedagogical research was developed with a mixed approach on said subject, according to the current subsystem, ranked by the National Certification Board. For the external evaluation process, we considered the 35th and 36th editions of the 2014-2019 five-year period in Internal Medicine plus, the 37th, 38th and 39th editions in progress. A meticulous systematization of processes, socialization of experiences of self-evaluation and external evaluation was carried out, as well as a historical reflection on the transcendence and essential conceptual aspects of the specialty. Results: The strengths and fundamental impacts achieved in each variable of the quality standard were shown, which demonstrated recognized institutional prestige of the program, academic efficiency in the execution, notable visibility of the faculty, distinguished management in the didactic and technological assurance, excellent theoretical foundation and methodological curriculum together with solid tradition of both work settings. Conclusions: It is a useful proposal of fundamental organizational and management procedures, which is urgent to generalize for the continuous improvement of postgraduate education, together with the demonstrated university social responsibility and to ensure that the quality indicators in the range of excellence are sustainable(AU)