WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN IMPLEMENTING A TOOL FOR TIMELY RECOGNITION OF PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS IN HEART FAILURE: A CONTEXT-BASED QUALITATIVE STUDY

What to consider when implementing a tool for timely recognition of palliative care needs in heart failure: a context-based qualitative study

Abstract Geta Sandals Background Needs assessment tools can facilitate healthcare professionals in timely recognition of palliative care needs.Despite the increased attention for implementation of such tools, most studies provide little or no attention to the context of implementation.The aim of this study was to explore factors that contribute pos

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PERSISTENT PUPILLARY MEMBRANE

A 12 years old girl from Rigs D.I.Khan city, Pakistan presented with diminished vision.On examination her vision was 6/60 in both eyes, not improving with glasses.The intra-ocular pressure was 15 mmHg in both eyes.Both the corneas were clear and pupils were round, and reactive to light.There was pupillary membrane covering the entire pupil in undil

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G-Quadruplexes at Telomeres: Friend or Foe?

Telomeres are DNA-protein complexes that cap and protect the ends of linear chromosomes.In almost all species, telomeric DNA has a G/C strand bias, and the short tandem repeats of the G-rich strand have the capacity to form into secondary structures in vitro, such as four-stranded G-quadruplexes.This has long prompted speculation that G-quadruplexe

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