Abstracts from the 4th Annual Student Medical Summit
May 2021
in “
BMC Proceedings
”
TLDR The document concludes that more research is needed to reduce frequent hospital visits, addiction medicine education improves with specific training, early breast cancer surgery findings are emerging, nipple smears are not very accurate, surgery for older melanoma patients doesn't extend life, a genetic condition in infants can often be treated with one drug, doctors are inconsistent with blood clot medication, a certain gene may protect against cell damage, muscle gene overexpression affects many other genes, and some mitochondrial genes are less active in mice with tumors.
This document presents multiple studies from the 4th Annual Student Medical Summit. One study audited 358 frequent attenders at Cork University Hospital's emergency department, concluding that further studies are needed to reduce frequent attendance and the risk of adverse outcomes. Another study involving 216 medical trainees found that Addiction Medicine Consult Service rotations significantly improved addiction medicine knowledge. A systematic review on Breast Conserving Surgery is still in progress, but preliminary findings suggest a prevalence of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ at the positive margin. A study of 8,648 cytology samples found that nipple smear cytology has limited diagnostic accuracy. A study of 107 melanoma patients over 70 years old found that wide local excision improved disease-free survival but had no impact on overall survival. A study of 54 infants with Trisomy 21 found that spasm cessation can be achieved in 44% of patients after treatment with the first medication. A study of 41 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation found inconsistent and uncertain physician practice patterns regarding oral anticoagulation. A study involving 7 male participants aged 25-73 found a protective role of Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated to oxidative stress in hair follicle bulbs. A study using bioinformatics analysis of mouse muscle found that overexpression of DUX4C dysregulates 3,513 genes. A study of tumour-bearing mice found a significant decrease in the relative expression of certain mitochondrial genes.
