Introduction:The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of medical students about the COVID-19 and the effect of the outbreak on the students' anxiety levels. Methods:The cross-sectional study was carried out between 07-14 April, with the online questionnaire forms applied to the medical students. A questionnaire forms were sent to one of every two students in the faculty using the systematic sampling method. A total of 530 volunteers were included in the study. The data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire of the socio-demographic characteristics, opinions about the epidemic, knowledge, and attitude of medical students regarding COVID-19. Anxiety levels of the participants were measured with the State-Trait anxiety inventory.Results: A total of 530 medical students had a mean score of knowledge and attitude of 7.83±1.27 and 45.18±5.12, respectively. Participants demonstrated good knowledge and a positive attitude towards COVID-19. Clinical period students had a higher level of knowledge (p<0.001) and positive attitude (p=0.025) compared to preclinical students. While the knowledge score was higher in men (p = 0.033), the attitude score was higher in women (p <0.001). There was a negative correlation between attitude scores and state (p=0.003) and trait anxiety scores (p<0.001). Conclusion:Medical students had sufficient knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19. Anxiety caused by the outbreak may have negative effects on the positive attitudes of the participants.

BackgroundDrugs represent one of the etiologic causes of acute rhabdomyolysis (AR) with drug-induced rhabdomyolysis most commonly associated with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. AR etiology can also result from the use of diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor. Cases of AR triggered by pantoprazole have never before been reported, although it has been observed that its inclusion in multiple drug therapies can result in muscle events.Case presentationA 45-year-old man presenting with complaints of fatigue and extensive body pain was diagnosed with acute rhabdomyolysis. His symptoms started on the fourth day of the concomitant use of diclofenac and pantoprazole. The patient was using diclofenac 50-mg tablets once daily for 1 month and pantoprazole 40-mg tablets once daily during the previous week for headaches and pyrosis, resulting in an increase in his creatinine kinase levels to 3114 IU/L (reference range 24–190 IU/L) on the fifth day of concomitant use. His creatinine kinase levels returned to normal and his complaints disappeared after the seventh day of discontinuation of both treatments.DiscussionA third case of diclofenac-induced rhabdomyolysis was defined in which, different from previous cases, AR was detected during the concomitant use of diclofenac and pantoprazole. The timing of the symptom development and the limited number of AR cases induced by diclofenac and pantoprazole suggested a drug interaction.ConclusionThe close relationship between diclofenac and pantoprazole, and the cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein systems offers a strong indication that a drug interaction may be occurring. While evaluating the side effects of drugs in patients undergoing monotherapy, clinicians should also consider the mechanisms that play a part in drug absorption and distribution.

Objective:Protection against cardiovascular diseases is provided by the dynamics of risk screening and counseling of primary health care services. Depression is known to pose a risk for cardiovascular diseases. The aim of our study was to determine which specific features of well-known depressed people who had not yet experienced a cardiovascular event were associated with cardiovascular risk.Methods:This study was conducted in patients at the Corum Gulabibey Family Health Center between June 2016 and June 2017. Patients without a known cardiovascular disease were subjected to Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Framingham risk scale. Framingham risk scores were compared by dividing the participants into two groups according to having Beck depression scores of equal/above 10 points (high BDI = HBDI) and below 10 points (low BDI = LBDI).Results:Age, LDL, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood pressure were all correlated with risk scores. In contrast, HDL and body mass index were only correlated with the risk scores in HBDI participants. From the HBDI patients, those who were obese had higher risk scores than those without obesity.Conclusion:Obesity is a high cardiovascular risk predictor that can be screened at one site in depression. While the body mass index of depressed individuals was correlated with the cardiovascular risk, this index being above 30 was indicative of high cardiovascular risk.

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Objective:The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.5%) and 998 males (51.5%) with a mean age 8.96 ± 2.31 (5-13 years old), were screened. The comparisons were performed with gender, age, and age groups. The children attended to vision screening were assigned to three age groups as 5-6 years, 7-9 years, and 10-13 years.Results:The prevalence of the parameters was detected as decreased visual acuity 12.4%, strabismus 2.2%, and spectacle wear 6.9%. The prevalence of decreased visual acuity was significantly higher in girls and in children aged 7-9 years old (p = 0.013, p < 0.001). The prevalence of spectacle wear was significantly higher in girls and in children aged 7-9 years old (p = 0.019, p < 0.001). There was a visual acuity decrease in 33 of 106 (31.1%) children despite wearing own spectacle. There was no significant difference among three age groups for strabismus.Conclusion:Increased prevalence of decreased visual acuity, as well as the higher frequency of spectacle wear in children at ages of 7-9 years old may point out a threshold for visual impairment.

IntroductionSkin lesions may be of dermatological importance, affect appearance, and cause problems communicating with peers and may be especially more significant in childhood.AimInformation on the prevalence of pediatric dermatoses in Western Turkey. This study was aimed to define the existing data.Material and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Canakkale, Turkey, in September-December 2013. It involved 1,957 students from five randomly selected primary and secondary schools. Each student was interviewed for age, gender, and family history, and a dermatologic examination was performed by a dermatologist. Data were coded and analyzed.ResultsOf the students, 79.9% revealed at least one dermatosis. The most common disease was benign neoplasms (76%), followed by pigmentary disorders (26.8%), and xerosis (5.8%). In primary schools, the acquired melanocytic nevus, hypopigmented macule, and xerosis; in secondary school the acne was statistically significantly more common. Acne and xerosis was more common in girls, and pityriasis alba was statistically more common in boys. Students who had at least one dermatosis were positively correlated with monthly income.ConclusionsIn Turkish school age children, the prevalence of dermatosis is 79.9%. It may be due to not using preventive means for adequate protection from the sun and other environmental factors. Infectious dermatosis and atopic dermatitis are rare and it may depend on the adequacy of public health work.

Internet addiction among eighth grade students: Çanakkale sample Özet Amaç: İnternetin yaygın ve etkili kullanımı, özellikle çocuklar ve gençler olmak üzere tüm toplumu etkilemektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı ergenliğin başlangıç dönemlerinde yer alan ilköğretim 8. sınıf öğrencilerinde internet bağımlılığı sıklığını araştırmak ve gelir düzeyi ile ilişkisini saptamaktı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamız kesitsel-tanımlayıcı desende bir çalışma olup evrenini Çanakkale il merkezinde bulunan 8. sınıf öğrencileri oluşturmuştur. İnternet bağımlılığını tespit etmek amacıyla Young'ın geliştirdiği İnternet Bağımlılığı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya %47,0'si (s = 120) kız, %53,0'ü (s = 137) erkek olmak üzere toplam 257 öğrenci alındı. Erkek öğrencilerin ölçek puan ortalaması 29,3 ± 20,0, kız öğrencilerin ise 26,5 ± 17,0 olup aralarındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi (p>0,05). İnternet bağımlı öğrenci sıklığı %0,8 (s = 2) idi ve her iki bağımlı öğrenci de yüksek gelir düzeyli ailelerin çocuklarının okuduğu okulda eğitim görmekteydi. Olası internet bağımlılığı erkek öğrencilerde kızlardan daha fazlaydı ancak istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık yoktu (p>0,05). Gelir düzeyi yüksek olan ailelerin çocuklarının okuduğu okullarda; düşük olan okula göre internet bağımlı ya da olası bağımlı olan öğrenci sayısı anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti (p = 0,018). Sonuç: Çalışmamıza katılan ilköğretim düzeyindeki adolesan öğrencilerde internet bağımlılığı oldukça düşüktür. Olası internet bağımlılığında erkek cinsiyet ve yüksek gelir düzeyi etkili gibi görünmektedir.

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