(1) Background: Evaluation of the quality and reliability of the frailty syndrome videos available on YouTube platform was the aim of this study. (2) Methods: The observational study included 75 videos retrieved by searching seven terms related to frailty syndrome on YouTube. The quality and reliability of the videos were measured using three different tools: quality criteria for consumer health information (DISCERN), the Global Quality Score (GQS), and the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). The video content was categorized according to the following characteristics: video provider, duration, view count, average daily views of the video, average daily views of a channel, channel subscribers, number of days since upload date, likes, dislikes, comments, the external webpages linked to the videos. (3) Results: The videos had a mean duration of 375 s and an average number of views of 1114. The quality of 17 videos assessed in the study was found to be high, 48—intermediate, and 10—low. The high-quality videos had the longest duration, the highest number of views, and points for the DISCERN score. The physician uploaders had the highest mean DISCERN and mean GQS scores, the highest number of views, and the longest duration but the hospital channels had the highest JAMA score. (4) Conclusions: YouTube can be a valuable source of medical information for patients and caregivers. The quality of videos mostly depends on the authorship and the source of video providers—physicians, academic, and health care-related organizations provide the best quality content based on professional medical knowledge.

Introduction: The use of ultrasonography (USG) is no longer restricted to the radiology department. It is becoming the equivalent of a stethoscope. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an USG examination method designed to answer specific clinical questions. Aim: To encourage doctors to use POCUS in their everyday practice based on a presentation of its use in diagnostics of acute appendicitis in the paediatric patient. Material and methods: A retrospective evaluation was performed of 95 cases of abdominal pain referred by a paediatrician for surgical assessment at emergency department between November 2021 and October 2022. The assessment included a clinical examination supplemented with POCUS. Based on the assessment made by the emergency department doctor, the patients were divided into two groups – those who did not require hospitalisation in the paediatric surgery department (group 1) and those who did (group 2). Each group was subsequently divided into subgroup A, where no abdominal cavity USG was performed by a radiologist and subgroup B, where the patients were examined by a radiologist. Results and discussion: The use of POCUS in the context of clinical symptoms allows for achieving the same degree of detectability as in an examination performed by a radiologist. A positive result of POCUS or clinical symptoms indicative of acute appendicitis requires continuing the diagnostic process. Conclusions: The application of USG in abdominal pain diagnostics in a paediatric patient helps to reduce the time needed for the correct diagnosis and, in consequence, for the patient's treatment. Due to its availability, USG should be widely used to supplement clinical examination by each physician.

(1) Background: A major problem affecting geriatric patients is pain. In addition to pain, a significant problem of old age is dementia and depression, which can hinder the diagnosis and treatment of pain. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of pain in patients treated in a geriatric outpatient clinic and the treatment used. (2) Methods: The analysis was based on the records of 937 patients who visited the Geriatric Outpatient Clinic in Dobre Miasto between 2015 and 2020. Based on records containing data dating back to their first visit to the hospital, patients’ experiences of pain, the presence of depressive symptoms and dementia, and the pharmacological treatment used for pain (analgesics and coanalgesics) were analysed. (3) Results: Pain complaints were reported by 311 patients (33.2% of the study group), 76% of the complaints were from females. The mean age of the patients was 78 years (SD = 8.45). At least one analgesic drug was taken by 107 patients (34.4%). The most commonly used analgesics were opioids (63 patients, 58.87%), especially tramadol. Of the potential coanalgesics, the largest number of patients used an antidepressant. (4) Conclusions: Despite the widespread prevalence of pain among the elderly, only about one-third of them were taking pain medication, mainly in the form of weak opioids. Patients with symptoms of dementia were found to report pain less frequently.

Nowadays, the living conditions are better and people have definitely better healthcare. That is the reason for population aging. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides that: ‘By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over.’