Review

• Clinical significance of C-reactive protein in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
  Youichi Yanagawa, Chihiro Maekawa, Noriko Tanaka, Namiko Suda, Kenji Kawai, Michika Hamada, Soichiro Ota
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 66–70

Original Articles

• Role of serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein to predict severity of pre-eclampsia in a high-population resource-poor country: a prospective observational study
  Jhuma Biswas, Mousumi Datta, Kaushik Kar, Divyangana Mitra, Lakavath Jyothi, Arghya Maitra
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 71–77
• Experiences of developing competency in a network of nurse executives working at rural medical facilities: an ethnographic qualitative study
  Hiromi Fukuda, Chizuru Harada, Akihiro Araki, Yuta Himeno, Akiko Yano, Sachiyo Murashima
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 78–87
• Impact of heart rate on the outcome of hypothermic patients
  Soichiro Ota, Hiroki Nagasawa, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Tatsuro Sakai, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Kazuhiko Omori, Youichi Yanagawa
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 88–91
• Intentional transit practice through a nearby hospital for remote area emergencies provides earlier primary care than helicopter emergency medical services alone in rural emergencies: a single-center, observational study
  Katsutoshi Saito, Tomohiro Abe, Rina Tanohata, Takehiko Nagano, Hidenobu Ochiai
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 92–101
• Implications of the dissemination of healthy lifestyle advice for Afghan adults without histories of hypertension diagnosis or treatment
  Iftikhar Halimzai, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, Ayano Miyashita, Shafiqullah Hemat, Sharifullah Alemi, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 102–111
• Experiences of work continuity among cancer survivors who are self-employed farmers
  Junko Takagai, Yoshimi Matsuda
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 112–118
• Comparison between blood ketone and blood gas analysis indices in management of diabetic ketoacidosis
  Hirofumi Yamagishi, Akiko Kawasaki, Takami Seki, Atsushi Ohshima, Taihei Imai
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 119–124
• Accuracy of early shock recognition by paramedics: a multicenter prospective observational study in Japan
  Rina Tanohata, Katsutoshi Saito, Takehiko Nagano, Hidenobu Ochiai
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 125–131
• Care managers’ experiences of interprofessional collaborative practice with physicians in community-based integrated care: a qualitative study
  Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Erik Masao Eriksson
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 132–137

Field Report

• Evaluation of mid-career nurses’ participation in the workshop “Scientific Meaning of Clinical Practice”—challenges and prospects of research support in A prefecture—
  Kouichi Yoshimura, Hirohito Nanbu
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 138–146

Case report

• Acyclovir-associated encephalopathy triggered by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  Hiroki Takahashi, Yasufumi Takahashi, Takehiro Hirayama, Yui Kamijo, Naoki Ezawa, Teppei Furukawa, Rikiya Furutani
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 147–149
• Early insulin averts hyperglycemic crisis in slow-onset durvalumab-induced checkpoint inhibitor-associated autoimmune diabetes mellitus
  Takaaki Matsuda, Yoshinori Osaki, Motohiro Sekiya, Hitoshi Shimano
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 150–155
• A case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by a humidifier: diagnosis and management in rural practice
  Takamitsu Sakamoto, Teruyoshi Amagai
  J Rural Med. 2025 Apr; 20(2): 156–160