... available for comparison ofthe performance ofthe individual tests, an analysis of results was done using a variety of standards Efficiency of microscopy, culture and PCR in terms of sensitivity, specificity, ... diagnosed as not having tuberculosis, the PCR profile ofthe individual had changed markedly, suggesting an increase in the bacterial load in the sputum Only seven ofthe 17 cases i.e those who took ... considered as true cases of tuberculosis, even though the other six could be rated as highly probable cases of tuberculosis (Table 1B) Table summarizes the final diagnosisof tuberculosis made in...
... TAI The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Singapore The Straits of Malacca The South China Sea The South China Sea The ... Malaysia destruction of rainforests and water catchments, and the subsequent erosion of soils together with the heavily silted run-offs, pollutes the rivers These and other sources of land-based pollution ... is in the Andaman Sea at the northern tip ofthe Straits, while the shallowest is at the One Fathom Bank in the south The current predominantly flows in a northwest direction with rates of to...
... be measured with the woman in the sitting position with the arm at the level ofthe heart (II-2A) An appropriately sized cuff (i.e., length of 1.5 times the circumference ofthe arm) should be ... as the objective of statin therapy is to decrease long-term cardiovascular risk, the potential risks of statin therapy (over the nine months of pregnancy) may outweigh the potential benefits of ... Of note, the protocol for women in the MgSO4 arm ofthe largest of these trials, the Collaborative Eclampsia Trial, did not include administration of benzodiazepines for seizure termination The...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum ofthe 10 items ofthe DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... item and a score of to each negative item The total score is calculated as the sum of all 10 items, and the cut-off value for thediagnosisof neuropathic pain is a total score of 4/10 All questions ... index, the positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), the kappa coefficient of agreement with thediagnosis according to the standard criterion or reference diagnosis, and the area under the...
... [14] The rapidity ofthe technique without any compromise on sensitivity has made SVC very popular in the field of clinical virology The same technique has been employed for the identification of ... *Four out of fifty patients included in the study left the hospital against medical advice, the clinical outcome of whom is not known Hence, these cases were excluded from the analysis of clinical ... Among the 50 patients included in the study, (8%) patients left against medical advice, so the clinical outcome of these cases is not known Out ofthe remaining 46 (92%), 16(34.8%) expired and the...
... [14] The rapidity ofthe technique without any compromise on sensitivity has made SVC very popular in the field of clinical virology The same technique has been employed for the identification of ... *Four out of fifty patients included in the study left the hospital against medical advice, the clinical outcome of whom is not known Hence, these cases were excluded from the analysis of clinical ... Among the 50 patients included in the study, (8%) patients left against medical advice, so the clinical outcome of these cases is not known Out ofthe remaining 46 (92%), 16(34.8%) expired and the...
... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum ofthe 10 items ofthe DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... item and a score of to each negative item The total score is calculated as the sum of all 10 items, and the cut-off value for thediagnosisof neuropathic pain is a total score of 4/10 All questions ... index, the positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), the kappa coefficient of agreement with thediagnosis according to the standard criterion or reference diagnosis, and the area under the...
... department setting The subjective nature ofthe reports ofthe patients about the exact onset of their ischemic symptoms may potentially overestimate or underestimate the duration of their ischemic ... improved the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV ofthe test, especially during the first h after the onset of chest pain The diagnostic accuracy ofthe repeat test was also superior to the Cardio ... College of Cardiology Committee (ESC/ACC) for the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction published new criteria for thediagnosisof AMI They proposed the use of cardiac troponin (I or T) as the most...
... amended formulationofthe problem avoids the difficulties The difficulties just mentioned concern the basic formulationofthe linear operator formed from the left-hand side of (1.1), together with the ... represents the differential operator part ofthe problem, that is, the left-hand side of (1.1), and incorporates the boundary conditions (1.2) We now describe the standard formulationof such a ... E, despite the fact that the ability to integrate the functions in E is central to the proofs contained in these papers As defined, E is certainly a Banach space, but the elements of E need not...
... X syndrome and the FMR1 gene Schematic representation ofthe location ofthe FMR1 gene on the long arm ofthe X chromosome (a) The FMR1 gene comprises a polymorph repetition ofthe base pairs ... syndrome and the MECP2 Gene Schematic representation ofthe location ofthe MECP2 gene on the long arm ofthe X chromosome (a) The MECP2 gene is constituted by coding exons .The majority of mutations ... review, therefore, ASDs are referred to as the diagnostic category of PDDs Diagnosisof ASDs The manifestations of ASDs vary from mild to severe and pervasive impairment Currently, thediagnosis of...
... by the development of a nodule often associated with ulceration (Fig 1b) The development of a subungal tumor and the destruction ofthe nail plate are observed in the vertical growth phase of ... important findings for their diagnosis Histologically, in typical LMs, three ofthe diagnostic clues of MM in situ described above are used for thediagnosisof LM In the early lesions of LM, melanocytes ... et al 1999) Thus, the loss of cadherin molecule or the disruption of cadherin-catenin complex can induce the release of β-catenin into the cytoplasm The loss of E-cadherin and the activated MET/RON...
... performance of these particular investigations should be dictated by the presentation profile ofthe patient and the investigative discernment ofthe physician Right colon and cecum were found to be the ... within the gut wall may also give rise to heterotropic melanocytes in the colon [21] and these in turn can give rise to the primary melanoma ofthe colon However, despite these theories, the true ... presented the collective data along with a review ofthe relevant literature with particular reference to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of primary melanoma ofthe colon Methods The computerized...
... sarcoma were diagnosed Four ofthe seven cases of synovial sarcoma, two ofthe three cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma, two cases of myxofibrosarcoma, and one case each of high-grade leiomyosarcoma ... study, one ofthe three cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma occurred in adolescence, and the other two occurred in young adults In two of these three cases, the chief complaint was of a painless ... reasons, six ofthe seven were excised without sufficient biopsy or examination The characteristics ofthe alveolar soft portions of sarcomas are that they comprise only 0.5-1.0% of soft tissue sarcomas,...
... Sports, and Technology of Japan (to M Takeno) The sources of funding had no role in the writing ofthe report and did not participate in the decision to publish the results The authors would like ... for Behçet's disease, the International Study Group criteria for diagnosisof Behçet's disease [32] The disease activity was evaluated at the time of blood sampling All ofthe RA patients were ... On the basis ofthe Systemic Lupus Disease Activity Index [34], 12 ofthe 18 SLE patients had a score above and were regarded as having active disease, while the other were in remission Two other...
... differential diagnosis for the current mass of either tumor recurrence or a third primary tumor Therefore preoperative tissue diagnosis was indicated Needlebiopsy-based tissue diagnosisof paraganglioma ... paraganglioma, affording the patient with the best chance of cure since these tumors are relatively resistant to chemotherapy and irradiation [5] The highly vascular nature of these tumors and strategic ... is seen in coronal view (SVC) confirmed thediagnosisof a neuroendocrine tumor with a low mitotic index Because of these findings we elected to remove the tumor using cardiopulmonary bypass to...
... enhancement ofthe tumor We note the skip lesion in the talus as a low signal mass with peripheral enhancement Cook listed 29 cases of Ewing’s sarcoma ofthe calcaneus in the literature since 1921 [3] These ... from the father of our patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Page of ... can narrow the differential diagnosis, but a specific diagnosis can rarely be established Therefore, a biopsy ofthe tumor with histopathological analysis is needed to confirm thediagnosis Staging,...
... ofthe vaccines is limited by the cost ofthe polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines Furthermore, increased prevalence of non-vaccine serotypes has been observed following the implementation of ... form ofthe Langmuir equation The adsorptive coefficient was calculated as the slope/intercept and the adsorptive capacity was calculated as the reciprocal ofthe slope Statistical analysis The ... pneumoniae [6] These studies for the first time demonstrate that the type of aluminum-containing adjuvants (AH vs AP) affects the magnitude and quality ofthe antibody response as well as the Th17...
... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:32 Figure ing from 1the anterior wall ofthe bladder Intra operative photograph showing the "bladder mass" arisIntra operative photograph showing the "bladder ... abnormal germ cells when the neural tube closes at about the 3rd to 5th week of embryonic life[1,2] A dermoid cyst in the uri- Figure of Lobules mature adipocytes Lobules of mature adipocytes http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/32 ... solitary tumour at the apex ofthe bladder It contained calcified material and fat The anterior midline position ofthe bladder mass in this patient was suggestive of a dermoid cyst Histology...