... Santa Rosa, CA) for treating single de novo lesions in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease has been examined in the first four trials of the ongoing ENDEAVOR clinical trials program ... heparin (100 U/kg) was injected through the femoral or radial artery sheath, with repeated boli administered as needed to maintain activated and clotting time of 250 to 300 s Patients received intracoronary ... lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MI, myocardial infarction; SAP, stable angina pectoris; USAP, unstable angina pectoris Indicates patients who received zotarolimus-eluting stents Numbers in...
... Kidney Int 2000; 58: 346-352 45 Kaysen GA, Chertow GM, Adhikarla R, Young B, Ronco C, Levin NW Inflammation and dietary protein intake exert competing effects on serum albumin and creatinine in hemodialysis ... 40) In some studies the relation between hypoalbuminemia and CVD is the reflection of inflammation induced malnutrition The underlying mechanism behind this includes appetite suppression and increased ... kidney disease patients (15-20), but this alone cannot explain the existing high burden of CVD in this population (21-24) There appears to be a close link between CVD, malnutrion and inflammation in...
... school, in which the greatest putting on weight is viewed The speed of weight problems in women residing in urban centers held steady from 1976 to 2000 In the last three decades adolescents in Finland ... popularity, a minimum of in urban centers School lunches are planned by nutrition experts and frequently include grain, in your area grown veggies, and sauces No sodas are offered in class lunchrooms ... in Australian children rose from five percent in 1994 to eight percent in 2007, based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Japanese young children in small cities, show an identical trend In...
... Occasional abdominal pain, difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Frequent abdominal pain, difficulty gaining weight ... demographic aspects as well as complaints related to celiac disease (abnormal intestinal rhythm, abdominal pains, flatulence, recurrent aphthous ulcers, difficulty gaining weight and height, irritability, ... gastroenterology clinic to continue investigation of celiac disease Data were stored in Epi-Info version 6.0 Seropositivity was calculated as the proportion of individuals in the sample with...
... rash and itching may occur; the skin may become scaly; the skin may heal by scarring; hair loss may accompany the skin injury Look for dry eyes: no tears, constant rubbing and blinking; sensitivity ... produce additional proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis fac tor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-γ, and interleukin (IL)-2, which in turn attract more T-cells to continue the cycle of tissue ... Consensus recom mends a system for scoring chronic GVHD manifestations in organs and sites, including the skin, mouth, eyes, gastro intestinal tract, liver, lungs, joints and fascia, genital tract,...
... invasive examination method, we fundamental when dealing with chronic patients indicated lung biopsy, since it offers more objective informa- Epidemiological research into interstitial lung diseases ... undergoing monitoring outcome using 67-gallium scintigraphy, which lung transplantation, and survival is similar to those observed was abnormal in one patient who continued the treatment in other diseases.29,30 ... Clinical presentation of interstitial lung diseasein children Pediatr Respir Rev 2004;5:98-100 19 Barbato A, Panizzolo C, Cracco A, de Blic J, Dinwiddie R, Zach M Interstitial lung disease in...
... sickle cell trait includes proliferation retinopathy, worsening of diabetic retinopathy, stroke, myocardial infection, leg ulcers, vascular necrosis, arthritis of the joints and increased frequency ... body In Africa, children with sickle cell disease are usually first diagnosed following an acute disease and not by screening hence regrettably, diagnosis are often delayed An overwhelming majority ... sickle cell disease will be diagnosed correctly The association of hemoglobin S with cases of renal medullary carcinoma, early stage of renal failure in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease...
... medical center in Ahvaz, Iran, between April 1997 to May 2007. Clinical features including pallor, edema, oliguria, and hematuria were noted. Examination findings included weight, ... 148 Chronic Kidney Diseasein Iranian Children; A Ahmadzadeh, et al Introduction CKD in children is the result of heterogeneous diseases of the kidney and urinary tract that range from common congenital malformations ... pressure. Pertinent laboratory data including blood chemistry, urinalysis, radiographic and scintigraphic studies and renal histopathology were recorded. CKD was defined as kidney ...
... baseline, pt prevalence at followup, E baseline exposure at baseline, ΔE exposure decline (exposure at baseline minus exposure at follow-up), t follow-up time, Sbaseline smoking at baseline (yes ... lung aging was accelerated in the highly polluted areas at baseline The results at follow up demonstrate that the increase in lung aging in these areas was attenuated due to a steep decline in air ... conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationship with other people or organisations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence,...
... and McKee 2008) 36 Tackling chronic diseasein Europe 4.4 Managing care across chronic diseases: integrated care models DMPs focusing on a single disease have increasingly come under pressure ... Coordinating care for individual chronic diseases: DMPs 51 6.4 Managing care across chronic diseases: integrated care models 52 Part III: Challenges of chronic disease management Chapter Tackling ... Chapter Strategies against chronic disease: what is being done? In this chapter we describe strategies for tackling chronic disease, looking at countries that have innovated These include a range of...
... interventions, including sitting supports and custom seating, spinal orthoses, and functional strengthening programs may be useful to improve sitting balance and functional independence [47–50] In myelodysplasia, ... improvements in functional outcomes (gait, Gross Motor Function Measure, and clinical examination) using botulinum toxin injections have been reported, but evidence is limited regarding the effect ... decreased internal hip rotation at initial contact, toe-off, and mid-swing in children who had undergone multilevel botulinum A treatments Botulinum injections were started at a young age and combined...
... a starting point The Self Care scale included items such as combing hair, washing oneself, and putting on clothes The mobility scale included items such as moving inside the house, climbing stairs, ... Point mutation in Pompe diseasein Chinese J Inherit Metab Dis 1994;17(1):145148 Shieh JJ, Lin CY Frequent mutation in Chinese patients with infantile type of GSD II in Taiwan: evidence for a ... window in classic infantile patients is small and that patients may develop residual disease including contractures and respiratory insufficiency if the treatment is started too late in the disease...
... remaining patients showed normal mucosa One sibling and two parents of diabetic children were positive for IgAtTG Serum total IgA levels were within normal limits in these subjects Intestinal ... celiac diseasein Turkish children J Clin Gastroenterol 2005; 39: 689-91 17 Shaoul R, Lerner A Associated autoantibodies in celiac disease Autoimmun Rev 2007; 6: 559-65 18 Cronin CC, Shanahan F Insulin-dependent ... disorders in patients with celiac disease SIGEP Study Group for Autoimmune Disorders in Celiac Disease Gastroenterology 1999; 117: 297-303 21 Freemark M, Levitsky LL Screening for celiac disease in...
... Cell Diseasein Children Page 14 of 15 Appendix Monitoring Guidelines for Patients Receiving Intravenous Opioid Analgesia: Analgesia Continuous Opioid Infusion Intermittent Opioid Dose Monitoring ... antibiotics may be treated with clarithromycin or clindamycin * Other antibiotics used in other centres include amoxicillin and erythromycin-sulfamethoxazole In making the recommendations above the Child ... re-evaluated Inpatient Management: Pain Control • Refer to Physician’s Order Paediatric Continuous Morphine Infusion • Long acting oral morphine (equivalent dose) may be used as an alternative to continuous...
... between hemoglobin and iGFR in 340 CKiD participants Above a GFR of 43 ml/min per 1.73 m2, relatively little decline of hemoglobin was seen, with a linear decline in hemoglobin below a threshold ... the investigators at the data coordinating center (10) The putative exposures of interest in the CKiD cohort have included glomerular diagnosis (estimated at 20% of the cohort), urine protein ... morning urine protein:creatinine ratio (Up/c) was 0.53, with an interquartile range of 0.20 to 1.27 Twentyfour percent of the cohort had no proteinuria (Up/c Ͻ0.2), 62% had significant proteinuria...
... were recorded in a structured format, after clinical examination Stool, urine and blood samples (3-4 ml) were collected from subjects for investigation Routine blood examinations including complete ... were observed in 11 cases The lesions were associated with itching in 24 cases which was more pronounced during the healing phase In the 46 cases having complete follow-up, average healing time was ... referring cases to the hospital Contributors: BRK: Enrollment of cases in hospital, clinical examination and recording, data interpretation and manuscript preparation; BD: Field investigation, Clinical...
... by a single measure In Nepal, Bangladesh and India, as women get older they gain autonomy in household decision making [25] A newly married daughter-inlaw has less decision making power in the ... live in the Terai, including ethnic groups and others that have roots in India [32] Our finding shows that the women who live in hilly areas are more likely to participate in decision making compared ... women's influence within households for decision making [41]; however this study lacks such information It is advised to construct an index combining the four binary variables and use that in the...
... citation: Macro International Inc 2007 Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators inNepal Calverton, Maryland, USA: Macro International Inc DHS Trend Report No Trends in Demographic ... economic variables in highlighting inter-regional differences inNepalin 1996-2006 and to gauge the country’s progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals 1.1 Data Sources Nepal has a long ... entity, Macro International Inc., which has been monitoring the DHS surveys since its inception in the early 1980s, using standard data collection tools This consistency allows Nepal to be compared...
... variance is explained by including SSBD terms in the model where r values increase Sulcal CSF enters next in predicting Trails B, followed by DWMH; in contrast, DWMH enters next for predicting SHAR, ... (Cumulative Illiness Rating Scale–Geriatrics).32 Subclinical structural brain disease measures were available from all 43 subjects Because some subjects did not have usable QEEG recordings (eye-movement ... *SBBD indicates subclinical structural brain disease; Trails A, Trail Making Test48-50 to measure attention and speed; Trails B, Trail Making Test to measure sequencing abilities; BNT, Boston Naming...
... As shown in Fig 1A, hematoxylin and eosin staining of liver B C As apoE possesses a central role in the metabolism of plasma lipoproteins and the development of dietinduced obesity, in this study ... accumulation within hepatocytes Our histological findings were in harmony with the results obtained by reticulin staining, which showed that, in the liver of apoE) ⁄ ) mice, the reticulin network was ... structural damage in the liver of these animals is minimal following feeding with a high-fat diet In contrast, the destruction of the reticulin network (visualized as reduced reticulin stain) in the liver...