location of 138 myxomas in 130 patients armed forces institute of pathology series
báo cáo khoa học: " Lumbar disc herniation in three patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series" potx
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10/08/2014, 23:20
... of all LDH [10] We hypothesize that the prevalence of 6.5% in our clinic population is due to CF-specific characteristics Back pain in patients with CF is primarily of a musculoskeletal origin ... Frequent coughing can cause muscle splinting and musculoskeletal pain syndromes The more the disease progresses, the more patients suffer from chronic coughing, often in spite of still-sufficient ... during assisted autogenous drainage and jumping on a trampoline or a pezzi ball Opioids may also interfere with mucus drainage by a reduction of respiratory power, especially in higher doses In...
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Báo cáo y học: "Replacement of cisplatin with nedaplatin in a definitive 5-fluorouracil/ cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma"
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26/10/2012, 09:53
... morning [21-24], being consistent with the findings of this study However, in the NDP group, the pattern of 310 circadian rhythm in 5-FU pharmacokinetics was certainly different from that in the ... ESCC, but when using NDP instead of CDDP, it is necessary to look for some marker capable of indicating clinical response In conclusion, only a small number of patients were enrolled in this study, ... and clinicopathologic characteristics of 56 ESCC patients are summarized in Table The ratio of T1/T2/T3/T4 was 17/6/21/12, that of N0/N1 was 23/33, and that of M0/M1a was 45/11, resulting in a...
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Báo cáo y học: "Serum cystatin C levels to predict serum concentration of digoxin in Japanese patients
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31/10/2012, 17:08
... digoxin in Japanese patients The serum levels of Cys-C and Cr in the patients were higher than those in the healthy elderly subjects, but the increase of Cys-C was more predominant in the patients, ... Limitations of creatinine as a filtration marker in glomerulopathic patients Kidney Int 1985; 28(5):830–838 Perrone RD, Madias NE, Levey AS Serum creatinine as an index of renal function: new insights into ... Factors influencing the prediction of steady state concentrations of digoxin Biol Pharm Bull 2001; 24(4):403–408 22 Cockcroft DW, Gault MH Prediction of creatinine clearance from serum creatinine...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Functional analysis of mutations in UDP-galactose-4epimerase (GALE) associated with galactosemia in Korean patients using mammalian GALE-null cells pdf
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07/03/2014, 00:20
... expressing mutant GALE was increased to reach a detectable level of protein Tubulin serves as a loading control The relative amount of mutant protein was calculated based on the ratio of the band intensities ... galactose was determined by measuring BrdU incorporation The level of BrdU incorporation into each cell line cultured in the absence of galactose was set to 100% and the corresponding results from ... accordingly Relative protein abundance (RPA) was calculated based on the ratio of intensity of the myc–GALE to tubulin bands in the western blot and normalized by setting the amount of GALE in ldlD(myc–GALE)...
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly Patients doc
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15/03/2014, 03:20
... diagnosis of TB in the elderly A positive sputum AFB smear was obtained in 57.1% of elderly and in 57.5 % of young TB patients, and a positive AFB culture was obtained in 70.6% of the elderly and in ... data included the following: demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms and body temperature, underlying illnesses, laboratory findings (including microbiologic study at the time of diagnosis), ... (including alcoholic liver disease) composed the majority of underlying illnesses in both groups Elderly had significantly higher frequencies of cardiovascular and chronic lung disease including...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Validation of a HLA-A2 tetramer flow cytometric method, IFNgamma real time RT-PCR, and IFNgamma ELISPOT for detection of immunologic response to gp100 and MelanA/MART-1 in melanoma patients" doc
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18/06/2014, 15:20
... recovery of an analyte in biological matrix (matrix effect) is defined as the direct or indirect alteration or interference in response due to the presence of unintended analytes or other interfering ... presenting cells (APC) in real time RTPCR and ELISPOT analysis Proof of principle studies were performed using frozen PBMC from three melanoma patients (kindly provided by Dr Francesco Marincola, ... (in a single assay) Intra assay precision is determined by % CV (coefficient of variation) as (SD/ Mean) × 100 tested multiple times by one analyst in a single assay Inter assay precision (Intermediate...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Quality of life data as prognostic indicators of survival in cancer patients: an overview of the literature from 1982 to 2008" pot
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18/06/2014, 19:20
... potential of providing valuable outcomes to further support clinical decision-making [9] As suggested 'the main advantage of this line of research is that of potentially providing clinicians with ... changes in the quality of life index, measured by a series of Linear Analog Self Assessment (LASA) scales for physical wellbeing, mood, pain and appetite, were independent prognostic indicators of ... that pain and appetite loss are independent determinants of overall survival One found that a 40-point increase in the pain subscale of the EORTC QLQ-C30 was associated with a 27% increase in the...
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Báo cáo sinh học: "Time-course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-A release in neutropenic patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective study" pptx
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18/06/2014, 19:20
... role in the regulation of angiogenesis, as the disassemble of an intact endothelial line is necessary for the incorporation of new endothelial cells during vessel sprout The clinical relevance of ... expression of an additional compensatory mechanism, triggered by the failure of sFlt-1-independent mechanisms that maintain endothelial barrier in patients of the latter group In animal models of sepsis, ... point AUC expressed with 95% confidence interval (CI95%) Discussion Despite improvements in supportive care, complications of sepsis are still one of the main challenges in the management of patients...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure Revised II (PRISM-RII) – a novel method to assess perceived burden of illness in diabetes patients" pptx
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18/06/2014, 19:20
... located in the centre of one's life than in the bottom right corner In addition, in our experience with the original PRISM, several patients put the illness disk in the center of the sheet, commenting ... amount of suffering These differences in distribution also argue in favour of measuring suffering with a visual and indirect method such as the PRISM-RII The PRISM has been proven useful in measuring ... representation of illness: A novel method of measuring patients' perception of the impact of illness Psychother Psychosom 1998, 67:222-5 Pincus T, Morley S: Cognitive-processing bias in chronic pain: a...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Innovative gait robot for the repetitive practice of floor walking and stair climbing up and down in stroke patients" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
19/06/2014, 08:20
... height, the toe off and the initial contact inclination angles of the feet For a perfect match of the listed trajectory settings, the patient was fixed in the snowshoe bindings in such a way that ... beats/min, in the last week he sustained eight minutes stair climbing training without a break Physical assistance with knee extension of the paretic side was required throughout the training of ... value of 48 steps/min, the other parameters remained unchanged Initially the training of stair climbing had to be stopped every two to five minutes as the heart rate exceeded the level of 120...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Quantifying the quality of hand movement in stroke patients through three-dimensional curvature" potx
Ngày tải lên :
19/06/2014, 08:20
... line shows linear fitting of the data represented by the magenta triangles The dashed line shows linear fitting of the data represented by the open circles Osu et al Journal of NeuroEngineering ... distortion in the feedback including sensory deficits, a reduction in motor command [40], or an increase in motor command noise, can lead to an increase in curvature Any inappropriate increase in mechanical ... posture phase of a discrete movement or the reflecting point of rhythmic movement Here, we hypothesized that, in stroke patients, the curvature increases even in the middle of reaching due to the...
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báo cáo hóa học: " A case study of new assessment and training of unilateral spatial neglect in stroke patients: effect of visual image transformation and visual stimulation by using a head mounted display system (HMD)" doc
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19/06/2014, 08:20
... rehabilitation of the activities of daily living Cyberpsychol Behav 2003, 6(4):383-388 Prothero JD: The treatment of akinesia using virtual images In Master's the-sis Industrial Engineering, University of ... difficulties when talking or communicating with others? neglect the left/right side of personal space? Show difficulties in eating? Show difficulties in grooming (self-care, washing, bathing, etc.)? Show ... Hospital, Shinhassamu 5jo 7chome, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan and 3Department of Human Science and Informatics, School of Biological Science and Engineering, Tokai University, 5-1 Minamisawa, Minami-ku,...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Time-course of sFlt-1 and VEGF-A release in neutropenic patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective study" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
20/06/2014, 03:20
... role in the regulation of angiogenesis, as the disassemble of an intact endothelial line is necessary for the incorporation of new endothelial cells during vessel sprout The clinical relevance of ... expression of an additional compensatory mechanism, triggered by the failure of sFlt-1-independent mechanisms that maintain endothelial barrier in patients of the latter group In animal models of sepsis, ... point AUC expressed with 95% confidence interval (CI95%) Discussion Despite improvements in supportive care, complications of sepsis are still one of the main challenges in the management of patients...
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báo cáo hóa học:" A retrospective study of risk factors for poor outcomes in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in surgical patients" pptx
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20/06/2014, 04:20
... ‘bug-bear’ of a surgical practice: reducing the incidence of MRSA surgical site infections Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2006, 88(2):222-3 Gray JW, George RH: Is the incidence of ... Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in Europe Clin Microbiol Infect 2003, 9(12):1179-86 Revised guidelines for the control of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals In ... Francesc Marco, Martinez JA, et al: “Influence of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration on the Treatment of MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia” Clinical Infectious Diseases...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Response shift masks the treatment impact on patient reported outcomes (PROs): the example of individual quality of life in edentulous patients" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
20/06/2014, 15:20
... and in response to changing circumstances [4] Individualised measures of QoL (IQoL) increase respondents' discretion in selecting the domains most important to their QoL and, in determining the ... change in the meaning of one's evaluation a construct as a result of a change in one's internal standards of measurement, a change in one's values, or a change in one's definition of the construct ... Schedule for Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) [7] may prove useful in determining the impact of response shift on the assessment of treatment effects in clinical trials The present...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Assessment of the structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in musculoskeletal patients" pdf
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... screening tool the HADS scale is increasing in popularity, particularly in clinical settings, because of its ease of administration and independence from physical symptomatology After reviewing ... making it quick and easy to use in clinical settings Since its publication in the early 1980's the HADS has been used in a growing number of studies across a variety of patient groups and clinical ... program outcome One of the issues facing clinicians wishing to screen for high levels of anxiety and depression among their patients is the choice of a screening tool In a hospital setting, the tool...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Pain in cancer. An outcome research project to evaluate the epidemiology, the quality and the effects of pain treatment in cancer patients" pptx
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... reporting on the results of the "epidemiological" part of the study, including a description of patients' characteristics in terms of baseline socio-demographic and clinical variables, pattern of ... example, the choice of morphine in eligible patients) , eventually the comparison of outcomes (for example, pian intensity) by matching or stratifing patients according to the value of the propensity ... a prospective program of research aimed at making available to treating physicians, patients and families valid information about pain management in cancer Two main lines of activities were identified...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Cross-cultural development of an item list for computer-adaptive testing of fatigue in oncological patients" potx
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20/06/2014, 15:20
... committees of centers contributing patients The patient interviews helped to pre-test item wording (e.g whether the items are confusing, intrusive, difficult, upsetting or annoying) and to find out ... operationalisation, pre-testing and field testing) resulting in an item bank for CAT A major focus of the EORTC strategy is guaranteeing cross-cultural applicability of the CAT from the very beginning The very ... years software development for electronic patient-reported outcome assessment including CAT administration has been given increasing attention within the EORTC Quality of Life group and software...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure Revised II (PRISM-RII) – a novel method to assess perceived burden of illness in diabetes patients" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
20/06/2014, 16:20
... located in the centre of one's life than in the bottom right corner In addition, in our experience with the original PRISM, several patients put the illness disk in the center of the sheet, commenting ... amount of suffering These differences in distribution also argue in favour of measuring suffering with a visual and indirect method such as the PRISM-RII The PRISM has been proven useful in measuring ... representation of illness: A novel method of measuring patients' perception of the impact of illness Psychother Psychosom 1998, 67:222-5 Pincus T, Morley S: Cognitive-processing bias in chronic pain: a...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Clinical and psychological correlates of healthrelated quality of life in obese patients" ppt
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20/06/2014, 16:20
... Scores on the Binge Eating Scale (BES) were in a range suggestive of binge eating in over one fourth of subjects, while over 10% of patients had BES scores indicative of binge eating disorder Mean ... [21] The Binge Eating Scale was used to detect binging [22]; values in the range 17-26 were considered suspect of binge eating, whereas values ≥ 27 were taken as predictive of Binge Eating Disorder ... impact of physical conditions on HRQL The choice of questionnaires in different settings should take into consideration the domains of greater interest (physical vs psychological) in individual...
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