... http://www.hqlo.com/content/6/1/53 patients with varying GI complication severity Patients with GI complaints reported higher GSRS scores than patientswithout complaints (all p < 0.001) GIQLI scores were lower in patients ... diarrhea (7.4% in patients with GI events at baseline and 7.1% in patient without GI at baseline) or any GI event (17.7% in patients with GI at baseline and 13.3% in patientswithout GI events ... GSRS and GIQLI would be worse for patients with GI complaints as compared to patientswithout GI complaints Additionally, we expected to see worse scores for patients with more severe GI effects...
... disease-related complications), 12 patients stopped for withdrawal of consent and patients stopped for protocol violation Of the remaining 474 patients, 102 (22%) patients, who were not optimally ... in the disadvantage of a more complex model and calculations This study also demonstrates the robustness of the scores and coefficients of the DAS28 in a cohort of RA patientsunder infliximab ... dosage of MTX, steroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs remained unchanged Infliximab, in combination with methotrexate (MTX), is a highly effective therapy for a majority of RA patients...
... mice with collagen-induced arthritis EMBO Rep 2008, 9:480-485 Page 10 of 11 13 American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidelines: Guidelines for the Management of ... article as: Shin et al.: Autophagy induction and CHOP underexpression promotes survival of fibroblasts from rheumatoid arthritis patientsunder endoplasmic reticulum stress Arthritis Research ... this average by a dilution factor Western blotting Western blotting was performed using the protocol described previously [19] The total protein was resolved in pre-casted to 12% SDS-PAGE gradient...
... the transportability and rheological properties of mucus in patientsunder MV Materials and methods Patients We studied 26 patientsunder MV in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of the Pulmonary ... clearance and alter the physical properties of mucus in patients with cystic fibrosis [5–8] Intravenous (IV) furosemide is frequently used in patientsunder MV with the aim of equilibrating a cumulative ... recorded The patients were distributed in two groups: the furosemide group consisted of 12 patients (8 female and male) who received IV furosemide; the control group consisted of 14 patients (3...
... regardless of patients disease severity, age, gender, or MDD comorbidity In regard to productivity, patients with PPS had substantially more underproductive days per week compared to those without ... (GAD+MDD+) and a large percentage of them had PPS (78%, n = 436) Of the 422 (43%) patients with GAD but without comorbid MDD (GAD+MDD-), 249 (59%) had PPS Of the remaining 5292 patients who screened ... PPS (Figure 1) Patients demographics and clinical characteristics The mean (standard deviation: SD) age (years) was 52.2 (14.7) for GAD+MDD+ patients, 49.8 (14.5) for GAD +MDD- patients, and 50.8...
... chorioretinal involvement, frequently asymptomatic and self-limited, is present in almost 80% of patients with WNV infection associated with neurologic disease The unique pattern of multifocal ... including ophthalmoscopy and FA in selected cases, should be part of the routine evaluation of patients with clinically suspected WNV infection References Hayes EB, Gubler DJ West Nile virus: ... Rev Med 2006;57:181-94 Khairallah M, Ben Yahia S, Ladjimi A, et al Chorioretinal involvement in patients with West Nile virus infection Ophthalmology 2004;111:2065-70 Garg S, Jampol LM Systemic...
... compared with those without asystolic or bradycardic responses (Group 2) in Table Eleven patients (4 males and females; age 39 ±11) had asystole or bradycardia on ILR monitoring Eight patients had bradycardia ... patients in group1 and none in group (p=0.002) Age, gender, and race were similar in the two groups In this study, fourteen patients had positive testing on ILR monitoring In group 1, eight patients ... 0.009 74 0 73 Group 1= Patients with asystolic or bradycardic response on ILR monitoring Group 2= Patientswithout asystolic or bradycardic response on ILR monitoring Symptoms (Table and Figure...
... patients with dilated cardiomyopathy A disturbed electromechanical activation leading to intraventricular dyssynchrony is typically present in patients with LBBB but also common in patientswithout ... (IDCM-LBBB) Additional 11 patients with isolated LBBB were retrospectively selected from a larger cohort of patients evaluated in our hemodynamic laboratory All of these patients had a normal left ... p < 0.001) in patients with isolated LBBB In IDCM-LBBB patients the alteration was even more pronounced (39.1±32 ms at rest and 37.3±30 ms at peak exercise; p < 0.001) In IDCM-na patients LDT...
... participants were patients aged ‡5 years with respiratory symptoms able to provide consent or assent (for children 7–17 years) Sample size was based on the finding of 20% prevalence of respiratory symptoms ... Organization 2007) There are no data on management of persons with TB-suggestive symptoms presenting to outpatient facilities This study assessed prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Comprehensive Health ... 564–570 may 2009 Y B Lainez et al Prevalence of respiratory symptoms in Afghanistan Ouedraogo et al 2006) Most patients presented with symptoms suspicious for TB; thus, lack of diagnostic sensitivity...
... Alarm Bells in Medicine Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Specialties Alarm Bells in Medicine Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical ... urgently to the breast unit Breast lumps in pregnancy There is significant evidence that, stage for stage, age for age, breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy has the same prognosis as that diagnosed ... much more common in patients with underlying cognitive impairment or impaired vision or hearing The presentation may be different in younger patients There may be subtle symptoms of illusions...
... parents/legal guardians of any participants under Andersen et al BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:66 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/66 Page of 18 years of agePatients were offered pre- and post-test ... mean age was 2.5 (95% CI: 1.04; 4.03) years higher in all PTB patients compared to nonTB controls This was due to a 5.0 (95% CI: 3.5; 6.5) years higher mean age in PTB- compared to PTB+ patients ... of 355 consecutive PTB positive TB patients, an age- and sex-matched neighborhood control was selected, and used as reference category Adjusted for sex and ageAge was included as dummy variable...
... study in the US amongst English-speaking patients only, using the original US English measure Patients completed the PRO measures at baseline (after Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ... quantify patients' satisfaction with the effect of the study treatment by focussing on specific changes experienced by patients during the study period in areas – control of urinary symptoms ... Sample characteristics at baseline Data was obtained from a total of 879 patients, ranging in age from 49 to 86 years (mean age 66.7 years) Of these, 47% had previously taken an alpha blocker and...
... also influences the patients' symptoms, function, and subjective health status [3] An important issue in understanding the complexity of COPD as an illness and thereby its management, is what determines ... variables, symptoms, physical function and subA proposed model for the relationships between demographics, physiological variables, symptoms, physical function and subjective health status Page of (page ... study (C) Symptoms To measure their symptoms, the patients filled out a questionnaire on breathlessness, anxiety, and depression • Using long-term oxygen treatment • Unstable heart disease Patients...
... care patients of varying body weights to examine the correlation between the two instruments and their performance in measuring differences in QOL among patients with and without obesity Page ... scores (Table 1) After adjustment for age, sex, and race, obese patients scored 5.7 points lower than normal weight patients on the PCS-36, whereas overweight patients did not score significantly ... patients did not score significantly differently compared to normal weight patients (Table 2), although the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes...
... analyzed skeletal age and Risser sign with their Cobb angle in 418 patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and 256 patientswithout scoliosis (control) All the patients with scoliosis and without scoliosis ... chronological age to TW3 bone age Comparison was done in both the groups to find out any difference in patients with scoliosis from in patientswithout scoliosis Additionally skeletal age and Risser ... Table 2: Values of TW3 bone age and chronological age according to their Risser staging in non-scoliosis patients (group2) Sex Risser Stage No of Pt Age SD r2 value Bone age SD r2 value Female 36...
... were Page of treated by a hemi or total arthroplasty 4.2% of patients had non operative management At months 22.1% of patients were living in their own home and only 1.8% managed to walk without ... females (77.8%) 65% of patients came from their own home and a greater proportion of patients compared to group A living alone (38.6%) 48.6% of the patients were able to walk without any aids 53.6% ... the five year period 1177 patients were admitted with hip fractures There were 90 patients below the in group A ( 85 years)...
... in patients with and without heart diseases or cardiac symptoms [17] It consists of 18 items, and the three subscales; avoidance, attention, and fear may be regarded as the patients fearful symptoms ... attention and fear in patients with coronary disease [22], and in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, heart-focused anxiety has been shown to be significantly correlated with increased symptoms of anxiety ... confounders of these patient-reported outcomes [11,12,14-16] In earlier studies, high levels of heart-focused anxiety have been reported in patients with a heart-disease, but also in patients without...
... was consistent for patients in different countries (Table 2) Patients with hypoglycemic symptoms had significantly lower EQ-5D VAS scores than patientswithout hypoglycemic symptoms (68.70 [16.58] ... assistance to manage symptoms Moderate symptoms were defined as: Some interruption of your activities, but you didn’t feel you needed assistance to manage symptoms The severe symptoms group is ... and 16.09 (p < 0.0001) among those with severe symptoms Compared with patients not reporting hypoglycemic symptoms, patients with hypoglycemic symptoms also reported significantly higher rates...
... issues Patients seeking treatment for respiratory symptoms and illness may be perfectly placed to benefit from interventions that leverage respiratory symptoms and concerns to help motivate these patients ... suggest that ED patients with respiratory symptoms may be more highly motivated to quit than the general population of ED patients Although all our participants had respiratory symptoms, only ... of older general practice patients who smoked (M = 13.1) The fact that over half of our sample exhibited depressive symptoms suggests that ED patients with respiratory symptoms who smoke may benefit...
... patients with ALI are poorly understood By definition, patients with ALI are characterized by normal or low left-sided filling pressures [12] However, it is well recognized that a subset of patients ... hypothesized that BNP in mechanically ventilated patients with ALI would be higher in patients with RV hypertension, dilatation, and dysfunction Page of end-stage liver disease with Child-Pugh score more ... levels and mortality Of the 42 patients enrolled, 15 patients died (36%) and 27 patients survived at 30 days (64%) There was no difference in BNP levels between the patients who died and those who...