approach to patient with unintentional weight loss
Báo cáo khoa học: "A Functional Approach to Generation with TAG " pptx
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31/03/2014, 06:20
... Mumble-86.
3 Generator Architecture
There are many different ways of imple-
menting a TAG-based generator. We consider the
principles that we take to be common to any TAG
generator and indicate ...
sider the question of what needs to be done to
generate with TAGs and explain a generation sys-
tem that provides the necessary features. This
approach is compared with other TAG-based gen-
eration ... (Linguistic Specification). An L-Spec captures the
content of what is to be generated along with the
goals and rhetorical force to be achieved. While
the form of the L-Spec is dependent on the...
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Báo cáo y học: "Weight loss, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia associated with sustained virologic response to Hepatitis C treatmen"
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26/10/2012, 09:39
... signifi-
cant weight loss compared to those without SVR. The
association between body weight, weight loss and
SVR is controversial. Some previous studies showed
that initial body weight is an ... clinical characteristics and laboratory data between patients with and without
sustained virological response (SVR).
Characteristics Patients with SVR
(n=41 )
Patients without SVR (n=13) P-Value
Male ... associated with weight loss,
but the mechanism and pathophysiology are still un-
clear. The reasons for weight loss among the study
population are unclear. Many patients complained of
loss of...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) ppt
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06/07/2014, 20:20
...
(Part 1)
Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 52. Approach to the Patient with
a Skin Disorder
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A SKIN DISORDER:
INTRODUCTION
The challenge of examining ... interpretation would be that the patient has a
pruritic eczematous dermatitis with erosions caused by scratching.
Figure 52-1
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient
with a Skin Disorder
(Part ... Fig. 52-3) and to
formulate a differential diagnosis (Table 52-4). For instance, the finding of scaling
papules (present in patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis) places the patient
in...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 2) potx
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06/07/2014, 20:20
... the desire to scratch. Pruritus is often the
predominant symptom of inflammatory skin diseases (e.g., atopic dermatitis,
allergic contact dermatitis); it is also commonly associated with xerosis ...
Table 52-3 Common Dermatologic Terms
A schematic representation of several common primary skin lesions
(see Table 52-1).
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient
with a Skin Disorder
(Part ... and delusions of parasitosis.
Figure 52-3
Erosion: Loss of epidermis without an associated loss of dermis.
Ulcer: Loss of epidermis and at least a portion of the underlying dermis.
Excoriation:...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 4) doc
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06/07/2014, 20:20
... correlates highly with diagnosis (Fig. 52-6).
For example, a hospitalized patient with a generalized erythematous exanthem is
more likely to have a drug eruption than is a patient with a similar ...
Swerlick, MD; with permission.)[newpage]
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT: SKIN DISORDER
In examining the skin it is usually advisable to assess the patient before
taking an extensive history. This ... possible to assess the distribution of the eruption accurately. The
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient
with a Skin Disorder
(Part 4)
Figure 52-5
...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 5) pptx
Ngày tải lên :
06/07/2014, 20:20
... characterized by small and
large erythematous papules and plaques with overlying adherent silvery scale.
Figure 52-8
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient
with a Skin Disorder
(Part 5)
Figure...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 6) pdf
Ngày tải lên :
06/07/2014, 20:20
... lesions with a
generalized arrangement are common and suggest a systemic etiology.
Figure 52-9
Erythema multiforme.
This eruption is characterized by multiple erythematous plaques with ... represents a hypersensitivity reaction to drugs
(e.g., sulfonylamides) or infections (e.g., HSV). (Courtesy of the Yale Resident's
Slide Collection; with permission.)
Figure 52-10
...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 7) ppt
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06/07/2014, 20:20
... Family history (particularly relevant for patients with melanoma,
atopy, psoriasis, or acne)
10. Social, sexual, or travel history as relevant to the patient
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Many ... of the
skin and rotated with downward pressure until it penetrates to the subcutaneous
tissue. The circular biopsy is then lifted with forceps, and the bottom is cut with
iris scissors. Biopsy ... chronic eruptions
2. Symptoms associated with the eruption
a. Itching, burning, pain, numbness
b. What, if anything, has relieved symptoms
c. Time of day when symptoms are most severe
3....
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 8) pptx
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06/07/2014, 20:20
... Granulomas often have an opaque to
transparent, brown-pink "apple jelly" appearance on diascopy.
Figure 52-11
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient
with a Skin Disorder
(Part 8) ... and
in recognition of ash leaf spots in patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Figure 52-12
Diascopy is designed to assess whether a skin lesion will blanch with
pressure as, for example, in determining ... al (eds): Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th ed.
New York, McGraw-Hill, 2008
Urticaria. Discrete and confluent, edematous, erythematous papules and
plaques are characteristic...
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Báo cáo y học: " A Practical Approach to Managing Patients with HCV Infection"
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02/11/2012, 09:51
... important factor for
consideration of treatment is the patient s willingness to
be treated and to conform to the treatment requirements.
Treatment is generally contraindicated in patients
with major ... hepatic steatosis, a common presentation in
HCV infected patients.
5. Approach to Treatment of Chronic HCV Infection
Initial Evaluation of Patients with Chronic HCV
Infection
1) History
Obtaining ... significant heart
disease. Patients with autoimmune hepatitis or other
conditions known to be exacerbated by interferon and
ribavirin or known to have hypersensitivity to these drugs
should not...
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