... of patients both the numbers and the gene expression of CECs is different from patients with a less severe vascular involvement Materials and methods Patientsand controls We enrolled 50 patients ... were performed with the SPSS 16 statistical package Comparison of CECs and EPCs levels between healthy controls andpatients affected by SSc with and without ulcers were performed by T-test and Pearson ... before and 72 hours after iloprost infusion both after one and five days of therapy (test samples) were usedfor gene array experiments CECs and progenitors purified from healthy donors were used...
... nondermatomal pattern, scapular pain vs non-scapular painandpain quality were used to construct × tables Sensitivities (Ses) and specificities (Sps) of a dermatomal pain pattern andpain qualities (with ... location and nature of the pain is believed to be an important component of history taking Pain drawings are often usedfor this purpose [18,19] Patients who have spinal pain may also have pain in ... compression, and therefore painand neurologic symptoms should follow a dermatomal distribution" [22] and "radicular pain causes irritation, which cases ectopic nerve impulses perceived as pain in...
... hospital alive and were considered for inclusion in the study We excluded 211 patients who refused to participate in the study, 203 patients due to terminal illness, and another 29 patients who ... conceived and organized the study, participated in patients' inclusion and follow-up, performed statistical analyses, analyzed results and wrote the manuscript AVB and VG participated in patients' ... glycaemic control out of balance, since patients suffer comparable risks for development of DM, IFG or IGT This study was limited to medical ICU patientsand its results may not apply to surgical patients, ...
... clinical and pathological characteristics in these patients with steatosis and their diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis Patientsand methods Patients A total of 204 HBeAg-negative CHB patients ... CHB patients with steatosis and those without steatosis by independent t test for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables A binary logistic regression model was used ... diet restriction and exercise for prevention andcontrol of risk factors are also important Some HBeAg-negative CHB patients with hepatic steatosis may even progress into fibrosis and cirrhosis...
... range of patientsand controls were 44-85 year and 43-86 year respectively Table shows serum Na+, K+ of case andcontrol groups, with a significant difference in serum + Na of case andcontrol ... cataract (79 female, 76 male) and the control one consisted of 155 of cases’ close relatives (79 female, 76 male) Mean age and standard deviation of patientsandcontrol group were 61.96±14.5, ... the study This exclusion criteria was also true for the control group Then a fasting-state blood sample was obtained from both case & control group and sent to the laboratory Serum Na+, K+ levels...
... Version 2.0 October 2011 For more information on medicine safety, please visit: www.pfizer.com/medicinesafety Medication Safety for the Elderly: A Guide forPatientsand Caregivers • • • Be honest ... Version 2.0 October 2011 For more information on medicine safety, please visit: www.pfizer.com/medicinesafety Medication Safety for the Elderly: A Guide forPatientsand Caregivers Nonprescription ... the medicine (trade name and generic); how, when, andfor how long you should take it; any precautions or warnings about the medicine; side effects to watch out for, and what to if they occur...
... cramps, arthritis, and the aches and pains that often accompany colds It is suitable forcontrol of pain following minor surgery, or for post-surgical pain after the need for stronger pain relievers ... of abortions in 2000 and 2001 (41%) African American women accounted for 32%, Hispanic women for 20%, Asian and Pacific Islander women for 6%, and Native American women for 1% The highest abortion ... abdominoplasties Most patients were between the ages of 35 and 50 (58%), with patients under 35 accounting for 20% andpatients over 50 accounting for 22% Eighty-two percent of all plastic surgery patients...
... method of diagnosis for ulcers of the stomach and duodenum Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are mandatory for diseases and cancers of the colon and large intestine Aftercare For simple procedures ... diet and pattern of eating, for example, eating smaller, more frequent meals and limiting liquids Patients who have abdominal bloating andpain after eating, frequently followed by nausea and ... anesthesiologist is responsible for administering anesthesia, and the operation is performed in a hospital setting for various forms of gastric (stomach) cancer For many patients, this entails removing...
... doctors andpatients diverge in their perspectives and concerns, and it’s a mistake to expect your doctor to always understand you Doctors, too, have their strengths and weaknesses, and your ... provide care for you and leave more time for one-on-one interaction: a Enumerate all your diseases and conditions along with the date of diagnosis (if the doctor uses a standardized form for the health ... contracting disease Frequent hand washing and hand sanitizer use also are recommended Be kind and understanding to your doctor and his or her staff Treat your doctor and his or her office staff the...
... resistance of E coli isolated from poultry industry workers andpatients to antimicrobial agents commonly used in the poultry industry and/ or forpatients in E coli-chicken ———————– Drugs Ampicillin, ... Lancet ii, 1376 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) (1993) Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk Susceptibility Tests Approved Standard M2 -A5 5th edn NCCLS, Villanova, ... poultry and its possible impact on human health Our aims were to investigate and compare the patterns of resistance of E coli isolated from poultry industry workers, patientsand chicken, and to...
... prevention andcontrol should involve vaccinating girls and women before sexual debut, and screening women for precancerous lesions and treatment before progression to invasive disease Screening for ... physicians Technology and Equipment • NFPA, WHO and other partner agencies developing/updating standards for cervical U cancer prevention andcontrol should accelerate efforts and disseminate current ... information, along with political and emotional information and story-telling when appropriate See Annex for specific messages for target audiences • pportunities to deliver information and...
... mentioned in Adams' and Tovey's (2000: 176) research, who said: 'You cannot sit here and see the patientsfor ten-minute intervals doing Western medicine and then switch for two minutes into ... 1951) is used to controland regulate illness, individuals need to legitimise their withdrawal from the obligations, and to be exempt from any responsibility for their condition Therefore, in ... supposedly morally neutral and objective (Zola 1972: 487) Hence, medicine expands in our private and public lives extending its control over procedures by prescribing drugs and performing surgery, etc...
... not yet been used as a theoretical frame for understanding patterns in the multiple and contradictory experiences and practices of body and self in which one individual engages, and which is ... that emerge in shared concepts and forms of praxis among laypeople and in clinical and educational institutions, but which stable and loyal populations of patientsand healers never inhabit On ... elaboration of how patientsand health care providers experience and conceive of body and self nor for elaborate discussion of networks emerging in Hungarian health care and yet, the numbers and correlations...
... www.wits.ac.za/whp/rightsandreforms References: Ravindran, T.K.S and de Pinho, H Sector Reforms and Sexual and Reproductive Health: The right reforms? Parktown: Women’s Health Project, eds., 2005 Mackintosh, M & Tibandebage, ... in the Cairo Programme of Action on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals ... introduces different ways of presenting and formulating budgets and discusses the challenges and opportunities provided by different budget formats In fact, the format and presentation of budget documents...
... accurately size, select, and install the right control valve for your toughest papermaking challenge For more information on the Fisher pulp and paper control valves and technologies you read ... driveshaft and shaft to ball pinning allows for tight control Heavy duty seal and rugged bearing design are robustly designed for extended service Bearings provide optimal controland drop-in for easy ... shaft-to-ball pinning allows for tight control Rugged seal and bearing design for extended service Bearings with minimal friction provide optimal controland drop-in-place for easy maintenance Flanged...
... letters, and telephone calls to my office with constructive suggestions, comments, and inquiries In 2000, a revised and expanded edition to the original effort appeared, and this represents a new effort ... that mandate humane and ethical environments for animal research, these efforts can save billions of dollars and a lot of unnecessary trial and error in humans while accelerating the pace for establishing ... Since normal patientsand healthy relatives of those with autoimmune disease can have positive tests for lupus, some physicians take the test results at face value and inform their patients (especially...
... between self- and proxy-ratings were at least 0.5 for of the 11 scales Coefficients were highest for Motor Dysfunction (r = 0.67) and Communication Deficits (r = 0.67) and lowest for Bladder Control ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/87 Bland and Altman plots for Physical Functioning (2a), Social Functioning (2b), Motor Dysfunction (2c) and Seizures (2d) Figure Bland and Altman plots for Physical Functioning ... GJ, GM, EA and HB were responsible for study design, conceptualization and writing of the manuscript as well as for data collection MA, HM and SG were the treating neurologists and therefore in...
... during task performance Both tasks ('drinking from a glass' and 'moving a plate') were performed at a self-selected comfortable speed and involved a forward reach followed by hand opening and object ... acceleration trajectories and corresponding movement onset and termination indices for both tasks performed by a control subject and stroke patient The derived indices were then used to truncate the ... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6:2 Control X Acceleration (m/s ) Warping cost and RMS error, glass task Cost of warping was significantly different between stroke patientsand controls for the...
... 150 cm for females and 152–162 cm for males [10] Dysmorphic features include small narrow hands and/ or short feet, with an average adult foot length of 20.3 cm for females and 22.3 cm for males ... reach the first platform with the right foot and the second platform with the left foot, for each subject the starting point was identified and located on the walkway For obese and healthy subjects ... considered for statistical analysis For PWS patients' gait pattern characterization, kinematic and kinetic parameters were identified and then extracted from each subject's trial For hip and knee...
... CEH, ES, and PFS were responsible for conception and planning of the experiments, as well as for performing the animal experiments, collection of the human cerebrospinal fluid samples and cytokine ... and IL-18 levels in a clinical study on patients with severe CHI and in an experimental model in mice Patients with isolated severe closed head injury (n = 10, Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤ 8) and ... human and murine tissue samples, as well as for writing of the manuscript DP and IY performed the experimental i.c.v injection experiments WE contributed to the interpretation of the results and...