... Patientswith psychiatric illness may not have routine general medical careand diagnosis of general medical conditions may be delayed As the physician with the most (and often the only) contact with ... patient with chronic lung disease and the authors recommend careful observation ofpatientswith chronic lung disease treated Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General ... phenobarbital, and lamotrigine The triad of hypersensitivity includes fever, rash and internal organ involvement with onset of symptoms within to weeks of exposure The frequency of the syndrome is estimated...
... composition of the tumor [5] One of our patientswith locally advanced unresectable melanoma involving the skin of the left chest wall, progressing after treatment with topical imiquimod and systemic ... to 30% ofpatients bearing BRAF V600 mutations, potentially representing up to 10% of all melanoma patientsPatientswith BRAF V600K mutations are currently excluded from clinical trials with PLX4032, ... V600E and V600K mutations Our preclinical data demonstrating similar kinase activity of the V600K and V600E mutations, together with clear evidence of clinical activity of PLX4032 in a patient with...
... nurse and a less empathic attitude Ambivalent care seeking of these patients, shifting between dependency from and condemnation of professionals, can be explained out of their disorder and the ... on the one hand, and being overly supportive and protective on the other hand is considered to be difficult with regard to these patients [13,27] Studies reveal that patientsandcare providers ... chronic patients Collaborative relationships come into existence when patients, their informal carers, andcare providers have shared goals and mutual understanding of roles, expectations and responsibilities...
... levels of only one ligand: 22 with APRIL, 16 with BLyS, and five with heterotrimers Two samples from patientswith RA and one sample from a patient with SLE had detectable levels of all three ligands, ... nonsignificant) of the samples from patientswith RA (Table 1) Analyses of BLyS and APRIL homotrimer levels were performed in a subset of the samples from healthy donors andpatientswith SLE, and for all of ... heterotrimers, and endogenous levels of heterotrimers in the sera of healthy donors andpatientswith SLE or RA were measured and compared with BLyS and APRIL homotrimer levels in a subset of the same...
... proportion of Asian patients also use CAMs concurrently with their cancer therapies, ranging from 45% of Japanese,144 61% of Taiwanese,145 and 76% and 67% of Singaporean adult and paediatric patients ... improve the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer Thus, a key issue exists – can the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer be enhanced by leveraging on the role of pharmacoinformatics ... Singapore) and Ms Low Xiu Hui (Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore) helped with the recruitment ofpatientswith cancer and the collation of patient-related...
... Critical Care Vol 13 No Bikker et al Figure Pao2/Fio2 ratio in different types of lung conditions at three PEEP levels Patients in group N had normal lungs, those ... Correlation between change in EELV and change in dynamic compliance Data are presented as the difference between the lowest PEEP level (5 cmH2O) and 10 or 15 cmH2O PEEP Patients in group N had normal ... lungs, those in group P had a primary lung disorder, and those in group S had a secondary lung disorder Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; FiO2,...
... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... optimum care in a number of areas [2] Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) data for 2004 and 2005 suggest high rates of measurement of clinical and biochemical parameters but lower rates of acting ... a slow and haphazard process [6] Studies in the USA and the Netherlands suggest that 30 to 40% ofpatients not receive care according to current scientific evidence, and 20 to 25% ofcare provided...
... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... optimum care in a number of areas [2] Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) data for 2004 and 2005 suggest high rates of measurement of clinical and biochemical parameters but lower rates of acting ... a slow and haphazard process [6] Studies in the USA and the Netherlands suggest that 30 to 40% ofpatients not receive care according to current scientific evidence, and 20 to 25% ofcare provided...
... assess the offset of the pharmacodynamic effects and the safety profile of a remifentanil based regimen for the provision of analgesia and sedation in mechanically ventilated ICU patientswith varying ... conducted to assess the offset times of the pharmacodynamic effects of prolonged remifentanil infusions in ICU patientswith varying degrees of renal impairment, including patientswith severe renal ... the offset of the effects of remifentanil The offset of the pharmacodynamic effects of remifentanil was measured at 8, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the start of the infusion At each of these scheduled...
... two-sided F-tests with 80% power and a 0.05 level of significance Results A total of 161 patients were treated in this study (84 with remifentanil, 37 with fentanyl and 40 with morphine); patient ... rapid and predictable offset of action of remifentanil and eliminates R277 'hangover' sedation often experienced with conventional sedative and analgesic agents Analgesia-based sedation with remifentanil ... (11%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a serious adverse event (5%) (5%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a drug-related serious adverse event (1%) 0 Number (%) ofpatientswith any adverse event...
... consisted of a convenient sample of 45 sedated and mechanically ventilated patients For all patients, chest radiographs and, if available, computed tomography scans were retrospectively evaluated and ... history and data to divide the patients into three groups: patients without acute respiratory failure (group N), those with respiratory failure due to primary lung disorders (group P), and those with ... period patients were ventilated with an Engström Carestation ventilator (GE Healthcare, Madison, USA) EELV measurements were carried out with the COVX module (GE Healthcare, Helsinki, Finland)...
... Denmark and 50 in Norway The range ofpatients observed for each clinician was 2-119 with a median of 30 in Denmark and 20 in Norway Number of maintenance carepatients The range of MC patients ... the remaining patients were MC patientsand 542 non-MC patients The range of clinicians per student was 1-4 and the range ofpatients per student was 15-119 The median number ofpatients observed ... proportion ofpatients on MC care in general chiropractic practice? Are there specific patterns of intervals between treatments for patients and, if so, how they differ between MC patientsand non-MC patients? ...
... difference with a P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant Results B19 DNA in liver tissues was detected in 10 of 28 (35.7%) patientswith fulminant hepatitis andof 19 (36.8%) patientswith ... identity of 98% at the nt level among each isolate with 4561 bp recovered in this study and to prototypes of B19 HV (F162273) and B19 Int J Med Sci 2007, 107 Au (M13178), and an identity of 87% ... prevalence of B19 infection in livers from patientswith fulminant hepatitis and biliary atresia Interestingly, all fulminant hepatitis patients infected with B19 had the replicative form of B19...
... reagents used in the experiments were of analytical grade andof the highest purity Patients The sample consisted ofpatientswith different cholesterol levels and ages ranging from 40 to 70 years, ... associated pathologic conditions may change the rate of platelet nucleotide hydrolysis Platelets comprise one of the components of the thrombus microenvironment andof the process of thromboregulation ... Duarte et al 2.0 mL), and this was followed by 45 of heating at 95 °C After cooling, samples and standards of malondialdehyde were read at 532 nm against the blank of the standard curve The results...
... their families and liaised with services with the aim of improving aspects of participation and quality of life for patientswith stroke and/ or their carers The backgrounds of the stroke liaison workers ... groups ofpatientsand carers.16 10 1++ ORGANISATION OF SERVICES Typically the stroke liaison workers provided emotional and social support and information to stroke patientsand their families and ... Management ofpatientswith stroke: identification and management of dysphagia6 and SIGN 108 Management ofpatientswith stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary...
... abuse and exploitation of children and adults with intellectual disability and other handicaps Child Abuse Negl 1990; 14:301–12 112 Westcott H The abuse of disabled children: a review of the ... ethical, and religious views of parents as these youth seek to understand concepts and perform tasks ‘‘their way’’ consistent with their abilities Much of this is normal adolescent behavior and parents ... Doubling of lean and nonlean body mass (gaining by 50% of the ideal body weight) Doubling of the weight of the major organs Central nervous system maturation (without increase in size) Maturation of...
... between TST positivity of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, BCG scar presence and radiological degree of the disease of index case The rate of TST positivity of household contacts ... tuberculosis patients in contacts of index cases whose sputum smear and culture were positive [7] Chee et al detected a rate of 0.9% TB patients in investigation of 5699 close contacts of 1374 index ... Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts ofPatientswith Pulmonary Tuberculosis In this study, the frequency of TCT positivity in household contacts under 15 years old with...
... detected in of the PV patientsand in of the ET patients (Table 2) Global gene expression analyses of neutrophils from subjects with MPDs were compared with healthy subjects given days of G-CSF and the ... cohort of MPD patients in whom gene and miR expression profiles and serum proteins were measured; with PV andwith ET The proportion of neutrophils expressing CD64 was greater in MPD patients ... normal pancreas with 33 other tissues found that the expression of miR-216 and miR-217 and the lack of expression of miR-133a were characteristic of pancreatic tissue [36] Page of 17 (page number...
... [26] found that patientswith type I diabetes experience more anxiety than patientswith type II diabetes, because of the highly demanding and challenging regimen of diabetes and insulin dependency ... context where they occur Because of the lack of community health care in Turkey, the psychological state and coping strategies ofpatientswith diabetes are unclear and need to be identified However, ... this gap of knowledge, the objectives of this study were to explore and describe in Turkish patientswith type I and type II diabetes: (1) levels of anxiety, (2) coping strategies used, and (3)...
... total of 64 patient and caregiver dyads were recruited and interviewed Around two-thirds of the patients were male and two-thirds of the caregivers were female Median age ofpatientsand caregivers ... that caregivers with higher levels of burden tend to be less in agreement withpatients' own ratings of quality of life[6] However, the burden of caregiving in dementia and in nursing homes is ... (median) score of 18.5 (17)[19,20] This is a surprising finding, as this was a sample of terminally patients, most of whom died within the next few weeks and months All of the patientsand caregivers...