Báo cáo y học: "Cholesterol-crystal embolism presenting with delayed graft function and impaired long-term function in renal transplant recipients: two case reports" potx

Báo cáo y học: " Immune Restoration Syndrome with disseminated Penicillium marneffei and Cytomegalovirus co-infections in an AIDS patient" pps

... on maintenance with 200mg day-1. He was also started on Valgancyclovir (900 mgtwice a day) for 21 days for CMV along with intravitrealcorticosteroids in left eye and subsequently maintainedon ... timesa day), loss of weight and appetite, easy fatigability, pain and heaviness in the abdomen for two months. He hadbeen taking over-the counter drugs with some relief offever but with reappearance ... cells and multiple granulomas with epi-theloid histiocytes. Special stains for fungus and acid fastbacilli were negative. Biopsy of the axillary lymph nodeson haematoxylin-eosin stains revealed...

Báo cáo y học: "Anxiety is associated with diminished exercise performance and quality of life in severe emphysema: a cross-sectional study" ppt

... variance in functional status and qualityof life associated with COPD is not explained by mea-sures of pulmonary physiology. Psychological factorsmay play in important role in determining the ... measuresPulmonary function tests, including spirometry and sin-gle-breath diffusing capacity (DLCO), were performed in accordance with American Thoracic Society standards[26,27]. Spirometry values used in ... Marvin Pomerantz, MD (Co-Principal Investigator); MaryGilmartin, RN, RRT (Principal Clinic Coordinator); Joyce Canterbury; Martin Carlos;Phyllis Dibbern, PT; Enrique Fernandez, MD; Lisa Geyman,...

Báo cáo y học: "Metabolic myopathy presenting with polyarteritis nodosa: a case report" doc

... metabolic myopathy and systemic vasculitis. Case presentation: A 78-year-old African-American woman with a two- year history of progressive fatigue and exercise intolerance presented to our facility with ... levothyroxine 125 μg daily, atenolol 50 mg daily,aspirin 81 mg daily, calc ium 500 mg daily, omeprazole 20mg daily and a multivitamin. Her physical examinationon admission was notable only for ... 78-year-old African American woman presente d toour facility with a two- year history of progressiv ely wor-sening fatigue and exercise intolerance. She lived alone and had been independent in...

Báo cáo y học: "Testicular tuberculosis presenting with metastatic intracranial tuberculomas only: a case report" pot

... symptoms aswas presented in our patient, in whom the CT imagesshowed no evidence of meningitis. Tuberculomas maybesolitaryormultipleandmaygrowintraparenchy-mally, or they may have a combined ... berculosis [10] and is usually assoc iated with dis-easesinotherpartsofthebody,suchastheurinarytract, abdomen and lungs. In cases where there is noclear history o f a primary disease or disseminated ... patients. In this context, a detailed history and high index of suspi-cion are very importan t in directing appropriate studies ,including serum LCD and human chorionic gonadotro-pin, necessary to...

Báo cáo y học: "Disseminated tuberculosis presenting with polymorphonuclear effusion and septic shock in an HIV-seropositive patient: a case report" pot

... typically show-ing more than 85% to 90% lymphocytes [11], which areinterpreted as a delayed hypersensitivity reaction ratherthan a direct tuberculous infection [12]. Conversely, richpolymorphonuclear ... symptoms and diagnosis may alsoturn out excessively long, with a median delay of 2.1months in cases documented in Geneva, and even sixmonths in extreme cases [1].We describe the case of patient with ... (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Case reportDisseminated tuberculosis presenting with polymorphonuclear...

Báo cáo y học: "Atrial myxoma presenting with orthostatic hypotension in an 84-year-old Hispanic man: a case report" pps

... orthostatic hypotension. Case presentationAn 84-year-old Hispanic man presented with complaintsof dizziness upon standing, which was relieved by lyingdown. Physical examination revealed a drop in thepatient's ... with an atrialmyxoma, which may include chest pain, dyspnea, orthopnea, peripheral embolism or syncope. Two- dimensional echocardiography provides substantial advantages in detecting intracardiactumors. ... wide array of presenting symptoms. Atrial myxomasare associated with systemic embolization in 30 to 40% ofcases [1]. These intracardiac growths may masquerade asmitral stenosis, infective...

Báo cáo y học: " Systemic tuberculosis presenting with acute transient myopia: a case report" pps

... systemiccause in a febrile patient presenting with acute myopia and angle closure.AbbreviationsACE: angiotensin converting enzyme; CRP: C-reactiveprotein; CT: computed tomography; ESR: erythrocyte sed-imentation ... toadministering appropriate therapy.Ocular tuberculosis remains primarily a clinical diagnosisowing to the absence of ocular biopsy in the majority ofcases. PCR techniques are available in order ... chamber and a lens-induced myopic shift. Definitive proof of this would havebeen obtained by ultrasound biomicroscopy of the ante-rior chamber angle in the acute setting. Uveal effusion with induced...

Báo cáo y học: " Ascending cholangitis presenting with Lactococcus lactis cremoris bacteraemia: a case report" pot

... 72-year-old lady, normally fit and well, presented with a 5-day history of jaundice and abdominal pain. She wasnauseated and had dark urine. On initial assessment, shewas deeply icteric and her temperature ... daysPiperacillin 15 days and amikacin 10 days1996 [6] 56 M Endocarditis None Penicillin G for 12 days and Clarithromycin for 18 daysWell 18 months post dischargeNormal1995 [7] 69 M Septicaemia Yoghurt ... pathogen in many different systems, bothacutely and subacutely. This may well represent an under-reporting of the true incidence of invasive infectionrelated to this organism.Diagnosis and assessment...

Báo cáo y học: " A child presenting with acute renal failure secondary to a high dose of indomethacin: a case report" ppsx

... edema, hypoalbu-minemia and the administration of high doses offurosemide. In our patient, the indomethacin-induced nephrotoxicityled to anuria, requiring the early initiation of continuous renal ... higher morbidity and mortality and more long-term renal sequelae [11]. How-ever, in our patient, despite the severity of the ARF, recov-ery of renal function was complete within a few days.Various ... drugs(dopamine 6 mcg/kg/minute, dobutamine 10 mcg/kg/minute and milrinone 0.5 mcg/kg/minute) and furosem-ide in a continuous infusion of 0.4 mg/kg/hour. Thepatient had received treatment with vancomycin...

Báo cáo y học: " Nodular melanoma presenting with rapid progression and widespread metastases: a case report" pot

... Emin Kaya1 and Yalcin Basaran2Address: 1Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, TR-44069 Malatya, Turkey and 2Gulhane Military Medical ... was associated with highly invasive and aggressive behavior. Case presentationA 51-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with mul-tiple enlarging masses in the inguinal and thoracal areasof2 ... mortality and morbidity rate frommelanoma has risen about 2% annually since 1960 [2].Projections were for 59,940 cases of melanoma and 48,290 cases of in situ melanoma to be newly diagnosed in the...

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