Báo cáo y học: " Exhaled breath condensate pH as a biomarker of COPD severity in ex-smokers" potx

... abdominal pain, vomit- ing, absolute constipation and abdominal distension. The abdominal pain initially started as a dull generalised dis- comfort, but later became colicky in nature with a subjec- tive ... severity of 7/10. There were no other abdominal or genitourinary symptoms. The patient had an unremarka- ble past surgical history, with no prior abdominal surgery, and a pa...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... exam ina- tion of his chest, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems were unremarkable. In view of the above history and clinical findings, a diagnosis of cerebrovascular acci- dent (CVA), ... particularly in elderly patients, can present as a stroke mimic. In these cases, prompt identification of intracranial sepsis is important, as any delay in instituting antibi...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... increase in disability pension risk with increase in absence days/yr. A 10-day increase in ab- sence days per annum (scale score ranging from 0-220 days/yr) yielded an increase in disability pension ... physical work environment variables. The Cochran-Armitage trend test was performed in order to test if a gradual increase in sickness absence was associated with in- cre...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:03

... block P. aeruginosa lectins PA-I and PA-II as an alter- native approach to reduce airway colonisation with this bacteria. P. aeruginosa lectins PA-I and PA-II that bind to fucose and galactose ... that fucose and galactose can prevent binding of PA lectins I and II (8, 15). In those studies inhibition of ciliary beats due to PA lectins was quantified as well as restoration b...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:48

... blotting using antisera to p67phox, p47phox, Rac2 and S10 0A9 . Assay of NADPH oxidase activity after oxidase activation The dormant NADPH oxidase of neutrophil membranes was activated by mixing ... with PAO resulted in a decrease in oxidase activation [16]. In contrast, the activating potency of neutrophil cytosol treated by PAO on the oxidase activity of flavocytochrome b was...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2014, 01:20

... changes in pulmonary function. 6–8 Worldwide, the documented increase in the prevalence of asthma has been almost entirely an increase in that of perennial asthma, and a Original Article Skin ... as the cities of Jeddah and Dammam. 15 According to asthma management guidelines, measures that significantly reduce exposure to mites must be an integral part of asthma management...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... 1478-6362) Abstract Accelerated atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD) is a major cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although many authorities are calling for aggressive assessment and management of ... disease develops in 6–9% of SLE patients and accounts for up to 36.4% of deaths in SLE. High rates of atherosclerotic vas- cular disease (ASVD) are partic...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... K, Tagawa Y, Iwakura Y, Kayagaki N, Kurimoto M, Okamura H, Hada T, Yagita H, Akira S, Nakanishi K, Higashino K: IL-18 up-regulates perforin-mediated NK activ- ity without increasing perforin messenger ... macrophages was observed only within periductal inflammatory foci and in periacinar macrophages adjacent to focal infiltrates, and not in isolated macrophages, an observation that sug...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... subject had at least three finger joints with radiographic OA of grade 2–4, she was classified as having finger OA. Symmetrical OA was defined as a subcategory of OA in at least two symmetrical pairs ... joint, proximal interphalan- geal (PIP) joint, thumb interphalangeal joint, and metacar- pophalangeal (MCP) joint of both hands was graded separately, and was classified for the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20