Báo cáo y học: "Interstitial lung disease in connective tissue diseases: evolving concepts of pathogenesis and management" potx

... Bosentan in Interstitial Lung Disease study; c-Abl, c-Abelson tyrosine kinase; CTD, connective tissue disease; CTD-ILD, connective tissue disease- associated interstitial lung disease; CTGF, connective ... ective disease- modifying therapy for any form of CTD-ILD. -Penicillamine and colchicine are largely ineff ective [39,40]. Because evidence of in ammation...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:22

... degradation pathway and induces cellular injury and pulmonary inflammation resulting in interstitial lung disease. Figure 1 depicts sev- eral hypothesized pathways in the pathogenesis of SP-C associated ... fragmentationof elastin fibers and infiltration of myofibroblasts in thealveolar septa, similar to findings ofILD in humans. The pulmonary alterations increased prog...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... different forms of treat- ment and study settings, this apparent inconsistency may reflect the effect of selective samples. The overre- presentation of boys (75.5%) in our clinical sample of SUD patients ... range of psychol ogical problems and symptoms of psychopathol- ogy. Due to the high degree of reading difficulties appar- ent in the patients, this questionnaire was...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... fi nally adapting the insulin infusion are very demand- ing for ICU staff . In addition, guidelines and protocols to steer the insulin infusion are mostly rough guides and experience and intuition ... competing interests. Published: 5 May 2010 References 1. Preissig CM, Rigby MR: A disparity between physician attitudes and practice regarding hyperglycemia in pediatric intensive c...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... occur and may contribute to the increased risk of PAD in isolated PMR. Conclusions The interesting findings of Warrington and colleagues add further weight to the association between vascular disease and ... cardio- vascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus or rheuma- toid arthritis on postmortem examination [3]. Arteritis remains a possibility, however, in PMR and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:20

... lung resection [1]. Respiratory complications remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality following lung resection. Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) are responsible ... vast majority of respiratory-related deaths [2]. ARDS formally defined as a syndrome of inflammation and increased permeability, is associated with a constella- ti...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... tubes in neonates as a treatment of an asymmetric acute lung injury. Introduction Independent lung ventilation (ILV) is generally used in adult asymmetric lung injury because the application of conventional ... use of independent lung ventilation in newborn patients. Case presentation: We present a case of independent lung ventilation in a 16-day-old infant of 3.5...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... measurement of the OD of the lavage aliquot and the corresponding protein concentration, assessed by the protein assay. d: Receiver Operator Curve analysis of a cut off of of a protein concentration of ... diagnosed by open lung biopsy (patients A01, A02, A03) or by a combination of typical clinical and radi- ological findings on HRCT and a diagnostic BAL showing milky fl...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... collection, analysis and interpretation of the data; provision of study mate- rials and patients; statistical expertise; obtaining funding; and drafting, revision, and approval of the manuscript. SE was involved ... analysis, and interpretation of the data; provision of study materials and patients; and approval of the manuscript. MM (Moss) was involved in study co...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:21

... dates of ARDS onset, respiratory failure, intubation, and biopsy; underlying diseases; diagnostic tests before biopsy; and medications at time of biopsy. Results regarding complications of biopsy, ... application of effective early treatment. The present study investigated the clinical effects and safety of open lung biopsy (OLB) in patients with early-stage ARDS of susp...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 01:20