... hypothesis that the effect of urate may be mediated through stimulation of the renin–angiotensin system [17], the mean plasma renin activity was significantly decreased in patients after the ... described only in the renal tubular epithelium. The presence of URAT-1 in endothelial cells may allow for explanations of intracellular effects of urate in endothelial cells. Serum urate...
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... science of behaviour. Using theory to identify constructs (key concepts in the theory) that are causally related to behaviour, and are therefore appropri- ate targets for the intervention, can confer ... interventions placed theory cen- trally within the process of intervention evaluation [50]. The usefulness of using theory depends on ensuring that techniques are linked directly t...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: "Unloading work of breathing during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: a bench study" pdf
... inspiration assists the patient to overcome the resistance of the ventilator circuit. It therefore reduces the breathing work required for spontane- ous breathing. The system also reduces WOB during expira- tion ... Fric M, Zabrodsky V: Normocapnic high-frequency oscillatory ventilation affects differently extrapulmonary and pulmonary forms of acute respiratory dis- tress s...
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Báo cáo y học: "Intraoperative radial nerve injury during coronary artery surgery – report of two cases" pptx
... used for upper abdominal surgery [8]. There have been only three further reports of radial nerve palsy due to the use of a self retractor for the dissection of the left internal mammary artery for ... an injury of the left radial nerve in the spiral groove. Discussion The similarity of these two cases is impressive. In both cases, there was no direct injury of the nerve d...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22
Báo cáo y học: "Dynamic models of immune responses: what is the ideal level of detail" pptx
... ships. Among the various mathemati cal frameworks employe d by dynamic models (see Table 1), the deterministic (noise-free ) framework is most frequently used at the cellular level. As the number ... of the in vivo basic reproduct ion number (R 0 ) of viral infections. They are also useful for studying the efficacy of treatment for viral infections such as HIV [14,15]. Models...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20
báo cáo khoa học: "Innovation in mental health services: what are the key components of success?" pot
... need within the field of mental health yet is relatively poorly understood. Macro-level theories have been criticised for their limited explanatory power and they may not be appropriate for understanding ... mechanisms they believed were involved in their restorative efforts in the latter regard. What were they trying to do to make improvement s and what was their rationale for beli...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20
Báo cáo y học: " Allowing for spontaneous breathing during high-frequency oscillation: the key for final success" pptx
... ventilation or biphasic positive Commentary Allowing for spontaneous breathing during high-frequency oscillation: the key for final success? Peter C Rimensberger University Children’s Hospital of Geneva, ... to reduce the imposed work of breathing, may therefore increase patient comfort, and should theoretically allow for maintaining spontaneous breathing while...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 01:20
Báo cáo y học: "Medical emergency teams and rapid response triggers - the ongoing quest for the ‘perfect’ patient safety system"
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Báo cáo y học: " MRI bone oedema scores are higher in the arthritis mutilans form of psoriatic arthritis and correlate with high radiographic scores for joint damage" ppt
... scores representing the number of standard deviations below the average for a young adult at peak bone density. For the pur- poses of this analysis T scores for L1 to L4 were averaged. Statistical analysis Intraclass ... energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DEXA). We sought to determine whether the AM form differs from non-AM (erosive psoriatic arthritis without bone lysis) PsA using th...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22
Báo cáo y học: "Relationship between radiographic grading of osteoarthritis and the biochemical markers for arthritis in knee osteoarthritis" doc
... system [7]. The values of pyridinoline were corrected by urinary creatinine. The intra-assay and interassay coefficients of variance were 6.4% and 5.9%, respectively. Serum YKL-40 Serum YKL-40 was ... or the timing and choice of surgery could be improved. It is therefore very important to make progress in the study of imaging and biochemical markers currently available. The aim of t...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23