... based on serum creatinine was between 45 and 59 ml/min/1.73 m2 without any markers of kidney damage KDIGO recommends to use either cystatin C-based eGFR equation or cystatin C and creatininebased ... Clinical Assessment of a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease Mustafa Arici Before You Start: Facts You Need to Know • A focused history and physical examination is essential in the assessment ... volume assessment, and cardiovascular examination • Serum creatinine and estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with an equation using serum creatinine should be done as a part of initial assessment...
... when based on RI (82.9%) while the specificity was better when based on RAR (89.2%) The PPV was stable for all indexes (74.0%–88.0%) while NPV was low (44%–51%) The specificity and PPV based ... the other [22,23] However, both of these studies were based on a limited number of patients with a very low feasibility rate of 11% and 12% at baseline examination, respectively In addition, Melany ... or digital subtraction angiography for diagnosis The suspicion of renovascular hypertension was based on the presence of one or more of the following clinical features: resistant hypertension,...
... containing baseline artifact that deviated from the baseline by ≥2 mm and appears ≥10 times, • two or more 5.12-second segments of ECG data containing baseline artifact that deviated from the baseline ... validated MCG clinico-pathologic reference database of 40,000 patients accumulated over more than two decades The MCG reference database used in the computer-database comparative analysis of each patient’s ... the waveform strays from the baseline by ≥3 mm, • a radical deviation away from the baseline angle 146 of at least 80° with peak amplitude of ≥2 mm measured from the baseline, occurring two or...
... strays from the baseline by ≥ mm, • a radical deviation away from the baseline 80° of ≥ mm from the baseline, occurring two or more times, • a single radical deviation away from the baseline 80° ... abnormality to the patterns in the reference database to reach a final diagnostic output In addition to the automatic differential diagnosis and based on the database comparison, a severity score from ... has been developed on a web-based paradigm which allows the analysis of remote ECGs on a centralized database This new version of 3DMP, which also uses relational database architecture, received...
... strays from the baseline by ≥ mm, • a radical deviation away from the baseline 80° of ≥ mm from the baseline, occurring two or more times, • a single radical deviation away from the baseline 80° ... abnormality to the patterns in the reference database to reach a final diagnostic output In addition to the automatic differential diagnosis and based on the database comparison, a severity score from ... global ischemia and the disease severity score used in this clinical study are based on 3DMP’s large proprietary database of validated ECG analyses accumulated since 1998 One important difference...
... 1:58 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/58 phy (CTA) have proved to be accurate in assessment of RAS and provide valuable alternatives to diagnostic angiography [4-6] In this paper, ... the most important role of ultrasonography is its apparent ability to predict functional recovery based on the measurement of resistive index Captopril renography is a non-invasive and safe technique...
... connected in cannula and arterial blood at 23°C was delivered at a flow rate of 300 ml/ [4] Although, based on classical findings, the normal carotid artery flow rate is 133-200 ml/min, the appropriate...
... different circulatory states However, the higher CVP at baseline and the later increase in HR in the MIL group – despite the fact that fluid balance was comparable to the CON and the ADR group – ... analysis by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality of distribution, differences in comparison with baseline were analyzed by Student paired t test Between-group differences were determined by analysis ... bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass aSignificant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison with baseline (t0); bsignificant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison with the control group; csignificant...
... Myocardial infarction is inversely associated with plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels: a community-based study Int J Epidemiol 1990; 19: 559–563 41 Zittermann A, Schleithoff SS, Tenderich G, et al...
... statistically significant RESULTS Baseline clinical, coronary angiographic and lesion characteristics are shown in Table and Table No significant differences were present in the baseline clinical or demographic ... stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 116 patients a Indicates patients who received paclitaxel-eluting stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 101 patients ... stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 116 patients a Indicates patients who received paclitaxel-eluting stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 101 patients...
... 0.05 was considered statistically significant RESULTS Baseline clinical, angiographic, and lesion characteristics are shown in Tables and The baseline clinical or demographic characteristics indicated ... stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 103 patients b c Indicates patients who received paclitaxel-eluting stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 101 patients ... Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 103 patients b c 1.1 Indicates patients who received paclitaxel-eluting stents Percentages in this column are based on a cohort of 101 patients...
... Figure a Genomic DNA Lane M, base pair marker (λDNA 5μgr); lanes 1-9 genomic DNA from blood samples Analysis on a 0.8% agarose/Tris-borate EDTA gel b PCR for CYP3A5 Lane M, base pair marker (λDNA 5μgr); ... and level, the drug dose-adjusted level and the drug volume of distribution values are analyzed based on the presence of CYP3A5*1 allele, sex, age, renal and hepatic function Material and Methods ... Analysis on a 2% agarose/Tris-borate EDTA gel Figure is printed negative c RFLP for CYP3A5 Lane M, base pair marker (250-bp DNA ladder); lanes 1-10 SspI-digested PCR products from 10 PCR products...
... administration Ann Pharmacother 2005; 39: 1932-5 Int J Med Sci 2007, 91 Table Metabolic unbalances in TLS Metabolic unbalances in TLS Hyperuricemia ≥ 476 µmol/l (~ 8.0 mg/dl) Hyperphosphatemia ≥ 2.1 mmol/l ... criteria [1] According to these criteria, the levels of these abnormalities must draw away 25% from baselines or exceed the threshold value showed in table (Table 2) Hyperuricemia is very common in ... hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltranferase (HGPRT), an enzyme that reconverts these purines bases into respective nucleotides (Table 1) In humans and other primates, urate oxidase (uricase),...
... procedure is completed and the dilation tube is removed Outcome measures were percent change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index (Oswestry) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores Results Sixty-four ... appear to be similar as conventional surgery with the possibility of fewer complications Conclusions Based on data from the current study and previously published reports, the novel technique of endoscopic...