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assessment of qol in patients with bd at different stages of the disorder

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Báo cáo y học: "Hypoalbuminaemia – A Marker of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages II - IV"

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... presence of DM were the independent predictors of CVD in the earlier stages of CKD (Table 4) Table 1: Characteristics of patients with CKD stage II to IV excluding patient with history of renal ... Beta blockers Statins Table 2: Laboratory data of the study patients with CKD stage II to IV including serum chemistries Parameter MDRD GFR (mL/min/1.73m2): BUN (mg/dL): S Creatinine (mg/dL): S ... suggests interrelationship between hypoalbuminemia, inflammation, malnutrition and atherosclerosis in patients with kidney failure (38, 40) In some studies the relation between hypoalbuminemia...
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Báo cáo y học: "Persistence with anti-tumour necrosis factor therapies in patients with psoriatic arthritis: observational study from the British Society of Rheumatology Biologics Register" pps

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... length of time from initiation to discontinuation of therapy' [18] Patients were censored at the date therapy was stopped, the date the patient was switched to another anti-TNF therapy, the date at ... rates with anti-TNF therapies in a large unselected population of patients with PsA We have demonstrated that persistence in patients with PsA is at least as good as in those with RA, and that the ... presented in Table The leading cause of drug discontinuation for infliximab was infusion reactions (7.4% of patients receiving infliximab, ~30% of all infliximab discontinuations for AEs) Other common...
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Báo cáo y học: "Positive anti-citrullinated protein antibody status and small joint arthritis are consistent predictors of chronic disease in patients with very early arthritis: results from the NOR-VEAC cohort" pot

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... maintained also in a reanalyses of the cohort after excluding the patients with monoarthritis at baseline (data not shown) Discussion Identification of patients with recent-onset arthritis at ... monotherapy in 64 (16.7%) patients Biological agents were given to 13 patients, all in combination with methotrexate Sulphasalazine was prescribed in 10 (2.6%) patients, leflunomide monotherapy in ... characteristics Baseline characteristics of the 384 patients with early arthritis included in the present analyses are reported in Table The duration of joint swelling at inclusion was very short (median...
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Báo cáo y học: " Effect of oral beta-blocker on short and longterm mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure: results from the BASEL II-ICU study" ppt

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... impact of being treated with oral beta-blockers at the time of respiratory failure in ICU patients was unknown Exact mechanisms of a better short term and long-term survival in patients being treated ... pressures that are tolerated by patients without ischemia, particularly at high heart rates [44] The most suitable explanation for this conflicting finding in our study is that patients with acute ... b2-sympathicomimetics in patients with AECOPD More importantly, we could demonstrate that discontinuation of beta-blocker therapy during hospitalization is associated with higher mortality rates, suggesting a...
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Báo cáo y học: "Seropositivity is associated with insulin resistance in patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk" pot

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... prevalence of IR in patients with early IP and to determine whether IR was associated with IP-related factors In particular we were interested in examining if IR was related to inflammatory disease ... (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) especially in seropositive disease In established RA, insulin resistance (IR) is increased and associated with ... Rheumatoid arthritis, Insulin Resistance factor, Early inflammatory Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis (IP)...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Exploring the validity of estimating EQ-5D and SF-6D utility values from the health assessment questionnaire in patients with inflammatory arthritis" potx

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... participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript; ML participated in the design of the study and the statistical ... Page of include at least one measure of HRQoL, specifically one which allows the estimation of utilities, in all relevant clinical studies interpretation of data, and was involved in drafting ... (RCT) of intramuscular steroid treatment versus placebo in patients with very early inflammatory arthritis (4-11 weeks duration) The trial follow-up finished in late 2007 [11] At the time of this...
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báo cáo hóa học:"Assessment of self-injection experience in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: psychometric validation of the Self-Injection Assessment Questionnaire (SIAQ)" ppt

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... correlated with the Satisfaction with self-injection domain than with each other, as hypothesized by the refined conceptual model The correlation between the Satisfaction with self-injection domain ... and the exploratory nature of the statistical tests means that the p values reported in the study should be used to guide interpretation rather than being definitive answers In addition, the single-arm ... the findings of this study These studies should include an assessment of whether extending the response options in the Ease of use domain from to points would enable more subtle feelings of the...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Prognosticators and Risk Grouping in Patients with Lung Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A more accurate and appropriate assessment of prognosis" doc

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... time from the date of primary treatment to the date of death or the final clinical follow-up Lung metastatic survival (LMS) was defined as the interval between the date of first diagnosis of lung ... scan of the abdomen A CT scan of the thorax or the abdomen and a bone scan were performed if the initial examination revealed abnormal findings that were suggestive of metastasis Forty-five patients ... The distribution of patients within the T classifications were 83 T1-T2 patients (41.9%) and 115 T3-T4 patients (58.1%) The distributions in the N classifications were 115 N0-N1 patients (58.1%)...
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Báo cáo y học: "Clinical audit of foot problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated at Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand" potx

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... perception of the term podiatry was related only to toenail cutting, and corn reduction rather than for structural modifications The role of the podiatrist within rheumatology involves a range of different ... 16% of RA patients presented with diabetes suggesting that patients with autoimmune disorders, and/or taking medication that compromises the immune system should be considered at risk of infection ... difficulty with walking in about 75% of people with RA, and is the main or only cause of walking difficulty in 25% [1] In the foot, joint pain and stiffness is the most common initial presentation,...
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Báo cáo y học: " Assessment of effectiveness measures in patients with schizophrenia initiated on risperidone longacting therapy: the SOURCE study results" ppt

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... RLAT dose if they deemed it necessary for their patients After enrollment, however, specific clinical interventions were not mandated other than the initiation of RLAT at the beginning of the ... RLAT at a visit if they had at least one record for RLAT in the injection log within 28 days prior to the visit Because RLAT steady-state plasma concentrations are maintained at a minimum of ... were included in the exposure and discontinuation analysis RLAT status could not be determined for the remaining patients Table presents the number and percentage of patients who received RLAT injection...
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Báo cáo y học: " Relationships among neurocognition, symptoms and functioning in patients with schizophrenia: a path-analytic approach for associations at baseline and following 24 weeks of antipsychotic drug therapy" ppt

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... correlated with certain domains of functioning The direct and indirect relationships observed among cognition, symptoms and the three subdomains of functioning at baseline are illustrated in the path ... domains of functioning (i.e., QLS Instrumental, QLS Intrapsychic, and QLS Interpersonal) at baseline and following 24 weeks of antipsychotic drug therapy in patients with schizophrenia In our path-analytic ... of occupational role functioning, level of accomplishment, degree of underemployment, and satisfaction with occupational role functioning The second subdomain used was the Intrapsychic Foundation...
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báo cáo khoa học:" Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2" in patients with chronic diseases" ppt

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... moderately correlated with most of the scores of the SF-36, with the main exception of 'Bodily pain', which presented quite low correlations with all the WHODAS-2 domains The 'Participation in ... Page of 15 and the clinical specialist responsible of the patients' management Criteria used for classifying patients as being mild, moderate or severe are defined in Table The sample sizes of the ... patients, indicating the high feasibility of WHODAS-2 A great percentage of missing data was only found at the domain of activities at work or school (50.3%), which is clearly related with the proportion...
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Báo cáo y học: "Identification of new autoantibody specificities directed at proteins involved in the transforming growth factor b pathway in patients with systemic sclerosis" pot

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... recognised with high intensity by IgG from SSc patients were analysed by using Pathway Studio software Interestingly, most of these proteins were involved in the transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) pathway ... autoantigens in SSc patients, a number of which are involved in the TGF-b pathway Although these data must be confirmed by other groups and in large cohorts of patients with SSc or other connective ... and D are magnifications of the delineated zones in A and C, respectively Proteins of interest are indicated by the protein ID provided by ImageMaster 2D Platinum 6.0 software or their SwissProt...
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Báo cáo y học: "Cost-effectiveness analysis for joint pain treatment in patients with osteoarthritis treated at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS): Comparison of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) vs. cyclooxygenase-2 selective inh

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... in the interviews with medical staff, and in the interpretation of the results JMMA participated in data analysis and interpretation, as well as in writing the initial and final manuscript of ... prostaglandin synthesis at the site of the damaged tissue, whereas gastrointestinal (GI) complications are due to the inhibition of COX-1-mediated prostaglandin synthesis in the GI mucosa Therefore, ... components for treating patients with OA at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Cost components for treating patients with OA at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social UMF, Family Medicine Unit...
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Báo cáo y học: "A prospective assessment of the inter-laboratory variability of biochemical markers of fibrosis (FibroTest) and activity (ActiTest) in patients with chronic liver disease" ppt

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... ActiTest in relation to the method of expressing enzymatic activity; in particular, in terms of absolute values or as multiples of the upper limit of normal Since we and others have demonstrated that ... Results The main characteristics of the included patients are outlined in Table According to each patient and laboratory, details of the FibroTest and ActiTest assays are given in Figure There ... the poor performance Enzymatic measurement with the Szasz method (standardized against the original for GGT), and with the standardized method according to the International Federation of Clinical...
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Báo cáo y học: "A clinical evaluation committee assessment of recombinant human tissue factor pathway inhibitor (tifacogin) in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia" ppsx

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... acquisition and interpretation of the data, and in the drafting of the manuscript EA, AAC, FX, and LP participated in the interpretation of the data and in the drafting of the manuscript All authors ... original TFP007 patient population [15] Bleeding risk increased in CAP patients receiving both heparin and tifacogin, further emphasizing that tifacogin should not be coadministrated with heparin ... greater perturbations of their coagulation and inflammatory parameters compared with patients with culturenegative severe sepsis The ability to recover an organism may indicate a patient with...
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Báo cáo y học: "Correlation between parameters at initiation of renal replacement therapy and outcome in patients with acute kidney injury" ppsx

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... Using a large database of more than 40,000 patients, we showed that 4.4% of all patients admitted to ICU needed RRT for AKI In these patients, at time of initiation of RRT, the most important independent ... management of volume overload, attenuation of the inflammatory process or any other effects not yet elucidated The counterargument to a strategy of early initiation of RRT is that patients who ... serum creatinine, the relative risk of death associated with initiation of RRT at a higher urea level was 1.85 (95% CI 1.16 to 2.96) In contrast, in our significantly larger patient population,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Computed tomography assessment of exogenous surfactant-induced lung reaeration in patients with acute lung injur" pps

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... the increase of volume of tissue at H39 provided an estimated volume of the third bolus of HL-10 Therefore, the increase in volume of tissue at H39 was compared with the volume of HL-10 intratracheally ... time, explaining the persistent increase in lung tissue Another hypothesis explaining the increase of lung tissue could be an inflammatory reaction resulting from the interaction of HL-10 with active ... Figure 5a) In the control patients, tissue volume of Discussion The present study demonstrates that intratracheal administration of porcine-derived surfactant to patients with ALI/ARDS induces a...
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Báo cáo y học: "Pre-hospital intubation by anaesthesiologists in patients with severe trauma: an audit of a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service"

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... explanation for the finding Although we based our interpretation of the results on internationally accepted indications [1,2,10,11] for prehospital ETI in patients with severe trauma, there are ... negative impact on outcome On the contrary, the higher survival to discharge rate in the group first intubated in the ED could indicate a detrimental effect of pre-hospital ETI Patients in the ... puts them in a category where the indication for ETI is unclear or at least signifies that other factors, besides severity of injury and GCS, must have influenced the decision to intubate In the...
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Báo cáo y học: "Segment-orientated analysis of two-dimensional strain and strain rate as assessed by velocity vector imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction"

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... CABG In the 11 patients with vessel disease a stenosis > 50% was found in the circumflex artery in patients and in the right coronary artery in patients Complete revascularization in the patients ... 7-13 The goal of our retrospective study – since only limited data has been obtained thus far – was the further validation of the 2DST software “Velocity Vector Imaging” (VVI) for the differentiation ... enrolled in this study Successful acute revascularization of the infarcted area was achieved by recanalisation, PCI and Stenting of the culprit lesion in the infarct-related artery (LAD) No patient...
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