... have the means to provide effective primary eye and vision care services for a significant portion ofthe American public and are often the first health care practitioners to diagnose patients with ... educate patients and other health care practitioners about the complications and prevention of retinal disease and the availability of treatment Statement ofthe Problem I STATEMENT OFTHE PROBLEM ... either within or Statement ofthe Problem posterior to the vitreous base About 78 percent occur in the equatorial zone.6 They can be found in any quadrant ofthe retina, are often unilateral, and...
... mechanical or the barrier effects of perfluorodecaline may cause the loss of cell density and morphological changes For these reasons, we decided to remove the perfluorodecaline without any delay ... in eyes with trauma Concent Written consent ofthepatient was obtained for publication of this case report Figure 17-year-old male withan residue in anterior chamber of Coloura images of perfluorodecalinintact ... case Acknowledgements The authors declare that no funding was required for the writing and submission ofthe manuscript References Chang S, Lincoff H, Zimmerman NJ, Fuchs W: Giant retinal tears:...
... convey the meaning So withthe significant line, the significant light and shade, the significant look up or down, and the significant gesture, with means technically ofthe simplest, and, be ... found of conveying to us the realisation of movement without the confusion and the fatigue ofthe actuality, we should be getting out ofthe wrestlers more than they themselves can give us the ... improvements, is not withthe artists ofthe Renaissance, but withthe story-tellers and costumed fairytale painters ofthe transition, with Spinello Aretino and Gentile da Fabriano, for instance And yet,...
... New Zealand, North America and most European countries, but it has a low incidence in Scandinavia, and is extremely rare in the Japanese population, with a prevalence of 0.15/100000; in patients ... brace for delayed union ofthe femur fracture withthe aim of allowing thepatient to walk on crutches, although, to the best of our knowledge, no familial cases were found in the reported cases Fortunately, ... for delayed union of a femur fracture associated with Paget's disease ofthe bone in an Asian patient: a case report Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010, 5:33 Page of ...
... shape and size and assessment ofthe fontanels, there are other aspects unique to the neurological exam ofthe neonate and/or infant These are important to understanding the integrity ofthe nervous ... space and the steadiness ofthe gait The extent ofthe assessment of a child’s gait and balance will depend on the ability ofthe child to cooperate withthe assessment Children who are seen in the ... treatments in the field of pediatric neurosurgery That coincided withthe evolution ofthe expanded roles and responsibilities of nurses As the members ofthe healthcare team withthe most direct patient...
... surveillance and/or care for the adolescent withthe ostomy and j-pouch As an example, a participant described the role of her friends during times of recreation "I even go swimming with my friends and ... you're not superman or superwoman, and that you can't everything all the time." Participants also conveyed sadness and concern about the impact of their condition and care needs on their healthy ... go withthe flow more now, you know Whatever comes up I can handle it " Adolescents identified adaptive strategies and means of coping with their circumstances Some identified the importance of...
... frequencies of productively rearranged VL genes from the peripheral blood and from the parotid gland ofthe SS patient, further analysis addressed the nature of these mutations The R/S ratio ofthe nonproductive ... rearrangements in thepatient s parotid gland only, as well as of Vλ1C–Jλ3 rearrangements in both the peripheral blood and parotid gland of this patientwith SS One feature ofthe present patient ... differences in the mutational frequency ofthe productive VL gene rearrangements from the parotid gland and the peripheral blood ofthe patient, there was no significant difference in the R/S ratios...
... subject of further work The intrafraction motion ofthe prostate consists of two components: motion ofthe bony structures caused by e.g relaxation ofthe patient, coughing, non-compliance etc., and ... the CBCTs offline HW, ME and BH acquired data and were involved in data analysis FL and FW supervised the project and finalized the manuscript together with JBH Acknowledgements Parts of these studies ... 10:1-8 Kotte AN, Hofman P, Lagendijk JJ, van Vulpen M, Heide UA van der: Intrafraction motion ofthe prostate during external-beam radiation therapy: analysis of 427 patients with implanted fiducial...
... absolute change in pain intensity, patient' s global assessment of disease activity, and WOMAC™ Function subscale score in patients with OA ofthe knee (defined as the 75th percentile ofthe change ... satisfaction and time taken to achieve sustained satisfaction, the Kaplan-Meier method can be used and the results presented using a Kaplan-Meier analysis In parallel to the development ofthe PASS ... relevance ofthe results No statistical differences were observed between lumiracoxib 100 mg od (with or without initial dose) and celecoxib for any ofthe variables analysed For OA pain, the...
... Therapy Vol 11 No Kappen et al in colonic tissue of a BD patient, IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-17A appear to be key cytokines, even in a treated patient Competing interests The authors declare that they ... disease manifestations, management, and advances in treatment Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2007, 3:148-155 van Laar JA, Missotten T, van Daele PL, Jamnitski A, Baarsma GS, van Hagen PM: Adalimumab: ... van Dongen JJ, Langerak AW: Different chromosomal breakpoints impact the level of LMO2 expression in T-ALL Blood 2007, 110:388-392 Yazici H, Fresko I, Yurdakul S: Behçet’s syndrome: disease manifestations,...
... negatively perceived With every point and click on a computer it’s less time they spend with a patient They generally just want to take careofthe patients.’ (Primary Care Nurse) ‘I’m the click counter ... thought [the clinical reminder] was really slick withthe click ofthe button you could refer them.’ Likewise, a nurse care manager stated, ‘A lot ofthe time, you know, you can stand outside the ... Quality ofCare Annual Meeting ofthe Human Factors and Ergonomics San Antonio, TX 2009 32 Ventres W, Kooienga S, Marlin R: EHRs in the exam room: tips on patientcentered care Fam Pract Manag 2006,...
... in the ascendant colon (arrows) Page of Figure An abdominal computed tomography scan shows a ‘sausage’-shape soft-tissue mass in the ascendant colon and thickened walls ofthe ileum was made, and ... writing the manuscript LMS performed surgery SAK analyzed and interpreted thepatient data and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript LHGL and FIK performed the histological examination of ... cells into the peritoneal cavity, and increased risk of anastomotic complications [26] The advantages of intraoperative reduction ofthe intussusception prior to resection, especially when the small...
... weakness in the left forearm and occasional paresthesia over the dorsal first web space Our patient completed the Disabilities ofthe Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and scored 49.1 ... In cases of non-union of fractures ofthe radius and ulna there is evidence to suggest that plate fixation with autologous cancellous bone grafting can result in high rates of union and improved ... drive She had good and equal active and passive range of movement of both wrist and elbow Grip and pincer strength were measured and values revealed an objective weakness on the left, although...
... acquisition, and in the conception and critical revision ofthe manuscript WJK contributed to the pre-operative and post-operative management of our patient and in drafting and writing the manuscript All ... specimen and critically revised the manuscript JK contributed to the operation of our patient and to the critical review ofthe manuscript SNC, LV and CB contributed to research, data acquisition, and ... Degenerative changes in the cartilage and increased perichondrial fibrosis have been demonstrated in patients with COPD and bronchial asthma [10] Meanwhile, there was a previous report of a patient with...
... performed without the use of intravenous contrast (unenhanced) thus avoiding potential confusion with subarachnoid haemorrhage Below, we summarise the findings and analysis of CT scanning ofthe brain ... territory These are the appearances of established complete infarction As expected, there has been no change to the probable longstanding calcification within the right basal ganglia Final diagnosis The ... portion ofthe brain fails, often due to partial or total thrombosis ofthe blood vessel supplying that area There is an even greater time lag before definite CT scan changes ofan infarcted area of...
... management of nausea and vomiting, and anticoagulant prophylaxis [50] This role extension requires proper training in the management of acutely ill patients and an understanding ofthe interface ... recognition and management of patients at risk The problems described above require a systems approach to improving the safe careofthe acutely ill hospitalized patientThe USA, the UK, Australia, Canada ... and quality of end -of- life care [28,29] The Study to Understand Prognosis and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment in the USA [29] demonstrated that 31% ofthe cohort of patients admitted...
... contributions CE, SP and DR carried out the experimental work and drafted the manuscript OH performed the in silico analyses and drafted the manuscript TH conceived the study and drafted the manuscript ... Excel and Hypermut 2.0 (available at the http://www.hiv.lanl.gov/ website) softwares, on the full-length retroviruses The localization ofthe analyzed sequences within the mouse and human genomes ... take place at the level of endogenous retroviruses withan extracellular life cycle, withan unambiguous restriction ofthe murine IAPE by a murine APOBEC3 protein, and ofthe human HERV-K element...
... have the resources available to provide ongoing or prolonged care for critically ill patients, and therefore the rapid transport ofpatient to an ICU environment is desirable The median LOS of patients ... included patients under 17 years, patients transferred to the ED from another hospital, patients managed by the multi-disciplinary trauma team (and therefore may not have been managed by an ED physician), ... have divided priorities in the management of other ED patients ED physicians and nurses may not possess the skill sets to allow for the provision of optimal care beyond the acute resuscitation In...
... disease, malignancy) Discuss withthepatientthe most appropriate transplant center(s) Contact the transplant team plant, management of cirrhotic patients has truly become an art and requires ... Medical Careofthe Liver Transplant Patient, 3E Medical Careofthe Liver Transplant Patient, 3E Edited by Paul G Killenberg, MD Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology ... protocols of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy in patients with more advanced local malignancy SELECTION AND EVALUATION OFTHE RECIPIENT Active Substance Abuse Active substance abuse, including use of...