cranial and intracranial complications of acute and chronic otitis media

... biliary lithiasis due to compression of the common bile duct (at times with jaundice), and acute and chronic pancreatitis from compression of the last part of Wirsung's duct or the hepatopancreatic ... head of the pancreas, crosses Wirsung's duct and ends at the minor duodenal papilla; both pancreatic outlets are located on the medial wall of the second part of the duodenum at a distance of approximately ... ventral and dorsal systems remain connected through small-caliber branch ducts [Additional file 1] In PD, the increased incidence of acute and chronic pancreatitis is caused by inadequate drainage of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... transgenic strains of mice Therefore characterizing and establishing a comprehensive model of acute and long-term RSV disease in C57BL/6 is essential to further understanding the pathogenesis of RSV disease ... Figure Comparison of acute and long-term histopathologic scores after RSV inoculation Comparison of acute and long-term histopathologic scores after RSV inoculation BALB/c (᭝) and C57BL/6 (●) mice ... Comparison of RSV loads measured by PCR in lung supernatants of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice Comparison of RSV loads measured by PCR in lung supernatants of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice Groups of 2–12 BALB/c...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... aware of its lethal complications and management strategies The main complications of copper sulphate ingestion include intravascular haemolysis, methaemoglobinaemia, acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis ... Puvanaraj and 3Harshani Fernando Affiliations: University Medical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, ... are acts of deliberate self harm Ingestion of significant quantities of copper carries a risk of multi organ failure and death[1] Unfortunately, many physicians are not familiar with the complications...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... recovery and protection from reinfection EXCESSIVE innate immune signaling: Death due to inflammation Figure Innate and adaptive immunity in acute and chronic lung inflammation A variety of host and ... induction of distinct gene programs and cytokine expression patterns that control the recruitment of downstream molecules and regulate the identity, strength, and kinetics of gene and protein ... failure of innate immunity to sterilize the lower respiratory tract in CF, and the role of innate immunity in tissue remodelling in asthma and COPD A deeper understanding of the basic biology of TLRs...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... (versus shamcontrol) Page of 10 16 C 12 days exposure 12 weeks of exposure Figure Comparison of inflammatory cell profile after acute versus chronic CSE Acute (3 days) and chronic (12 weeks) CSE ... observed after an acute (3 days) or chronic (12 weeks) exposure period Both acute and chronic CSE increased the numbers of BALF neutrophils recovered (Figure 1A), although it’s clear chronic exposure ... AM, GK, WP, JM, DW, and CSS contributed to the acquisition and analysis of the data, have contributed to the drafting of the manuscript, read and approve of the final version of this manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:22

... Discharged Fatal (euthanasia) Fatal (euthanasia) Discharged Chronic Chronic Acute Acute Chronic Chronic Chronic Chronic Chronic Acute Chronic Chronic Chronic Fatal (euthanasia) Discharged Fatal (euthanasia) ... paralysis Chronic Chronic Acute Chronic Fatal (spontaneous) Discharged Discharged Discharged Chronic Acute Chronic Fatal (euthanasia) Fatal (spontaneous) Discharged Acute Acute Chronic Acute Discharged ... Discharged Discharged Chronic Chronic Chronic Acute Acute Fatal (euthanasia) Fatal (euthanasia) Discharged Discharged Discharged Chronic Chronic Discharged Fatal (euthanasia) Chronic Chronic Fatal (euthanasia)...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21

... a series of complex interactions that include intra-operative and postoperative factors Systems for predicting the severity of illness and mortality, such as the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health ... of disease classification system Crit Care Med 1985, 13:818-829 Wong DT, Barrow PM, Gomez M, McGuire GP: A comparison of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score and ... potassium, and a prolongation of prothrombin time [16,17] Although some of these abnormalities start to normalize during the final stages of surgery, some will persist into to the immediate postoperative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... admission and worst 24hour physiological data AP, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Figure and receiver operating characteristic Evaluation (APACHE) II mortality Acute Physiology and APACHE ... ability of the admission Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II model and the worst 24hour APACHE II model to predict inhospital mortality in different diagnostic and patient ... in parentheses are standard deviations unless stated otherwise APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation Page of (page number not...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:20

... Prometheus + standard medical therapy (n = 6) P value Data presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean, and represent values of the day before start of study At the end of the sessions, ... adducts of serum albumin act as a 'haemodynamically active' circulating depot of NO in vivo, as suggested by Stamler and colleagues [38] and Rafikova and colleagues [39], and result in the removal of ... analysis of the study as well as the drafting of the manuscript PE, CV and JF participated in the design and helped to draft the manuscript ZZ, IVE and MZ Jalan R, Williams R: Acute- on-chronic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 01:20

... in the same group of patients, we compared the elimination capacity of both systems for bilirubin fractions and bile acids and found superior removal of bilirubin (especially of the unconjugated ... aniline blue and were assessed for the presence of steatohepatitis by one of us (CL) Cytokine assays Blood samples were drawn at baseline, at the end of, and one hour after the end of each treatment ... findings by Sen and colleagues [19] for MARS and by Rifai and colleagues [9] for Prometheus It should be noted that comparison of data between different studies is hampered by the lack of standardization...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... short and long term outcome of childhood chronic physical illness This study determined and compared the prevalence and pattern of emotional disorders among children and adolescents with SCD and ... GHQ-12 in this environment, a cut-off of was obtained as the optimum threshold with sensitivity of 77.8% and specificity of 79.4% [25] The cut-off point of and above was chosen for this study ... patients and (11.1%) of the healthy subjects had 'intermediate diagnoses' of one or more of the five emotional disorders Nine of the SCD patients had co-morbid 'intermediate diagnoses' of social...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... diagnosis of HF-related acute dyspnea and pulmonary-related acute dyspnea (the hospital reference standard for HF and pulmonary diseases: asthma/COPD) was confirmed by cardiologists and/ or intensive ... more reliable method for the identification of acute HF and its differentiation from COPD/asthma-related causes of acute dyspnea Acute dyspnea is one of the most common conditions encountered in ... design of the study and collected and interpreted the data KP participated in the design of the study, collected the data and wrote a final version of the manuscript SM collected the data and participated...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:21

... reduced intracranial pressure of all recording times 3.2.2 The successful rate of reducing intracranial pressure below 25 mmHg Table 3.2: The successful rate of intracranial pressure below 25 mmHg of ... not significant different 3.2 Intracranial pressure control effectiveness 3.2.1 The trend of intracranial pressure per records 11 Chart 3.1: chart of trend of intracranial pressure per record Highlight: ... intracranial pressure in types of stroke, in level of elevated intracranial pressure The data of hemodynamics status: - Heart rate before and after osmotic therapy every 30 minutes coincide of...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2014, 12:44

... Illustration of bidirectional signaling of CD137 and CD137L on APC and T cells Figure 1.3: Illustration of reverse signaling of CD137L on monocytes, DCs and macropahges Figure 1.4 Illustration of the ... Illustration of bidirectional signaling of CD137 and CD137L on APC and T cells APC: Antigen Presenting Cells (Shao and Schwarz 2011) 15 1.7 Reverse signaling of CD137L on APC 1.7.1 Importance of understanding ... signaling represents a novel and potent growth and differentiating factor for murine myeloid cells during acute and chronic inflammation In acute peritonitis and chronic aging model CD137L reverse signaling...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:13

... expression and reduced H2S biosynthesis in the models of high fat fed and endotoxin tolerant mice These results give us an insight into the roles of H2S during the early stages of atherosclerosis and ... levels and the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [36] It has been proposed that the pro-inflammatory properties of H2S might be mediated through increased release of the ... the intima of vasculature and increase expression of surface scavenger receptors such as scavenger receptor class A (SRA) and cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) These receptors bind and internalize...

Ngày tải lên: 30/09/2015, 10:11

... investigated wound fluids from acute and chronic wounds and showed an increased level of proinflammatory cytokines and proteases as well as a decreased level of growth factors in chronic wounds.65,83,84 ... overview on the role of oxygen in wound healing and chronic wound pathogenesis, a brief insight into the impact of systemic and topical oxygen treatment, and a discussion of the role of wound tissue ... viability and proliferative capacity, altered patterns of gene expression and decreased response to growth factors is of great importance for our understanding of abnormal healing, as most chronic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/06/2016, 23:43

... decongestants and is not a constituent of C aurantium Because of the known cardiovascular effects of nor-epinephrine and ephedrine, it has generally been assumed that consumption of p-synephrine and bitter ... and increase metabolism, suppress appetite, and/ or slow the absorption of fats and carbohydrates [5] In spite of their widespread use and the lack of credible reports regarding adverse effects, ... rate and blood pressure [8-11] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the acute administration of a product containing caffeine from guarana, p-synephrine from C aurantium and...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:10

... mellitus High levels of free radicals and the decline of antioxidant defense mechanisms lead to damage of cellular organelles and enzymes, increased lipid peroxidation, and development of insulin resistance ... stress and oxidative damage to tissues are common pathology of chronic diseases, and using antioxidants, such as the EPRT device used in this experiment, might change the concept of management of chronic ... Popliteal and pedal pulses were absent bilaterally with poor capillary refill The left foot was red and inflamed up to and including the medial malleolus The lateral aspect of the great toe and second...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... prevention of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases” I STATE OF PLAY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL I.1 Unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity are the leading causes of avoidable illness and premature ... ensured in the definition and implementation of all Community policies and activities A number of areas of Community policy are relevant to nutrition and physical activity, and the Council has confirmed ... relationship between diet and health, energy intake and output, on diets that lower risk of chronic diseases, and on healthy choices of food items, is a prerequisite for the success of any nutrition policy,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 13:20