diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome

... Finally, a high index of suspicion for acute compartment syndrome is required since the diagnosis is still based on clinical findings All of us should be alerted to similar cases of ACS in patients ... fasciotomy of the thenar and hypothenar compartments Decompression and fasciotomy of the thenar and hypothenar compartments signs of fluid extravasations, inflammation or infection at the site of cannulation ... well documented While nephritis is the most important determinant of HSP survival outcome, acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the hand cannot be overlooked since all these patients will need...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... causing acute compartment syndrome has been reported There have been a few case reports of group A streptococcus causing acute compartment syndrome [8] S pneumoniae causes a broad spectrum of diseases: ... conception and design of the paper; and have read and approved the final version of the manuscript for publication References The mechanism of acute compartment syndrome in the setting of sepsis is unclear ... Akeson WH: Acute compartment syndromes: diagnosis and treatment with the aid of the wick catheter J Bone Joint Surg Am 1978, 60(8):1091-1095 Moghtaderi A, Alavi-Naini R, Azimi H: Compartment syndrome: ...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Helsinki and Dr Maija Hytönen Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Helsinki Reviewed by: Professor Emeritus Heikki Puhakka Department of Otorhinolaryngology ... University of Tampere and Docent Jukka Luotonen Department of Otorhinolalaryngology University of Oulu Dissertation opponent Professor Jouko Suonpää Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Turku ... continue after diagnosis of URI Parents’ suspicion of AOM has been a more reliable predictor of AOM than have most signs and symptoms, with a sensitivity of 71% and specificity of 80% (Kontiokari...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20

... large number of studies of encephalitis from Finland, the earliest of these is a longitudinal study from 1945–1963 [5,6] in which patients of all ages with an acute infectious disease of apparent ... example, a recent assessment of the WHO JE case definitions in Vietnam has shown that only 88 (30%) of 296 patients with acute encephalitis syndrome had a final diagnosis of encephalitis; the most ... vaccinations have been used [25] Incidence rates of acute encephalitis in Western Industrialised countries Most of the studies of acute encephalitis of any cause have emerged from Western countries,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... characteristics, clinical syndrome of acute encephalitis syndrome suspected to be caused by Banna virus in some provinces of Vietnam, 20022012 Determine infection ratio of Banna virus in mosquito ... recorded peak of the epidemic is June with 239/717 recoded cases (33.33% of total number of cases) Table 3.2 Ratio of cases of AES caused by viruses by age group, 2002 – 2012 Age group Number of samples ... observed after days of treatment from all patients in this study 3.1.2.3 Result after treatment of AES caused by Banna virus Table 3.5 Average number of days of treatment of AES caused by viruses...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 11:36

... The objective of this study was to measure the presence of anti-α-fodrin antibodies in the sera of a cohort of patients with well-defined SjS at the Department of Rheumatology of the University ... exceeded the mean +2 SD of that of a pool of sera from NHS All ELISAs were performed in duplicate To check for possible false-positive results because of the presence of the GST moiety in the ... FH: The synergistic value of focus score and IgA% score of sublabial salivary gland biopsy for the accuracy of the diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome: a 10year comparison Rheumatology 2002, 41:819-823...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... ladder of 100 bp; = exon with a size of 528 bp; = exon with a size of 172 bp; = exon with a size of 378 bp; = exon with a size of 516 bp; = exon with a size of 289 bp Melo et al Journal of Medical ... to properly reach the conclusion of a diagnosis of AIS Sex determination and differentiation depend on a cascade of events that begins with the establishment of chromosomal sex at fertilization ... after puberty because of primary amenorrhea Patients with the complete form of AIS Page of have female external genitalia, an absence or thinning of pubic hair and the absence of a uterus [4] The...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... The essential role of percutaneous interventions in the management of acute coronary syndromes In: Pifarre R, Scanlon PJ, eds Evidence-Based Management of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Hanley & ... reperfusion ACUTE ISCHEMIC SYNDROMES WITHOUT ST-ELEVATION In two large trials evaluating patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock developed 2.5% of patients ... JE, Fredrickson RC, Roberts WC Relation of size of transmural acute myocardial infarct to mode of death, interval between infarction and death and frequency of coronary arterial thrombus Am J Cardiol...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... HOSPITAL ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME PATHWAYS An overview of our critical pathways for acute coronary syndromes is shown in Fig There are two pathways for the different types of syndromes: two for acute ... the evaluation of a patient’s view of his/her own state of health is measured directly, but they are more difficult to administer In the Time Trade-Off Economics of Acute Coronary Syndromes 713 ... Neither of these studies directly examined the use of these agents in patients with acute ischemic syndromes TACTICS-TIMI 18 trial has specifically addressed this issue (55) Economics of Acute...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 13:20

... Page of is of particular interest to the oral and maxillofacial health experts Proper evaluation and characterization of the clinical features are of the utmost importance for the correct diagnosis ... Department of Oral Pathology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil 2Department of Dentistry, University Center of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil 3Department of Dentistry, ... calcification of the falx cerebri, ocular hypertelorism and vertebral anomaly characterized by kyphoscoliosis, which confirmed the diagnosis of NBCCS or Gorlin-Goltz syndrome One of the features...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... oxidant production in acute chest syndrome Although SCD is a genetic disorder of the hemoglobin molecule, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests research article Effects of oxidant production ... increase in production of oxidants, as measured by 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate fluorescence [35] Role of the endothelium in oxidant production during acute chest syndrome In addition to ... production of oxidants has been demonstrated in vivo using a transgenic mouse model of SCD [5]; exposure of these mice to hypoxia resulted in formation of oxidants within the vascular endothelium of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... major source of morbidity is associated with the management and complications of the open abdomen Management of the open abdomen In view of the complicated and often fatal outcome of patients ... abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis World J Emerg Surg 2008, 3:6 Leppäniemi A, Hienonen P, Siren J, Kuitunen A, Lindström O, Kemppainen E: Treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome ... sizeable tissue loss, risk of tertiary abdominal compartment syndrome, inadequate infection source control, anterior enteric fistula and poor nutritional status of the patient One of the factors that...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... Introduction • Ischemic: 80% of stroke • 3rd leading cause of dead in United States • 2025: prediction of 1.2 millions patients/year • In Viet Nam, stroke is top cause of Death (account for 18% ... factor of bleeding after treatment Kidwell Stroke 2002; Nighoghossian Stroke 2002; Derex Cerebrovasc Dis 2004 T2* Identify occlusion site Acute stage < 6h Acute stage (6-24h) Early sub -acute stage: ... Volume of the core • DWI = irreversible lesion = core of infarction • Bigger core, worse outcome • In the MCA occlusion, core volume in DWI > 100cm3 -> no indication of treatment (>1/3 territory of...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2016, 22:26

... elementary bodies of C pneumoniae with typical electron microscopic structure can be isolated from the serum samples of the patients with acute coronary syndrome Furthermore, using combination of bacteriological ... µl of DNA was added to reaction mixture containing 1x PCR buffer (Silex, Moscow, RF) containing 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8,3 , 2.5 mM MgCl2, 15 pmol of each primer, 200 µM of each of dNTPs and U of ... as well as contradictory information about distribution of the pathogen throughout of the tissues of human body Isolating and culturing of C pneumoniae may represent significant challenge for...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 08:57

... determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong Lancet, 2003 361:1761-6 68 Pan S.F., et al Cardiac arrest in severe acute respiratory syndrome: analysis of 15 ... pathology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): a study of autopsy cases from Singapore Hum Pathol, 2003 34:743-8 Lang Z., et al Pathological study on severe acute respiratory syndrome ... Effectiveness of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure in severe acute respiratory syndrome Chest (in press) 44 Liu X.Q., et al Management of critical...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:20

... the onset of DVT, and may be fatal within h after the onset of symptoms in 10% of cases, the diagnosis going clinically unrecognized in most fatal cases PE presents The consequences of acute PE ... presence of an acute clot because of simultaneous activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis Hence, a normal D-dimer level renders acute PE or DVT unlikely, i.e the negative predictive value (NPV) of ... et al Value of perfusion lung scan in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: results of the Prospective Investigative Study of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PISA-PED) Am J Respir Crit Care...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... six copies of the N protein, respectively (C) The RNA binding efficiency of N protein is represented as a percentage of bound RNA (i.e the percentage of bound RNA = 100%)percentage of free probe) ... localization of SRPK1 Coexpression of SRPK1 could modulate cellular localization of the N protein, suggesting that the N protein is a substrate of SRPK1 in cells (Fig 6) Phosphorylation of the transmissible ... (percentage) of unbound RNA and distinct RNA ⁄ N protein complexes was calculated as 100 · (arbitrary unit of each band in individual lane divided by the unit of the unbound RNA detected in the absence of...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 07:20

... Australia DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER 2.1 IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS It is important that an accurate diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is made: • over -diagnosis ... Diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (Quick reference guide for health professionals) Management of acute rheumatic fever (Quick reference guide for health professionals) Secondary prevention of ... criteria for the diagnosis of ARF in high-risk compared to low-risk populations; • use of corticosteroids in treatment of ARF; • use of echocardiography in diagnosis and monitoring of patients with...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... cell culture system of SARS-CoV, bananin inhibited viral replication at a half maximal effective concentration of less than 10 lm and a concentration causing 50% of cell death of over 300 lm, suggesting ... Chang Q, Xie JP, Liu XQ et al (2003) Epidemiology and cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, in February Lancet 362, 1353–1358 24 Kao RY, Tsui ... Huang JD, Hu L, Chen G, Chen Z, Zhang L et al (2004) Identification of novel small-molecule inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome- associated coronavirus by chemical genetics Chem Biol 11,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of above 15 • Decrease in the level of consciousness to give a score of or more on item 1a of the NIHSS • Signs on CT of an infarct of at least 50% of the middle cerebral ... endarterectomy within week of onset of stroke or TIA symptoms • undergo surgery within a maximum of weeks of onset of stroke or TIA symptoms • receive best medical treatment (control of blood pressure, ... recommendations in this section cover the rapid diagnosis of people who have had sudden onset of symptoms that are indicative of stroke and TIA How to identify risk of subsequent stroke in people who have...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 13:20