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... steatosis, so as to evaluate the predictors of clinical and pathological characteristics in these patients with steatosis andtheir diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis Patientsand methods Patients ... fixed in buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin, and stained with hematoxylin-eosin-safran and Masson's trichrome Hepatic steatosis, stage of fibrosis and grade of disease activity were determined ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been increasing inthe past decades (4,10) Increasing studies on chronic hepatitis C with hepatic steatosis have been conducted, but little is known...
... whenever there has been a change in diagnosis or treatment, bringing a written synopsis saves you andthe doctor some ofthe time and effort involved in recounting and recording your history Keep ... put yourself inthe hands of others The art of being a patient comes in knowing when the moment is right for each The following chapters serve as a compass to guide you in determining that balance ... not ritual exercises; they are the means by which the patient begins to understand the doctor’s thinking, andthe doctor begins to understand the patient’s thinking, as well as how the patient’s...
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... which the robustness of emerging themes was scrutinized by examining, within the Page of dataset, instances of disconfirming or ‘discrediting’ data Member checking, another marker of trustworthiness, ... contrasting maternal and paternal perspectives is warranted as these differences were Page of not the primary focus of this study On the other hand, it is important to note that the small sample of ... LT-related experiences Finally, peer debriefing, comprising expert review and scrutiny of findings by key stakeholders inthe field, was demonstrated Accordingly, inter-professional clinicians with extensive...
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... which ofthe wards you were working at (as categorical variable) and scoring on the variables Compassion Satisfaction (CS), Burnout (BO) and Compassion Fatigue (CF) inthe ProQOL in a binary logistic ... self-report measure to assess the dimensions compassion satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue The compassion satisfaction dimension (CS) measures pleasure derived from being able to you ... care system The majority ofthepatients are admitted on coercion The unit serves regions inthe central and northern parts of Norway with about 1.1 million inhabitants The unit consists of wards...
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