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... prevention of retinal disease and the availability of treatment Statement of the Problem I STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM A retinal detachment can have devastating visual consequences The patient with retinal ... to the loss of the overlying retina If the edge of the dialysis remains close to the RPE, then the tear may not be discovered unless scleral depression is performed As the vitreous contracts, the ... asymptomatic (i.e., the person often is unaware of the loss of an area of peripheral vision) The sudden onset of numerous floaters and the occurrence of flashes of light are hallmarks of a potential retinal...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... 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 ... 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, management, and ... Tak PP, Sanmartí R, Baeten D: Distinct synovial immunopathology in Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis Arthritis Res Ther 2009, 11:R17 Dik WA, Nadel B, Przybylski GK, Asnafi V, Grabarczyk P,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... well as of Vλ1C–Jλ3 rearrangements in both the peripheral blood and parotid gland of this patient with SS One feature of the present patient was that the κ/λ ratio of B cells in the patient s ... rearrangements of B cells from the peripheral blood compared with the parotid gland of a patient with SS or with normal donors § P < 0.001, significant difference between the mutational frequency of the ... detected in the salivary glands of patients with SS [3,6], but it is not known whether the microenvironment of these cell clusters is sufficient for the induction of a germinal center response Of note,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:24

... MRI of the head with and withoutcontrast Post-operative MRI of the head with and withoutcontrast Midsagittal (A), axial (B) and coronal (B) imaging suggests an overall interval reduction of the ... deposits within the CNS; in fact, the patient with the longest survival in their case series underwent repeated resections of cerebellar metastases The same series, however, suggested radiation therapy ... reduction of the size of the mass within the sella turcica There is persistent tumor present within the right cavernous sinus This has maximal measurements of 2.0 cm × 1.3 cm × 0.9 cm The residual tumor...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21

... measures Fewer patients achieved the PASS threshold than the MCII threshold This dif- This investigation found that a high proportion of patients with OA of the knee, who were treated with lumiracoxib ... score [5] The VAS version of the WOMAC™ Function subscale must be converted to a 0to 68-point scale if the Likert version 3.1 (LK 3.1) of the WOMAC™ questionnaire is used: the PASS threshold of less ... of the concept of 'feeling good' but also of 'feeling good as soon as possible.' Time taken to achieve sustained satisfaction combines the concept of 'feeling good as soon as possible' with the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... a case of hip disarticulation and successful rehabilitation of an individual with COPD None of these papers reported the use of supplemental oxygen specifically for the purpose of prosthetic ... 200% Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are rarely offered limb prostheses as many patients are limited by their ventilatory status and unlikely to achieve the high ... fraction at 76% with mild diastolic dysfunction In December 2008, the patient underwent 10 weeks of in -patient rehabilitation Her severe COPD was optimized with inhaler therapy consisting of bronchodilators...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... 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 the ... Giant retinal tear with shallow detached retina involving the macula in the right eye (c) Reattachment of retina after vitrectomy sis, but could not obtain these results as the patient refused (4) ... Concent Written consent of the patient was obtained for publication of this case report Figure 17-year-old male with an residue in anterior chamber of Coloura images of perfluorodecalinintact...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... examination of the specimens BYJ assisted in the manipulation of the specimen and critically revised the manuscript JK contributed to the operation of our patient and to the critical review of ... plate on the bronchial wall The bronchial cartilage is primarily responsible for maintaining the stability of the airways Metaplastic ossification happens as part of the aging process of the thyroid ... infiltration of inflammatory cells within the cavity wall The bronchial epithelium is severely desquamated with some intact remaining regions (right rectangle) (B) An enlarged photograph of right...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... after the weekend on the third day after admission (Figure 2) Discussion CT scanning of the brain is invariably performed in the evaluation of patients presenting with clinical signs of cerebrovascular ... accident The Royal College of Radiologists guidelines now suggest that such scans should be performed within the initial 24 hours of presentation The CT scanning of such patients is performed without ... and the low density area may not be apparent Some early signs of acute MCA infarction are loss of definition of the grey/white interface in the lateral margins of the insula, leading to loss of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... analysis of the data and drafted the manuscript LT participated in interpretation and analysis of the data and helped to draft the manuscript WL conceived of the Page 15 of 19 hypothesis of the manuscript ... SNPs with either bone density or vascular disease SNPs A163G and T245G were associated with osteoporotic fractures [158] The linked polymorphisms T950C and C1181C within the promoter region of the ... in the process of atherosclerosis [126,127] Both cellular and humoral pathways of the immune response contribute to an important part in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis [128] Markers of inflammation,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:22

Ngày tải lên: 19/12/2015, 20:06

... compliance with the guide for the care and use of laboratory animals from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China Instruments HIFU ablation was performed with a HIFU ... leading the coagulation necrosis of the whole target regions During the therapeutic process, real-time estimation of the therapeutic effect was carried out by the computer system through the graphic ... used as the real-time imaging unit of the system, guiding the target tissue volume, monitoring the energy deposition and the therapeutic effect, and also controlling the US exposure based on the...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18

... isolated from the serum samples of the patients with acute coronary syndrome Furthermore, using combination of bacteriological and PCR-based methods we show herein that patients with acute coronary ... All patients were informed about the purpose of the study and have given written consent regarding participation in the study Initial observation has been done on the group of 18 patients with ... specificity of the primers and probe Real-time PCR was performed with the iCycler IQ ystem (Biorad, USA) µl of extracted DNA was analyzed with the PCR mixture in a total volume of 25 µl The PCR 184...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 08:57

... analyze the data and has the capability of sending them on to the physician's office Data are being gathered on the utility of these more sophisticated devices One of the goals is to reduce the need ... fence that blocks the view of objects (an R wave or P wave) on the other side Although the heights of the objects are fixed, the height of the fence can be varied By lowering the fence (from 4.0 ... complex Bottom: A rhythm strip in the same patient with repositioning of the lead and capture of the patient' s heart Note the appearance of a T wave, which is often helpful in identifying true...

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 01:20

... center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... fleet of 260 ships by the year 2035 rather than the nearly 290 it now has (CBO, 2005) To better understand the magnitude of ship cost escalation and its implications, the Office of the Chief of Naval...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... centers sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence ... measures of inflation Even the rate of increase for electronic warfare aircraft, with the lowest rate of increase of the types listed above, was above that of other inflation indices The ordering of ... rate The regression approach fits the natural logarithm of cost (the dependent variable) as a function of the fiscal year (the independent variable) The annual rate is the exponential of the coefficient...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 23:20

... adopted the CDSMP as the key educational offering in its Expert Patient program.13 The Expert Patient program is based on the premise that people with chronic disease often understand their condition ... self-efficacy.10 The increase in patients’ perceptions of their self-efficacy was associated with reduced health care use.10 Self-efficacy, the degree of belief people have that they can perform the behavior ... desired outcome, is crucial to the success of the CDSMP.2 The more self-efficacy people have, the more control they believe they have over www.ahrq.gov their behavior.2,11 Therefore, increasing self-efficacy...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... figures of the four Evangelists, each one accompanied by one of the four Fathers of the Church The[ 38] Christian Fathers were the men whose writings and teachings shaped the doctrines of the faith ... hand the lily, which is the symbol of purity The other two figures, of which we see only the upper portion, are Fortune, with a cornucopia, and the helmeted Athena, with spear and torch At the ... faith in the early centuries of our era They interpreted for the people the meaning of the Scriptures and the Gospels The pendentive of our illustration contains St John with St Augustine The two...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 13:20

... indepth appreciation of the complexities of patient safety coming out of the program, but they underscored a need for continued training beyond the end of the third week of training The Year trainees ... with others after the end of the training Both hospital and state representatives noted the value of having peers to consult with, and they underscored their appreciation for the assistance of ... skills and tools The goal of the train -the- trainer portion of the PSIC is to broaden the reach of the PSIC to more individuals and organizations EVALUATING THE PSIC ROLE IN THE AHRQ PATIENT SAFETY...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... imagine you are in a theater In front of us is the stage To the left, Itzhak Perlman sits in his chair, near the conductor The orchestra has already played the first two movements of Beethoven's D ... Concerto The violin leads us to the third, and immediately announces the major theme Listen now as Itzhak Perlman performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London Carlo Maria Giulini is the conductor ... Our program was written and produced by Paul Thompson I’m Steve Ember Join us again next week for the VOA Special English program THIS IS AMERICA ...

Ngày tải lên: 11/03/2014, 15:38