... and reflecting symptoms [2-4] Applied to a sample of computer operators with few and minor symptoms, a similar neurological examination has demonstrated the presence and relation to symptoms of ... flow and venous return in nerves [24,25] and by re-establishing muscle balance (e.g., through strengthening of specific muscles and stretching of their antagonists) [7] These considerations and ... the body with extended elbows Fold your hands and rotate forearms to point the dorsum of the hands backwards Raise your completely extended arms overhead and maximally backwards Flex one elbow...
... participants (CJB) and the presence of any swelling and/ or tenderness was recorded To reduce recall bias, all investigators (CJE, SB, CJB, KD and MS) were blinded to each other's results and all were ... hypertrophy, synovitis and erosions by US (grey scale and power Doppler where possible) were conducted within just two joints in each foot (second and fifth MTP joints) from both a plantar and dorsal approach ... hypertrophy, synovitis, erosions and plantar bursal hypertrophy per foot and per anatomical site within the forefoot is described via the mean, standard deviations and frequencies Paired t-tests...
... Chamberlain and his textbook of symptomsandsigns xi Acknowledgements We would like to thank everyone who provided suggestions and constructive criticism while we prepared Chamberlain’s SymptomsandSigns ... Queen’s Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK ix Chamberlain and his textbook of symptomsandsigns The first edition of SymptomsandSigns in Clinical Medicine: An Introduction to Medical Diagnosis ... and adverse reactions Risks and warnings Social history ● Lifestyle ● Social and personal circumstances ● Services and carers Family history Systems enquiry Patient’s concerns, expectations and...
... GISTs (58% and 61%); acute abdominal symptoms were more frequent in jejunal and ileal GISTs (40% and 60%), p < 0.05 We reported a mild correlation between the mitotic rate index andsymptoms at ... resection for GIST tumors, correlating symptoms at presentation with a) tumor’s localization, and b) risk factorsand classification Patients and Methods Study protocol and patients Fifty-one consecutive ... Data collection and statistical analysis Symptoms were recorded on the admission and collected by the team Data regarding symptoms at presentation, tumor localization, and risk factors of all...
... patients, and their subsequent degeneration into malignant ulcers is limited The purpose of this study was to collect and review the various theories on Marjolin’s ulcers, the different prognostic factors, ... discharge and multiple sinuses that communicated with the ulcer The areas with the ulcers and the sinuses were indurated, and on digital pressure exuded discharge both from the ulcer and sinuses ... edges and the bases, and except for a foul smell, none of the other four hallmark signs of pressure ulcer carcinoma [17] were found The other common features in these two ulcers were: induration and...
... lesions and head and neck tumors [1016] The present study investigates a consecutive series of only localized advanced SCCS of the trunk and extremities, in order to define prognosticfactors ... head and neck tumors in those series is common [13,14] Few studies have addressed specifically the SCCS of the trunk and extremities [10,11,15,16] Some have looked at several prognostic factors, ... factors to lymph node metastasis and survival http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/73 site and treatment Patterns of lymph node metastasis, recurrence and survival outcomes were also recorded We classified...
... stratification of high and low risk patients Prognosticfactors derived from clinical, laboratory and pathologic data of colorectal cancer patients have been considered important and have been investigated ... laboratory and patho-morphological parameters: name, sex, age, symptomsand major medical problems of patients; laboratory data and neoplastic markers values; location, size, endoscopic appearance and ... surgery chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but the results of the previous studies were often intriguing and conflicting [4,5] Actually, most studies investigating prognosticfactors for large bowel...
... cancer and is alive with no evidence of disease; one developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and died of it, and one died due to a glioblastoma multiform of the brain Actuarial results andprognostic ... study, the main adverse prognosticfactors were fixation of the primary tumor and the presence of lymphnode metastasis (Table and figure 2) Postoperative TNM stage was a prognostic indicator for ... treated daily and weighting was 2:1 for the posterior – anterior and laterals incidences, respectively, for four fields whole pelvis, and 2:1:1 for the posterior, right lateral, and left lateral...
... severity of CNS symptoms, the extent of systemic disease, and physician preference In this cohort, we evaluated the prognosticfactorsand the importance of RPA classification (RTOG) for survival ... type, and extent of disease, initial Karnofsky score, dose and fractionation radiotherapy schedule, surgery, chemotherapy and RPA class, showed in table The supportive care (oral prednisone) and ... 34.1 significant prognosticfactors associated with better survival were: higher KPS (p < 0.0001), neurosurgery (P < 0.0001) and single metastases (p = 0.009), showed in table and figure 2, 3,...
... adverse prognosticfactors (n = 98) the OS was 84.6% and for patients with two or more adverse prognosticfactors (n = 11) OS was 71.6% (p = 0.002) The curves of overall survival for unfavorable prognostic ... Prognosticfactors The results of the univariate analyses of the prognosticfactors for EFS and OS are shown in Table The significant prognosticfactors associated unfavorable OS were: Age less than ten ... treatment and the real benefit of adjuvant low dose RT in advanced stages The secondary objective was to analyse the prognosticfactors related to survival (OS) and event free survival (EFS) The prognostic...
... response after RP The secondary objectives are to evaluate prognosticfactors related to the success of the salvage radiation therapy Materials and methods Patients From August 2002 to December 2004, ... 7.9) and median PSADT was 5.25 months (range 1.0 – 16.5) Univariate and multivariate analysis of selected variables are displayed on Table PSADT lower than months was an important negative prognostic ... included in the present study and we defined biochemical failure after surgery as any PSA value higher than 0.2 ng/ml Several variables have been described as prognosticfactors for failure after...
... admitted to the ICU was 47.0% Prognosticfactors To identify prognosticfactors for death in SLE patients admitted to the ICU, univariate and multivariate analyses for these factors were conducted We ... bleeding, intracranial haemorrhage and septic shock are significant prognosticfactors in SLE patients admitted to the ICU In contrast, the causes of ICU admission and APACHE II score are not significantly ... admission, and most (71.4%) had a previous history of seizures Infectious causes Twenty-seven admissions (45.0%) to the ICU were due to infectious diseases, including pneumonia with ARDS and sepsis...
... http://ccforum.com/content/11/5/R115 Results Descriptive analysis and study of prognosticfactors Over a 6-year period, 25 patients (14 females and 11 male, age 46 [36 to 58] years and SAPS II score 25 [19 to 51]) were ... and results of capillary glucose concentrations, routine blood tests and toxicological screening were recorded Data regarding clinical features and glucose levels were obtained at the scene and ... groups according to the following outcomes: 'favourable' (defined as CPC or 2) and 'unfavourable' (defined as CPC to 5) Unfavourable outcomes include death and severe neurological impairment...
... EDUCATION AND TRAINING HAI PHONG UNIERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY NGUYEN THI MO DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMSAND RELATED FACTORS OF THE GENERAL MEDICAL STUDENT AT HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY ... Prevalence of depressive signs symptoms, Prevalence of active selves signs Prevalence of depression symptoms according to Objective 2: To determine some related factors to depressive symptoms of the CES-D ... software and analyzed using SPSS software 22 - Depressive signs were described primarily with comparisons between groups (having depressive signsand not have depressive signs) for related factors...
... (10.1%) NS NS Table 9: Types and frequencies of symptomsandsigns specified by patients with BAD and individuals without BAD Nominations are presented since participants stand a chance to tick more ... between the BAD and the no BAD group with regard to skin tags and a funnel-shaped anus were highly significant (table 8) Table 8: Types and frequencies of CAF in 807 and in patients with and without ... standard deviation were computed for continuous variables such as age Frequencies and percentages were calculated for categorical data such as the male to female ratio, history of symptoms, and...
... Greater Accra region [11, 12, 13, 14 and 15] A total of nineteen fixed-dome digesters comprising six 15 m3 and two 30 m3 Deenbandhu digesters, and eight 10 m3 and three 25 m3 Chinese dome digesters ... difficult to engineer, construct and operate [23, 24 and 25] In Ghana, Tandem plants have been constructed to treat sewage by BTWAL, BCEL, IIR, and BCL Most common tandem digesters found in Ghana ... layout of tandem digesters as used by biogas service providers as opposed to the recommended layout Figure 13 (A) Tandem digester layout used by BTWAL, BCEL, and BCL, and (B) Appropriate and recommended...
... succession part of Scotland, almost all England, and the whole of Wales, encouraging and interesting the friends of humanity wherever he went, and forming local societies and committees for furthering ... foreign lands, were not confined within the shores of a little island Most of the islands of a continent, and many of these of considerable population and extent, were filled with them And the ... these crimes and sufferings from the heart of Africa to its shores, and that which they filled on the continent of America and the islands adjacent, and were to join the crimes and sufferings...
... Chicago, IL) using standard statistical tests for comparison of means and proportions Predictors of TB symptomsand diagnoses were analysed using chi-squared (dichotomous predictors) and univariate ... representative of the same sex Study teams recorded medical history, current symptoms, examination findings and clinic staff findings Study interviews and examinations were separate from consultations with ... concern (Wandwalo & Morkve 2000) Afghanistan has the highest TB burden in south Asia (World Health Organization 2007) While health services are expanding and quality improving, gaps in access and deficient...
... exposure and change of prevalence of respiratory health outcomes The association of decline in PM10 and NO2 pollution between baseline and follow-up with the prevalence of respiratory symptomsand ... PM10 and NO2: 48.3 mg/m3 and 46.6 μg/m3 b Exposure decline (average) of PM10 and NO2: 20 μg/m3 and 10 μg/m3 c FEV1 /FVC < 0.7 d FEV1 /FVC < 0.7 and FEV1 < 80% reference value a Estimated and observed ... health outcomes 25 Percentile 42.6 24.4 25.0 20.2 14.3 2.6 16.2 13.4 The prevalence of chronic bronchitis, respiratory symptomsand COPD are shown in Table The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and...