... Care in the Elderly 2012:4 Elderly patient with multiple sclerosis Pain Pain is one ofthe most common symptoms of MS and can be seen in more than half of all patients with MS Pain can either be ... mobility in patients with MS.5 Furthermore, exercise can help counteract the effects of disuse atrophy Given the potential implications of serious falls, many older patients may develop a “fear of falling” ... density in patients with MS There are currently no clinical guidelines in the evaluation, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in MS patients.53 The current recommendations of screening the general...
... ofthe right heart valves [8] Less commonly, the left side ofthe heart can be effected by carcinoid heart disease In this situation, PFO represents the major etiologic factor [9] In 20% of patients ... from thepatient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Competing interests The ... that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions Themanagementof pneumatosis intestinalis in this patient also proved quite challenging Given the timing of onset after evidence of...
... However, the utility of these animal studies in guiding the practical managementof patients with severe hypoxemia is limited by the need for pressure–volume curve measurements [11] and the use of ... nine of these trials using HFOV [12] The overall results of these trials are equivocal In a meta-analysis, Thome and Carlo [12] indicate there is no difference in mortality between the use of HFOV ... HFOV There is no data to indicate that the survival of adult patients with ARDS is improved with the use of HFOV Animal data Most ofthe studies published over the past 40 years comparing HFOV with...
... because they got blood but rather the timing of how much fluid they received At the end of 72 hours, both groups received the same amount of fluid but it was frontloaded in the early goal-directed therapy ... intake My immediate therapeutic concern is the tachycardia, the nature ofthe cardiac rhythm, and the possibility of myocardial ischemia Dr A As we stand at the bedside, reviewing the admission laboratory ... present the reasoning and preferences of a group of intensivists who met to discuss themanagementof an actual case Throughout this presentation, the focus is on management, with emphasis on the...
... assess the adequacy of DO2 Pearse et al [9] also measured ScvO2 in most ofthe patients investigated in their study assessing the efficacy of GDT [8] They reported that ScvO2 fluctuated over the ... that beta-blockade therapy increased the risk of death in patients with RCRI scores below is much more robust, as this analysis included the vast majority ofthe patients (80% ofthe cohort) Second, ... agents were used in 18% of 700,000 patients who had no contraindication for beta-blockade, and the outcome of these patients receiving beta-blockade was compared to the other patients, using a propensity...
... changes to themanagement strategies, which resulted in further improvements to the contents, wording and lay-out ofthe questionnaire The Clinical Significance ofthe Nine Scenarios in the Questionnaire ... including the option of maintenance care In other words, the chiropractors were to match each scenario with themanagement strategy of his/her choice The questionnaire was distributed to a group of ... understanding about the purpose and composition of maintenance care and that they recommend it to the majority of their patients [4] However, it is not known if there is a general or uniform management...
... in front of them For each group, a chairman was selected for the duration ofthe workshop by The other participants were divided into two teams, called team and team on the basis ofthe last ... ofthe profession It is also possible that the choice of other case management strategies may have resulted in different responses Acknowledgements There are several strengths of this study The ... age There are no red flags." It was then explained that after one month of treatment of this patient, depending on the short-term outcome, the chiropractor would recommend one of six different management...
... which limits the use for direction of care in the acute setting [15] When used appropriately, diagnostic tests may be of help in themanagementofthe intoxicated patient In thepatient whose ... administered in cases of suspected or confirmed ingestion of ethylene glycol or methanol Fomepizole prevents the conversion of these agents to the metabolites associated with the majority ofthe toxic effects ... [24-27] There are several concerns in regard to utilizing the osmol gap as a screening tool in the evaluation ofthe potentially toxic-alcohol poisoned patient If a patient' s ingestion of a toxic...
... Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome CPRC The Problem Patients may not tell physician about alcohol use if they are not asked about it Patients usually will state they use much less alcohol than they ... manifestation of alcohol withdrawal Affects < 5% of patients Mortality 15%, due to: myocardial infarction respiratory arrest sepsis As age increases, risk of DTs increases Rare in patients < 30 years of ... stimulation of brain causes increased sensitivity of neurons Repeated episodes of acute alcohol withdrawal may stimulate kindling and seizures…each time a patient has alcohol withdrawal syndrome the...
... to the short life of IgA (30) Nevertheless even this parameter alone does not match accurately the status of exposure ofthe patients to C pneumoniae measured by cell culture test with further ... According to the results diagnostically relevant levels of IgG for C pneumoniae were found in 34.2% ofthe patients with ACS, whereas IgA positive were seen just in 19.7% ofthe ACS patients Simultaneous ... of serum specimens Therefore, in the current attempt to evaluate the prevalence of C pneumoniae bacteremia in cardiovascular patients we used a combination of cell culture technique with further...
... 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 ofthe goals is to reduce the need ... wave) on the other side Although the heights ofthe objects are fixed, the height ofthe fence can be varied By lowering the fence (from 4.0 to 0.5 mV/cm), the sensitivity is increased and the object ... dislodgement ofthe lead The relatively thin wall ofthe myocardium in the pediatric patient represents a particular problem for the use of screw-in electrodes because the screw tends to go through the...
... indepth appreciation ofthe complexities ofpatient safety coming out ofthe program, but they underscored a need for continued training beyond the end ofthe third week of training The Year trainees ... skills and tools The goal ofthe train -the- trainer portion ofthe PSIC is to broaden the reach ofthe PSIC to more individuals and organizations EVALUATING THE PSIC ROLE IN THE AHRQ PATIENT SAFETY ... Content ofthe PSIC Training Both groups of trainees interviewed felt that the content ofthe training was targeted at the appropriate level Ofthe skills and tools taught during the course, the...
... and racing In the early days of my diabetes, it was the consistency that had gone The main issue was not actually the controlling ofthe diabetes; it had more to with the refueling of my body To ... strongly supported by the growth in the clinical research knowledge base ofthe effects of diabetes on the physiological response to exercise, on the effect of exercise on the response to hypoglycaemia ... modulated as the duration ofthe exercise increases and as the intensity ofthe activity changes Since one ofthe main fuels for exercise is carbohydrate, glucose utilization by the working muscle...
... to the loss ofthe overlying retina If the edge ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ... thepatient more relaxed and Management Strategy for Retinal Detachment The optometric managementofthepatient with retinal detachment is outlined in Appendix Figure Initial managementof the...
... symptoms reduces with the increase in educational level ofthe patients (Sarkar et al., 2011), making themanagementofthe disease easier Median value of PCI of family ofthe patients was Rs 400 ... neoplasia Among the patients with history of multiple sexual partners of their husbands, 94.4% patients and among the patients with history of STD syndrome of their husbands, all the patients were ... cervical ofthe 20.3 Most ofthe patients (105 patients or 92.9%) with malignancy were of parity or higher with mean of 4.1 gynecological malignancies were Hindus Only patients75. 0The proportion of patients...
... of BP BP should be measured with the woman in the sitting position with the arm at the level ofthe heart (II-2A) An appropriately sized cuff (i.e., length of 1.5 times the circumference ofthe ... as the objective of statin therapy is to decrease long-term cardiovascular risk, the potential risks of statin therapy (over the nine months of pregnancy) may outweigh the potential benefits of ... Of note, the protocol for women in the MgSO4 arm ofthe largest of these trials, the Collaborative Eclampsia Trial, did not include administration of benzodiazepines for seizure termination The...
... checks the overall health ofthe spacecraft Central control ofthe entire flight system is under control ofthe flight software running in the RCE, the same architecture as was used for the Mars ... (Flight Software, continued) Task Description The RCE is the key element ofthe MSL avionics subsystem, which entirely controls the MSL spacecraft Rover flight software is the software in the main ... 2014 In light ofthe importance ofthe MSL Project to NASA’s Mars Program, the Office of Inspector General conducted an audit to examine whether the Agency has effectively managed the Project to...
... experience The number of patients who have undergone OPN reported in the literature exceeds the number of patients who have undergone all other forms of treatment combined (excluding ORN) for the treatment ... discuss with thepatientthe current understanding ofthe natural history of clinical stage renal masses, the relative risks of benign vs malignant pathology and the potential role of active surveillance ... comments; the Panel revised the document based on the comments received The guideline was submitted first for approval to the Practice Guidelines Committee ofthe AUA and then forwarded to the AUA...
... establish whether thepatient is really monosensitized (ie, if thepatient may take any NSAID other than the offending one) or if the reported reaction represents the first sign of a multiple-NSAID ... episodes of acute urticaria following the ingestion of chemically unrelated NSAIDs in the absence of any episode of spontaneous urticaria) has been a matter of debate for a long time The 1998 ... during a phase of moderate activity ofthe disease may be tolerated during a subsequent phase of remission Differently from chronic urticaria patients, the possible existence of otherwise normal...
... defined as the symptom score beyond which patients consider themselves to be well [2,4,5] These measures are complementary, describing, from thepatient' s perspective, the concept of wellbeing ... score [5] The VAS version ofthe WOMAC™ Function subscale must be converted to a 0to 68-point scale if the Likert version 3.1 (LK 3.1) ofthe WOMAC™ questionnaire is used: the PASS threshold of less ... visit ofthe study Tables to summarise mean changes from baseline, patients achieving the MCII threshold, and patients achieving the PASS threshold for OA pain (Table 2; Figure 2a), thepatient' s...